I used to be bad but I don't have to be bad no more
Yeah I used to be bad
but I don't have to be bad no more
Well ain't no doubt about it
people it's something you can't ignore
Well I ain't good looking people
you know I've been up on a shelf
Yes I know I ain't good looking
and I've been put up on the shelf
But I got a sweet disposition I like to enjoy myself
I used to be bad but I don't have to be bad no more
Yeah I used to be bad
but I don't have to be bad no more
You know I learned my lesson a long long time ago
Well no matter what you say
No matter what you do
You got one life to live it's gonna come back home to you
I used to be bad
but I don't have to be bad no more
You know I learned my lesson a long long time ago
The good Lord made this world and everything that's in it
The way I see it
baby you got to love it to the limit
Oh yes now people it's something you can't ignore
Yes I used to be bad
but I ain't gonna be bad no more
Well the way you treat me darling made me understand
Never quit you baby I'm gonna love you to the end
Yeah I used to be bad
but I ain't gonna be bad no more
Yes I learned my lesson a long long time ago
Yes I learned my lesson a long long time ago
Yes I learned my lesson you're gonna reap just what you sow