Growing up I was always mama’s angel   Never knew I’d ever fall from grace   I was taught to walk for God and run from trouble   But I ran with a crowd that was bound to change my ways      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   I had it all and I had a ball bending the rules and breaking the law      We were bad about sneaking out and shooting 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      Cause 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   I had it all and we had a ball bending the rules and breaking the law      Yeah you learn to walk away when you talk   The DUI means SOL   Respect was earned   You live and learn to pray   You learn to pray      we was proud to be in the bad news crowd   The one our mamas warned us about   The closest thing to hell we’d ever raised   But when I look back on those days I knew we’d never change a thing   made mistakes that paved the way for the men we are today   we had it all and we had a ball   Bending the rules and breaking the law