Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

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Verse

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Growing up I was always mama's angel

Never new I'd ever fall from grace

I was taught to walk With God and run from trouble

But I ran with a crowd that was bound to change my ways

Chorus

I was proud to be in the bad news crowd

The one my mama warned me about

The closest thing to hell she'd ever raised

But when I look back on those days I knew I'd never change a thing

I made mistakes that paved the way to the man I am today

(let ring)

I’m proud of em all, and I had a ball

bending the rules and breaking the law

Intro

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Verse

2

We were bad about sneakin out and shootin road signs

Throwing eggs and rollin every yard in town

Yeah my claim to fame was a babe Ruth swing on a mailbox

Yeah the police just love driving me around

Chorus

Bridge

Yeah you learn to walk the way you talk

The DUI means SOL

Respect was earned

You live and learn to pray

You learn to pray

We were proud to be in the bad news crowd

The one our mamas warned us about

The closest thing to hell they’ve ever raised

But when I look back on those days I know we'd never change a thing

Made mistakes that paved the way for the men we are today

(let ring)

We’re proud of em all, yall. And we had a ball

Bending the rules and breaking the law

Outro

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