Hey, I've never been a good boy I never even tried I like to watch my days go by Just let my spirit fly Now, I'm never in one place too long You know I love to ride And in the morning I'll be gone With nobody by my side Bad news travels fast Bad news travels fast Yeah, bad news travels fast Don't you know I'm gone? Just a case of poverty Why don't you understand That I don't need your charity And no helping hand? I just want my freedom The right to be a man I may be down, but darling I can stand, yeah, I can stand it Bad news travels fast Bad news travels fast Bad news travels fast Don't you know I'm gone? I'm gone, goodbye I just want my freedom Ooh, the right to be a man I may be down but darling I can stand, yeah, I can stand on my feet Bad news travels fast Bad news travels fast, yeah Bad news travels fast Don't you know I'm gone? Yeah Bad news travels fast Don't you know I'm gone? Yeah Bad news, bad news Bad news, bad news Bad news travels fast Now I'm