[Verse 1] You came out late, really takin' your time, daddy kept pacing across the floor, always had your eyes on the finish line, they knew you weren't like the one before, you were the loud kid, always speakin' up, spinnin' in circles at recess, 12 years old- already fillin' up your cup, hard to focus, to do your best, Your little brother learned not to speak, your best friend stopped coming around, we held the house up week after week, while you kept tearing the whole thing down. [Pre-Chorus] she was a... [whispered] bad sister we had a... [whispered] bad sister she was a... [whispered] bad sister we had a... [whispered] bad sister [Chorus] BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! RAN THROUGH OUR LIVES LIKE A TWISTER! BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE'D MISS HER! BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! [Verse 2] You got older, started stayin' out late, mama kept watchin' the telephone, always had your foot halfway out the gate, never could stand to be stuck at home, you were the wild one, chasin' dudes, laughin' too loud and bumpin' pills, playin' duck and cover with your manic moods, some of your friends gave me the chills, high school was a special kind of hell, you stole dad's car and wrecked it, you tried to hide it, we all could tell, long sleeve shirts didn't deflect it. [Chorus] BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! RAN THROUGH OUR LIVES LIKE A TWISTER! BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE'D MISS HER! BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! [Verse 3] Then you got grown and the calls got worse, mama kept checking the caller ID, every new boyfriend came with a curse, every new town had a reason to leave, you were the storm that learned how walk, showin' up broke with a bag in your hand, you were born to talk that talk, you spoke a language we couldn't understand, grandmother's credit card disappeared, cash was gone from the jar, everyone knew but i got weird, not like we'd call the law, then came the silence nobody could fix, no slammed front door, no laugh in the room, we still got scars from the life that you picked, but damn if the house didn't miss you too. [Chorus] BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! RAN THROUGH OUR LIVES LIKE A TWISTER! BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE'D MISS HER! BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! RAN THROUGH OUR LIVES LIKE A TWISTER! BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE'D MISS HER! BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! [Bridge] Then the phone rang wrong in the middle of the night, mama stood frozen with nothing to say, dad went pale in the kitchen light, and the whole house knew you had gone away, your room stayed full but the house went still, jacket on the chair and boots by the door, unpaid fines and half-full pills, but your footsteps don't come down no more, little brother stared at the floor for weeks, every bad choice finally came due, your best friend cried till she couldn't speak, but all we wanted was one more day with you. [Pre-Chorus] she was a... [whispered] bad sister we had a... [whispered] bad sister she was a... [whispered] bad sister we had a... [whispered] bad sister [Final Chorus] BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! RAN THROUGH OUR LIVES LIKE A TWISTER! BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE'D MISS HER! BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! RAN THROUGH OUR LIVES LIKE A TWISTER! BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE'D MISS HER! BAD SISTER! BAD SISTER!
