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Steppin’ To The Bad Side Lyrics by Ben Harney

Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album

1982

[CURTIS, JIMMY, C.C. & WAYNE]
Steppin' to the bad side
Woo, woo, woo
[JIMMY]
Steppin' to the bad side
[CURTIS & JIMMY]
Gonna take a mean
[WAYNE]
Ride
[C.C.]
Ride
[CURTIS]
Mean ride
[C.C.]
The smile I had is gone away
[WAYNE]
Those that steal are gonna pay
[CURTIS, JIMMY, C.C. & WAYNE]
Steppin' to the bad side, today.
Steppin' to the bad side
Woo, woo, woo
Gonna take a mean ride
Woo, woo, woo
[C.C.]
The smile I had is gone away
[WAYNE]
Those that steal are gonna pay
[CURTIS, JIMMY, C.C. & WAYNE]
Steppin' to the bad side, today.
[CURTIS]
I tell you now it's got to end
No more trustin' them, my friends
We're gonna change our style
Change our tone
Make the songs we sing our own
[CURTIS, JIMMY, C.C. & WAYNE, CURTIS ONLY]
Steppin' to the bad side (Steppin' to the bad side!)
Woo, woo, woo
Gonna take a mean ride
Woo, woo, woo
[CURTIS]
I'll get you all the breaks you need
In just two years, we'll be in the lead
Can't sit back, it's plain to see
Open your eyes and trust in me
[CURTIS, JIMMY, C.C. & WAYNE, CURTIS ONLY]
Steppin' to the bad side (Steppin' to the bad side!)
Woo, woo, woo
Gonna take a mean ride
Woo, woo, woo
[JIMMY, C.C., WAYNE & MEN]
Steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin'
[JIMMY, C.C., WAYNE & MEN, JIMMY WITH BASSES]
Steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin', steppin' (Steppin' to the bad side, steppin' to the bad side, steppin' to the bad side, steppin' to the bad side, steppin' to the bad side, steppin' to the bad side, steppin' to the bad side, steppin' to the bad side)
[DJs]
Good morning, America, you're tuned to WKGH, here's this week's hit, "Steppin' to the Bad Side"!
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Wake up, Boulder City, it's time to step to the bad side!
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[JIMMY, WAYNE, CURTIS, C.C. & MEN]
Step
[JIMMY, DREAMETTES & ANNOUNCER]
Steppin' to the bad side
Singing their big new hit, here's James Thunder Early and the Dreamettes!
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
I had to step into the bad side (Woo, woo, woo)
I had to take myself a mean ride (Woo, woo, woo)
You know the smile I had is gone away (Ooh)
Those that steal are gonna pay
Steppin' to the bad side (Steppin' to the bad side today)
Yeah, yeah
A man just stole my woman from me
Took her down to Tennessee
She was the best girl I ever knew
If it weren't for him, she'd still be true
I always been a good man, it's been said
But when I catch that man, he'll wish he were dead
Men like him make good men mad
Starting today, I'm gonna be bad
Yeah yeah yeah
Hey hey
[JIMMY & DREAMETTES]
Step
Step, step
Oh
Bad side
I've had to step, step, step (Step, step)
Yeah (Bad side)
I've had to, step on me (Step, step)
I need it (Bad side)
I need it
Ah, stepped on
Step, step, step
More, more, more, oh (Bad side)
Step, step, step, step (Step, step)
Yes I did (Bad side)
Ah, step, step, step, step (Step, step)
Bad side
Credits
Ben Harney

Ben Harney

About “Steppin’ To The Bad Side” by Ben Harney

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