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Mean (Taylor’s Version)

Taylor Swift

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Mean (Taylor’s Version)

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You, with your words like knivesAnd swords and weapons that you use against meYou have knocked me off my feet againGot me feelin' like a nothingYou, with your voice like nails on a chalkboardCalling me out when I'm woundedYou, pickin' on the weaker manWell, you can take me downWith just one single blowBut you don't know what you don't knowSomeday, I'll be livin' in a big old cityAnd all you're ever gonna be is meanSomeday, I'll be big enoughso you can't hit meAnd all you're ever gonna be is meanWhy you gotta be so mean?You, with your switching sidesAnd your wildfire lies and your humiliationYou have pointed out my flaws againAs if I don't already see themI walk with my head downTrying to block you out'Cause I'll never impress youI just wanna feel okay againI bet you got pushed aroundSomebody made you coldBut the cycle ends right now'Cause you can't lead me down that roadAnd you don't know what you don't knowSomeday, I'll be livin' in a big old cityAnd all you're ever gonna be is meanSomeday, I'll be big enoughso you can't hit meAnd all you're ever gonna be is meanWhy you gotta be so mean?And I can see you years from now in a barTalking over a football gameWith that same big, loud opinion but nobody's listeningWashed up and ranting about the same old bitter thingsDrunk and grumbling on about how I can't singBut all you are is meanAll you are is meanAnd a liar, and patheticAnd alone in life, and meanAnd mean, and mean, and meanBut someday, I'll be livin' in a big old cityAnd all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeahSomeday, I'll be big enoughSo you can't hit meAnd all you're ever gonna be is meanWhy you gotta be so mean?Someday, I'll be livin' in a big old city(Why you gotta be so mean?)And all you're ever gonna be is mean(Why you gotta be so mean?)Someday, I'll be big enoughSo you can't hit me(Why you gotta be so mean?)And all you're ever gonna be is meanWhy you gotta be so mean?

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