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ZZ Top - I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide (Live From Texas)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
ZZ Top
ZZ Top
Performer
Billy F Gibbons
Billy F Gibbons
Vocals
Frank Beard
Frank Beard
Drums
Dusty Hill
Dusty Hill
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billy F Gibbons
Billy F Gibbons
Songwriter
Frank Beard
Frank Beard
Songwriter
Dusty Hill
Dusty Hill
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Peter Barker
Peter Barker
Mixing Engineer
Patricia Sullivan
Patricia Sullivan
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, I been rolling down the road in some cold blue steel
I had a blues man in the back, a beautician at the wheel
Going downtown in the middle of the night
We're laughing and a-joking, feeling all right
[Verse 2]
'Cause I'm bad, I'm nationwide
Yes, I'm bad, come on, help us out now (Nationwide)
[Verse 3]
Cruising down the highway in a new Cadillac
I had a fine fox in front, I had three more in the back
Sporting short dresses, wearing spike heeled shoes
They're smoking Lucky Strikes and wearing nylons too
[Verse 4]
'Cause we bad, I'm nationwide
Yes, I'm bad, help me out now (Nationwide)
[Verse 5]
Well, I'm rolling down the road in my beat-up Ford
I had a shine on my boots, I had my sideburns lowered
My New York brim, my gold tooth displayed
Nobody gave trouble, they know I got it made
[Verse 6]
'Cause I'm bad, whoo, I'm nationwide
Yes, I'm bad, bad, bad, bad, whoo, nationwide
Hey, Shorty Long
Written by: Billy F Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard

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