Bad Is Bad

from Guiding Light by Todd Gilbert

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Written by: Alex Call, John Ciambotti, Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis, John McFee, Michael Schriener
(originally performed by Huey lewis & The News on the album "Sports" in 1983)

lyrics

Went uptown
To see my cousin
Plays his guitar
Sounds like a chainsaw buzzin'

In the crowd
I see his mom and dad
I say, "Hey, hey Uncle
Man, your son is bad"

Sometimes, sometimes
Sometimes bad is bad
I say cool is a rule, but
sometimes, bad is bad

Across the street
A neon sign
All you can eat for a
Dollar ninety nine

Our soul stew
Is the baddest in the land
But-a one dollar's worth
Was all that I could stand

Sometimes, sometimes
Sometimes bad is bad
I say cool is a rule, but
Sometimes, bad is bad

Back uptown
To see Marie
Nobody home
I opened the door with my key

"I love you, baby"
Was the note I read
But there's a strange pair of shoes
Underneath the bed

Sometimes, sometimes
Sometimes bad is bad
I say cool is a rule, but
Sometimes, bad is bad
I say cool is a rule, but
Sometimes, bad is bad
I say cool is a rule, but
Sometimes, bad is bad
Mmm, mmm

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from Guiding Light, released July 31, 2018
Todd Gilbert: Vocals, Keys, Drums
David Eberhardt: Guitars, Backing Vocals
Jeff Brownlee: Bass Guitar

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Todd Gilbert Davison, Michigan

Singer-Songwriter born in Burton, MI. Todd Gilbert has been a music lover his whole life and finds joy in discovery of sound and the emotions they can trigger. Please feel free to enjoy.

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