Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Meanest Man , by - Billy Bragg. Release date: 19.04.2012
Song language: English
Meanest Man |
| If the folks next door to me weren’t so good |
| I’d do all the mean things anybody could |
| I’d drink and I’d gamble and I’d louse around |
| I’d be the meanest man in this whole town |
| If I hadn’t seen the light in that old lady’s eyes |
| I’d try to be a man you would hate and despise |
| I’d rave and I’d rant and I’d scream and yell |
| And I’d chase my neighbors from here to hell |
| If I hadn’t heard those kids laugh playing games |
| I’d have nervous fits, I’d go insane |
| I’d turpentine cats and tin can dogs |
| I’d smother people to death inside of hollow logs |
| If the people around me wasn’t so nice |
| I’d freeze my heart into a cake of ice |
| Steal money from soldiers and working folks too |
| I’d lend you a dollar and I’d take back two |
| If my wife didn’t kiss me the way she does |
| I’d carry four or five daggers and three or four guns |
| I’d shoot craps and ramble and hang out late |
| I’d steal baby buggies and Cadillac Eights |
| If my friends didn’t write me those letters I get |
| I’d be a dictator, the worse one yet |
| I’d be the only smart bird, you’d all be fools |
| Send you all away to war and I’d stay home and rule |
| If it wasn’t for them songs I hear you all sing |
| I’d put a crown on my dome and I’d say I’m your king |
| I’d kidnap some, I’d blackmail others |
| I’d peddle black market stuff, rob sisters and brothers |
| If it weren’t for your talking I hear on the street |
| I’d be the orneriest man that you ever did meet |
| I’d preach the gospel of hate and I’d drink your blood |
| But I can’t be this bad because my folks are too good |
| No I can’t be this bad 'cause my folks are too good |