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Best Bad Girl

by Katie Grace

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1.
Never will I marry, I wont be no man’s wife. You can’t tie me down. Other boys have tried. But just for fun. Good clean fun. I aint the kind of girl That you would bring home You just want me cause I’m the best bad girl you know. I give em what they want. I put on a show. I drink, I spit, I smoke, I swear, I say the things I think Though they might not be appropriate at the time. I hang out with the boys, I play some songs and make some noise. People say I laugh way, way too loud. I’m the same when we first met Yes, what you see is what you get Truth be told I’m the best bad girl you know. I give em what they want. I put on a show. I do what I want and No one will ever know It will be our little secret cause I’m the best bad girl you know. I give em what they want. I put on a show.
2.
I’m filling this hole in my heart with Cheap wine and cigarettes and It’s never been the same since he left I’ve spent the last 2 hours Fessing up to an empty room and Can you tell me what I’ve been doing wrong? Here I am Once again I’m standing in the spotlight Hey, Bartender, can you hear me? You’re the only one who came to see me Hey, Bartender, can you hear me? You make this place not seem so empty Somebody told me one time Back in my checkered past Sometimes you headline, Sometimes you just play last You know I ain’t complaining Cause if I was, I know you’d be listening Seems no matter where I play You’re my biggest fan. There you are Once again you’re standing in the bar light
3.
Last Goodbye 03:45
I said goodbye to you last night After we had a fight All the words I do regret Though I haven’t said it yet Well, if I’d known what’s in store I could’ve done a little more Before the last goodbye The last goodbye It’s a surprise they can see me at all Cause I feel so damn small Since you left me all alone With this feeling made of stone If I’d known it’d be the last I’d touch your face Or feel your embrace I would have traveled back in time To ease your troubled mind
4.
I like my wine on the workdays, Whiskey on the weekends That’s the thing that keeps me hanging on Hey now, it aint much But you know it keeps me breathing I like my wine on the workdays, Whiskey on the weekends Seems like every time I turn around I got somebody trying to bring me down Telling me just what I need to do Well I say, Mister, that aint up to you Sometimes I wish I could be like you Go home at night when the workday is through But me, I’ve got a life outside this place So why don’t you just get up off my case
5.
The steps of the boarded church was their place to sleep Huddled close together under a ragged sheet Passing by I saw them sleeping and I just said a prayer Asking God to help them out cause no one seemed to care You can’t save them all Seems nobody can You can’t save them all I’ll leave it in God’s hands Three kids from everywhere with no place left to go Running from the darkness that filled their home The oldest had no choice, she took the babies’ hands Told them its time for leaving, that’s all that she could stand Now they hope for a better life that the state can give One of them went uptown; two found a home that they could live The oldest is back in hell. The darkness still remains Every night she bows her head and prays for the two she saved
6.
Black Train 03:49
Devil sits down right beside her On that long black train going down She doesn’t know what to say She just knows its time to pay Black, black train is going down Down, down to hell Straight down to hell Hear, hear, hear that lonesome sound The long black train is rolling Straight down to her dark fate It’s far too late for this girl No chance for being saved The devil has a flask of whiskey Tells the girl it’ll calm her nerves She says, “What the hell? Might as well enjoy the ride.”
7.
I can't dance, but I feel like dancin' Not with anyone, only you You're as true as love can be You're all that matters to me You’re all that matters, you’re all that matters You're all that matters to me I don't care if I know Where we come from or where we'll go You're all that matters to me Out in the rain, lost as I was I said, "You think it'll ever stop?" You said, "It always does." And you were right, just look and see You're all that matters to me You hear that song, that song is our song And so is the next song I'm as certain as I'm ever going to be I don't care about this crowd Let 'em laugh I'm aint proud Nor am I ashamed for anyone to see
8.
I choke on my own words sometimes Can’t ever talk smooth, don’t know any lines Well it might be the wrong thing to say But my heart skips a beat upon seeing your face Take it for what it’s worth I like it when you’re around better then when you’re not Might not sound like much, but that says a lot For two people who say they’ve figured it out It’s funny to me how we both have our doubts Lord only knows the right thing to do All I know is this one thing is true Take it for what it’s worth I’m telling you the truth dear Just let the record show
9.
For a While 03:15
It’s a new kind of game we play Its one where we pretend you don’t care too much Even though I knew it would change I was hoping that it would stay the same For a while, for a while, for a while We promised we would stay friends Go out and have a drink and clear the air But as you brush against my arm That’s gonna rip out my heart at least For a while, for a while, for a while I knew we couldn’t keep this going on It was wrong and crossed the line So I’ll step back to where I belong But I might need some time tonight Can’t separate the old from new Feelings I’ve had before don’t disappear Turns out that I’m not the tough For me times will be rough at least For a while, for a while, for a while
10.
You woke me up at the break of day Well, I aint sure if you’re gonna leave or stay With one foot in the door and one foot out You can never make up your mind Well, baby let me help you cause I know your kind You’re not welcome here no more All you do is run around, you drink too much And everyone in this town can see you’re on your way down I bit off more than I can chew And there aint nothing left to do but spit you out I’ll spit you out Cause you’re not welcome here no more I said pack your bags, I said get your stuff Cause I’ve realized I’ve had enough So get on out, right out the door Cause you’re not welcome here no more

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"Every person has a unique set of experiences and stories. These are mine." -ktg

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released February 14, 2012

Katie Grace
Lead Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Piano

Matt Dmits
Electric Guitar, Back up vocals

Jim Diamond
Bass on tracks 1-4, Electric Guitar on tracks 6, 7

Greg Beyer
Bass on tracks 5-7, 9, 10

Alex Trajano
Drums

Don Duprie
Tambourine

Mike Lynch
Accordion, Organ

Pete Ballard
Pedal Steel

Tamineh Gueramy
Fiddle

Jennifer Bagwell
Cello

Garret Bielaniec
Electric Guitar track 5

Produced, Recorded and mixed by Jim Diamond at Ghetto Recorders, Detroit, MI

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Katie Grace Detroit, Michigan

Detroit’s Katie Grace was a Catholic school girl by day and a bad girl at night when she began playing music in every bar in town. After a successful 10 year run as a sidewoman, she began writing songs that, “tell honest stories and say what everyone is thinking but no one has the guts to say out loud.” The end result of her years of hard work, the album, Best Bad Girl, was released in Feb. 2012. ... more

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