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