[Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne]

Steppin to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh



[Wayne]

Steppin to the bad side



[Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White]

Gonna take a mean



[Curtis]

Ride



[C.C. White]

Ride



[J.T. Early]

Mean ride



[C.C. White]

The smile I had has gone away



[J.T. Early]

Those that steal gonna pay



[Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne]

Steppin to the bad side today

Steppin to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh

Gonna take a mean ride, ooh, ooh, ooh



[C.C. White]

The smile I had has gone away



[J.T. Early]

Those that steal are gonna pay



[Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne]

Steppin to the bad side today



[Curtis]

I tell ya now, its got to end

No more trustin them, my friends

We're gonna change our style, change our tone

Look for songs we sing our own



[Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne]

Steppin to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh

Gonna take a mean ride, ooh, ooh, ooh



[Curtis]

I got you all the breaks you need

Just two years, we'll be in the lead

Just sit back, its plain to see

Open your eyes and trust in me



[Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne]

Steppin to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh

Gonna take a mean ride, ooh, ooh, ooh



Vocal breakdown 

[Radio DJ intros, overlapping]



[Dreamettes](x2)

Steppin to the bad side, steppin to the bad side



[Announcer]

Singing their big new hit, here's James Thunder Early and the Dreamettes!



[James Thunder Early]

I had to step into the bad side



[Dreamettes]

Ooh, ooh, ooh



[James Thunder Early]

I had to take myself a mean ride



[Dreamettes]

Ooh, ooh, ooh



[James Thunder Early]

You know the smile I had has gone away



[Dreamettes]

Ooh



[James Thunder Early]

Those that steal are gonna pay



[J.T. Early & Dreamettes]

Steppin to the bad side(Dreamettes: Today)



[James Thunder Early]

Yea-ee-yea, Man just stole my woman from me

Took her down to Tennessee

She was the best girl I ever knew

If it wasnt for him, she'd still be true

I've always been a good man, its been said

Damnit, that man, he wish you were dead

Men like him make good men mad

Starting today Im gonna be bad, yeah, yeah, yeah



[J.T. Early ad libs]



[Dreamettes](repeat to end of song)

Step, step, to the bad side