Better to be ready if you rattle my cage
Oh, I should loosen up some, baby, I know
But I get angrier with age
Better to be ready if you rattle my cage

Oh, you look disappointed in me
Oh, am I not as thoughtful as you thought I'd be?
Yeah, I know I'm always givin' you the third degree
But you look disappointed in me

Now I'm in a bad, bad mood
A bad, bad mood
I'm in a bad, bad mood
A bad, bad mood

We'll rate, generate, generate some more
So what you singin' 'bout summer for?
Forgive me if I'm untoward
And out of order, but I suspect
That with respect to your perception
You're lookin' in the wrong direction
As I'm sure, you'll conclude
I'm in a pretty awful mood

Better to be ready if you rattle my cage
And I know I'm always puttin' it on you
But I get angrier with age
Better to be ready if you rattle my cage

Now I'm in a bad, bad mood
A bad, bad mood
I'm in a bad, bad mood
A bad, bad mood
I'm in a bad, bad mood
A bad, bad mood