It just takes the gentlest breeze To make some bad apples get out of their trees Some bad apples are rotten to the core They are wasted way before they hit the floor They follow other laws Just a different kind of soul That lets the bad times roll Just let the bad times roll You write a letter to yourself Then you throw it away It said "Be better to yourself" But you threw it away Well what you want is what you want It's all just words anyway Why don't we get in the bed that you made? Yeah, I said "I'm feeling troubled" Then the trouble was me Yeah, if I said there was a problem Then the problem was me They said "You have to get into it" But I just could not breathe I stepped out I stepped out (Bad times roll) (Bad times roll) (Bad times roll) (Bad times roll) (Bad times roll) (Bad times roll) You write a letter to yourself Then you throw it away It said "Be better to yourself" But you threw it away Well what you want is what you want It's all just words anyway Why don't we get in the bed that you made? Yeah, I said "I'm feeling troubled" Then the trouble was me Yeah, if I said there was a problem Then the problem was me They said "You have to get into it" But I just could not breathe I stepped out I stepped out (Bad times roll) (Bad times roll) Just let the bad times just roll you away Just let the bad times just roll you away You don't have a world in the mind that you own Cause your damned if you do and your lost if you don't Just let the bad times just roll you away Just let the bad times just roll you away You don't have a world in the mind that you own Cause your damned if you do and your lost if you don't (Bad times roll) (Bad times roll)