Ya gotta wanna be good
Ya gotta wanna be good
Ya gotta wanna be good
Well, see, but lately, I dont feel like behavin'

It's on the tip of my tongue
It's on the tip of my tongue
It's on the tip of my tongue
But if we say this, we're gonna have to face it

Stack up the casualties,
It helps to keep them close
The last thing a villain needs (the last thing i really need?)
is to wake up all alone

I hope you know what you've done
I hope you know what you've duh uh uh-uh uhn
I hope you know what you've done
Our best behavior is really not that great, so

I'm gettin' up and I'm gone
I'm gettin' up and I'm gah aw aw-aw on
I'm gettin' up and I'm gone
Well, can you blame me? When we can't stand to stay we

stack up the casualties
(it helps to keep them close)
The last thing a villain needs
is to wake up all alone

You've gotta wanna be good
You've gotta wanna be good
You've got to want to be good
Well, see, but lately, I dont feel like behavin'


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    awesome song, cant wait for the studio version

    life_aint_chesson March 05, 2008   Link
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    it really is "the last thing i really need"

    class tune! it should have been on the album it would haved imporved it

    life_aint_chesson May 30, 2008   Link

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