[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