Terry McMillan: You got a one-horse ranch in Texas,
David Allan Coe: You got a mansion in Spain.
McMillan: You blew in on a Greyhound bus.
Coe: Honey, you flew in your own plane.
McMillan: You got drunk on whiskey,
Coe: Seen you get tipsy on wine.
Both:
We got a bad thing goin',
It's just a bad thing goin',
We got a bad thing goin', mmmmm,
Coe: But don't it feel fine!

Coe:
Sure are a high-class lady,
You got a blue blood in your veins.
You're a rose in the bright sunshine,
I'm a cowboy in the rain.
We ain't got nothin' in common,
'Cept for a little time.
Both:
We got a bad thing goin',
It's just a bad thing goin',
We got a bad thing goin', mmmmm,
McMillan: But don't it feel fine!

McMillan:
You're a rodeo rattler and a midnight gambler,
You ain't never had a job.
Coe:
And I just found out your daddy owns a bank,
I was fixin' to rob.

Instrumental break featuring steel guitar.

McMillan: You got a one-horse ranch in Texas,
Coe: You own your own mansion in Spain.
McMillan: You blew in on a Greyhound bus.
Coe: Honey, you flew in your own plane.
McMillan: You got drunk on whiskey,
Coe: Yes, and I watched you get tipsy on wine.
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Oh, but, we got a bad thing goin',
It's just a bad thing goin',
We got a bad thing goin', mmmmm,
McMillan: But don't it feel fine!
Coe: Don't it feel fine.

Coe:
Yeah, we ain't got nuttin' in common,
You know that, girl,
McMillan: You must have missed it.
Coe:
You like ridin' in them barrel races,
And like sailin' them boats.

WE GOT A BAD THING GOIN'
Written by: W. Carson & D. Tankersley
Performed by: David Allan Coe & Terry McMillan
Appears on: Tennessee Whiskey-19811 & Invictus (Means) Unconquered/
Tennessee Whiskey (Double CD)-19952.

1In the liner notes for this album, Coe writes, "The 'Tennessee Whiskey'
is all gone now and I'm just 'Sittin on the Dock of the Bay' watching that
Key West sunset and a big old shrimp boat named, 'Juanita,' rolling past
our dock. Most of you know 'I'll Always Be a Fool For You,' so you don't
have to worry about me getting too involved in the ocean and forgetting my
music. There are times when I fell like 'I've Given 'Bout All I Can Take'
but then I find myself 'Pledging My Love' once again to the road and all
its glory. 'If I Knew' what 'Little Orphan Annie' did with the rest of the
peanut butter I'd make me something to eat. But one thing is certain, 'We
Got A Bad Thing Goin'' and there's no sense in stopping now. Even after
seeing 'Take This Job and Shove It,' I still felt bad, and when Meme said,
'How Do You Spell Relief?' I said, "I get, 'D-R-U-N-K.'" She reminded me
that I'd quit drinking twelve years ago, which left me with nothing else to
say. So I put a tape of this new album on and realized that once again my
music had taken a new turn. But remember a long time ago I warned you about
that! For Billy Sherrill's sake, I hope we have a hit single in here
somewhere. I enjoyed it. I hope you do. Sincerely, David Allan Coe."

2Transcribed from the track on this album.