You, with your words like knives
And swords and weapons that u use against me
u have knocked me off my feet again
Got me feeling like I'm nothing
You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard
Calling me out when I'm wounded
u picking on the weaker man
u can take me down with just one single blow
But u don't know, what u don't know...
Someday I'll be living in a big ol' city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday I'll be big enough so u can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why u gotta be so mean?
You, with your switching sides
And your wildfire lies and your humiliation
u have pointed out my flaws again
As if I don't already see them
I walk with my head down
Trying to block u out 'cause I'll never impress you
I just wanna feel okay again
I bet u got pushed around
Somebody made u cold
But the cycle ends right now
'Cause u can't lead me down that road
And u don't know, what u don't know...
Someday I'll be living in a big ol' city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday I'll be big enough so u can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why u gotta be so mean?
And I can see u years from now in a bar
Talking 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 grumbling on about how I can't sing
But all u are is mean
All u are is mean
And a liar, and pathetic, and alone in life
And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean
But someday I'll be living in a big ol' city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeah
Someday I'll be big enough so u can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why u gotta be so?..
Someday I'll be living in a big ol' city (Why u gotta be so?..)
And all you're ever gonna be is mean (Why u gotta be so?..)
Someday I'll be big enough so u can't hit me (Why u gotta be so?..)
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why u gotta be so mean?
And swords and weapons that u use against me
u have knocked me off my feet again
Got me feeling like I'm nothing
You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard
Calling me out when I'm wounded
u picking on the weaker man
u can take me down with just one single blow
But u don't know, what u don't know...
Someday I'll be living in a big ol' city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday I'll be big enough so u can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why u gotta be so mean?
You, with your switching sides
And your wildfire lies and your humiliation
u have pointed out my flaws again
As if I don't already see them
I walk with my head down
Trying to block u out 'cause I'll never impress you
I just wanna feel okay again
I bet u got pushed around
Somebody made u cold
But the cycle ends right now
'Cause u can't lead me down that road
And u don't know, what u don't know...
Someday I'll be living in a big ol' city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday I'll be big enough so u can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why u gotta be so mean?
And I can see u years from now in a bar
Talking 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 grumbling on about how I can't sing
But all u are is mean
All u are is mean
And a liar, and pathetic, and alone in life
And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean
But someday I'll be living in a big ol' city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeah
Someday I'll be big enough so u can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why u gotta be so?..
Someday I'll be living in a big ol' city (Why u gotta be so?..)
And all you're ever gonna be is mean (Why u gotta be so?..)
Someday I'll be big enough so u can't hit me (Why u gotta be so?..)
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why u gotta be so mean?
I'd never gone with the wind
Just let it flow
Let it take me where it wants to go to
u open the door
There's so much more
I've never seen it before
Always trying to fly
But I couldn't find wings
But u came along and u changed everything
[Chorus:]
u lift my feet off the ground
u spin me around
u make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm falling and I am lost in your eyes
u make me crazier, crazier, crazier
I've watched from a distance as u made life your own
Every sky was your own kind of blue
And I wanted to know how that would feel
And u made it so real
u showed me something that I couldn't see
u opened my eyes
And u made me believe
[Chorus]
Baby u showed me what living is for
I don't wanna hide anymore
Oh oh
u lift my feet off the ground
u spin me around
u make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm fallin' and I am lost in your eyes
u make me crazier, crazier, crazier
Crazier, crazier, crazier
Just let it flow
Let it take me where it wants to go to
u open the door
There's so much more
I've never seen it before
Always trying to fly
But I couldn't find wings
But u came along and u changed everything
[Chorus:]
u lift my feet off the ground
u spin me around
u make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm falling and I am lost in your eyes
u make me crazier, crazier, crazier
I've watched from a distance as u made life your own
Every sky was your own kind of blue
And I wanted to know how that would feel
And u made it so real
u showed me something that I couldn't see
u opened my eyes
And u made me believe
[Chorus]
Baby u showed me what living is for
I don't wanna hide anymore
Oh oh
u lift my feet off the ground
u spin me around
u make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm fallin' and I am lost in your eyes
u make me crazier, crazier, crazier
Crazier, crazier, crazier
Seems the only one who doesn't see your beauty
Is the face in the mirror looking back at you
u walk around here thinking you're not pretty
But that's not true, cause I know you...
[Chorus:]
Hold on, baby, you're losing it
The water's high, you're jumping into it
And letting go... and no one knows
That u cry, but u don't tell anyone
That u might not be the golden one
And you're tied together with a smile
But you're coming undone
I guess it's true that love was all u wanted
Cause you're giving it away like it's extra change
Hoping it will end up in his pocket
But he leaves u out like a penny in the rain
Oh, cause it's not his price to pay
Not his price to pay...
[Repeat Chorus]
You're tied together with a smile
But you're coming undone... oh
Goodbye, baby
Goodbye, baby
With a smile, baby, baby
Is the face in the mirror looking back at you
u walk around here thinking you're not pretty
But that's not true, cause I know you...
[Chorus:]
Hold on, baby, you're losing it
The water's high, you're jumping into it
And letting go... and no one knows
That u cry, but u don't tell anyone
That u might not be the golden one
And you're tied together with a smile
But you're coming undone
I guess it's true that love was all u wanted
Cause you're giving it away like it's extra change
Hoping it will end up in his pocket
But he leaves u out like a penny in the rain
Oh, cause it's not his price to pay
Not his price to pay...
[Repeat Chorus]
You're tied together with a smile
But you're coming undone... oh
Goodbye, baby
Goodbye, baby
With a smile, baby, baby