There's an alley cat slowly walkin' down a dirty street   Watching a cop on the take marching to his city beat   You got five fingers Johnny stealing everything in sight   You gotta be bad to be good in the dead of the night   Wow, kick it      You're dancing in fire, baby   When you're takin' it to the streets yeah to the streets   Better watch your back baby, better be fast on your feet   Yes on your feet      'Cause they're wheelin' dealin' cheatin' stealin'   Child you're gonna learn      You gotta be bad to be good   If you know what I'm talkin' about   What's that so say it again   You gotta be bad to be good   In the dead of the night      When you got nothin' baby   You got nothin' to lose, nothin' to lose   It's an eye for an eye baby   And a tooth for a tooth, ain't it the truth      If you got nine lives you might survive   'Cause nothings free on the other side      You gotta be bad to be good   If you know what I'm talkin' about   What's that so say it again   You gotta be bad to be good   In the dead of the night      Wheelin' dealin' cheatin' stealin' just to stay alive      I've got love for sale, yes for sale   On the New York subway line   Watch the working girls hanging out   Turning tricks underneath the lights, oh the lights      One step from hell the poor men sell their soul   For a taste of wine      You gotta be bad to be good   If you know what I'm talkin' about   What's that so say it again   You gotta be bad to be good   If you know what I'm talkin' about   What's that so say it again      You gotta be bad to be good   Bad to be good   You gotta be bad to be good   Bad to be good   What's that so say it again   When it's said and done and you're on the run   And the only law comes under the gun