Growing up I was always mama's angel Never thought 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 Yeah, I was proud to be in the bad news crowd The one my mama warned me about The closest thing to hell she's 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 For the man I am today I'm proud of 'em 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 rolling every yard in town Yeah, my claim to fame was a babe, Ruth swing on a mailbox Yeah, the police just loved 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 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 For the man I am today I'm proud of 'em all and I had a ball Bending the rules and breaking the law And you learn to walk the way you talk The D-U-I means S-O-L, respect was earned You live and learn to pray, yeah, yeah You learn to pray Yeah, we were proud to be in the bad news crowd The one our mamas warned us about The closest thing to hell they'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 I'm proud of 'em all, yeah, and we had a ball Bending the rules and breaking the law Yeah, I was bending the rules and breaking the law