Bad

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Bad by John Behlmann

Bad Lyrics

[00:06.02] Dad was a Clyde
[00:07.95] Ma was a Bonnie
[00:09.83] My brother, a con
[00:11.76] My sister, a connie
[00:13.80] And then they had me
[00:15.79] The fly in the ointment
[00:17.65] In a long line of hustlers
[00:19.78] A big disappointment
[00:21.89] I got the charm (you do)
[00:23.75] And I got the looks (sure do)
[00:25.54] Got my DNA from the world's finest crooks (finest crooks)
[00:29.44] A professional poser
[00:31.54] A counterfeit cad
[00:33.45] Why can't I be better (better than who?)
[00:36.38] At just bein' bad? (You can do better, can do better, can do better)
[00:41.34] (Oh, if only you could be better at just bein' bad)
[00:45.11] A disgrace to my family (yup)
[00:47.27] Mocked by the Mob (uh-huh)
[00:49.12] 'Cause I robbed a bank
[00:50.62] That had already been robbed (no way)
[00:53.04] My pyramid schemes (all of his schemes)
[00:55.06] Are turnin' to squares (turnin' to squares)
[00:57.07] When I need a strike
[00:58.99] I'm always a spare
[01:00.78] Oh, but I could be king
[01:02.42] If I could just find the pawn (checkmate)
[01:04.82] Oh, I'd be a pro (you'd be the greatest con-man)
[01:06.68] At bein' a con
[01:08.58] The tables I'd run
[01:10.80] The numbers I'd pad
[01:12.80] If I could be better (better than who)
[01:15.86] At just bein' bad
[01:17.43] I could dig my way out of this ditch
[01:20.16] If I had just one more wagon to hitch
[01:23.92] Be a plaid-wearin' really rich son of a bitch
[01:28.15] Like my dad
[01:32.65] I gotta get better (you gotta get better)
[01:36.58] Or I'll end up deader (a million times deader)
[01:39.37] Unless I get better (better than before)
[01:46.96] At just bein' bad (you can do better, just do better, just do better)
[01:51.27] At bad
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From the album: Shucked (Original Broadway Cast Recording)