Lyrics:

[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