Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Meanest Man, artist - Billy Bragg.
Date of issue: 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 |