Michael Hayes

I want to tell you a story

about a place you don't wanna be.

This ain't no home sweet home,

it's a home sweet misery.

We knew when we got here

they'd try to put us away.

But when they seen us walk down

the street they ran the other way.



Badstreet, Atlanta, GA

Baddest street in the whole USA

Badstreet nasty and hot

The further down the block you went, the badder it got.



Street is a jumping,

tonight there'll be a brawl.

Old Lady McDuffie she done

give the cops a call.

She might as well call the Army or

the United States Marines,

'cause can't nobody handle this

Badstreet scene.



Badstreet, Atlanta, GA

Baddest street in the whole USA

Badstreet nasty and hot

The further down the block you went the badder it got.



17 punks came calling and

they thought that they were hot.

They thought that they were nasty

and could make it down on our block.

But I'll never forget hearing that

ambulance driver say,

"Someone should have told those

boys 'bout Badstreet USA."



So don't you come looking.

on this side of town.

'Cause this is where the Freebirds

live and everything's going down.

If you don't know by now,

we always get our way.

That's the way it is down

here on Badstreet USA.



Badstreet, Atlanta, GA

Baddest street in the whole USA

Badstreet nasty and hot

The further down the block you went the badder it got.



Badstreet, Atlanta, GA

Baddest street in the whole USA

Badstreet nasty and hot

The further down the block you went the badder it got.



We live in the last house on the right.

Badstreet baby, anytime!

If I leave here tomorrow

Would you still remember me?

For I must be traveling on, now

Cause there's too many places I've got to see

But, if I stayed here with you, girl

Things just couldn't be the same

Cause I'm as free as a bird now

And this bird you can not change



Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

And this bird you can not change

And this bird you can not change

Lord knows, I can't change



Bye, bye, baby, it's been a sweet love

Though this feeling I can't change

But please don't take it so badly

Cause Lord knows I'm to blame

But, if I stayed here with you, girl

Things just couldn't be the same

Cause I'm as free as a bird now

And this bird you'll never change



Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

And this bird you can not change

And this bird you can not change

Lord knows, I can't change

Lord help me, I can't change



Lord, I can't change

Won't you fly high, free bird, yeah