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Artist: Anika Noni Rose
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Steppin' To The Bad Side
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Steppin' To The Bad Side
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[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, it's 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, it's 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 wasn't for him, she'd still be true
I've always been a good man, it's been said
Damnit, that man, he wish you were dead
Men like him make good men mad
Starting today I'm gonna be bad, yeah, yeah, yeah
[J.T. Early ad libs:]
[Dreamettes: repeat to end of song]
Step, step, to the bad side
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