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Bad Lyrics by John Behlmann

Shucked (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

2023

[GORDY & (SOPRANOS & ALTOS)]
Dad was a Clyde, ma was a Bonnie
My brother a con, my sister a connie
And then they had me, a fly in the ointment
In a long line of hustlers, a big disappointment
I got the charm (You do) and I got the looks (Sure do)
Got my DNA from the world's finest crooks (Finest crooks)
A professional poser
A counterfeit cad (A counterfeit cad)
Why can't I be better (Better than who?)
At just bein' bad?

[SOPRANOS & ALTOS]
You can do better, can do better, can do better
If only you could be better at just bein' bad

[GORDY & (SOPRANOS & ALTOS)]
A disgrace to my fam'ly (Yep!)
Mocked by the mob (Uh-huh!)
'Cause I robbed a bank that had already been robbed (No way!)
My pyramid schemes (All of his schemes) all turn into squares (turn into squares)
When I need a strike
I'm always a spare ('Cause you're always a spare)
Oh, but I could be king (A king)
If I could just find the pawn (Checkmate)
Oh, I'd be a pro
At bein' a con (You'd be the greatest conman)
The tables I'd run
The numbers I'd pad (The numbers you'd pad)
If I could be better (Better than who?)
At just bein' bad! (Bein' bad!)

I could dig my way out of this ditch
If I had (If you had) just one more wagon to hitch
Be a plaid-wearing, really rich son of a bitch like my dad (Oh, dad)
I gotta get better (You gotta get better)
Or I'll end up deader (A million times deader)
Unless I get better (Better than before)
At just bein' bad!

[SOPRANOS & ALTOS]
You can do better, just do better
Just be better at bad!
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John Behlmann

John Behlmann

About “Bad” by John Behlmann

Read the complete lyrics to "Bad" by John Behlmann from the album "Shucked (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 2023. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Broadway, Theatre, Musicals.

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"Bad" is credited to John Behlmann. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Bad" appears on "Shucked (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 2023.

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