You with your words like knives

and swords and the weapons

that you use against me



You have knocked me off my feet again

Got me feelin' like a nothing



You with your voice like nails on a chalkboard

Callin' me out when I'm wounded



You pickin' on the weaker man

You can take me down with just one single blow

But you don't know what you don't know



Someday I'll be livin' in a big old city

and all you're ever gonna be is mean

Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

and all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?



You with your switching sides

and your wildfire lies and your humiliation



You have pointed out my flaws again

As if i don't already see them



I walk with my head down trying to block you out

Cause I'll never impress you



I just wanna feel ok again

I'll bet you got pushed around

Somebody made you cold

But the cycle ends right now

Cause you can't lead me down that road

And you don't know what you don't know



Someday I'll be livin' in a big old city

and all you're ever gonna be is mean

Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

and all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?



And i can see you years from now in a bar

Talkin' over a football game

With that same big loud opinion

But nobody's listening

Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things



Drunk and grumblin' all about how i can't sing

But all you are is mean

All you are is mean

And a liar

and pathetic

and alone in life



and mean (X4)



But someday I'll be livin' in a big old city

and all you're ever gonna be is mean

Yeah, yeah

Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

and all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?



Someday I'll be living in a big old city

(Why you gotta be so mean?)

And all you're every gonna be is mean

Yeah, yeah

Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

(Why you gotta be so mean?)

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?