Meanest Man-Billy Bragg and Wilco

[ti:Meanest Man] [ar:Billy Bragg and Wilco] [al:Mermaid Avenue Vol. II] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Meanest Man - Billy Bragg and Wilco [00:15.22]If the folks next door to me weren't so good [00:18.67]I'd do all the mean things anybody could [00:22.42]I'd drink an' I'd gamble an' I'd louse around [00:26.18]I'd be the meanest man in this whole town [00:30.22] [00:33.86]If I hadn't seen the light in that old lady's eyes [00:37.24]I'd try to be a man you would hate an' despise [00:40.99]I'd rave an' I'd rant an' I'd scream an' yell [00:44.78]An' I'd chase my neighbors from here to Hell [00:48.15] [00:48.70]If I hadn't heard those kids laugh playing games [00:51.83] [00:52.70]I'd have nervous fits I'd go insane [00:55.46] [00:56.43]I'd turpentine cats an' tin can dogs [00:59.63]I'd smother people to death inside of hollow logs [01:02.91] [01:18.52]If the people around me wasn't so nice [01:21.99]I'd freeze my heart into a cake of ice [01:25.70]Steal money from soldiers an' working folks too [01:29.60]I'd lend you a dollar an' I'll take back two [01:32.98] [01:37.07]If my wife didn't kiss me the way she does [01:40.43]I'd carry four or five daggers an' three or four guns [01:44.37]I'd shoot craps an' ramble an' hang out late [01:47.45] [01:48.00]I'd steal baby buggies an' Cadillac Eights [01:51.19] [01:51.73]If my friends didn't write me those letters I get [01:54.92] [01:55.79]I'd be a dictator the worse one yet [01:59.10]I'd be the only smart bird you'd all be fools [02:02.40] [02:02.93]Send you all away to war an' I'd stay home an' rule [02:06.53] [02:21.71]If it wasn't for little songs I I hear you all sing [02:25.09]I'd put a crown on my dome an' I'd say I'm your king [02:29.35]I'd kidnap some an' blackmail others [02:32.71]I'd peddle black market stuff rob sisters an' brothers [02:36.49]If it weren't for your talking I hear on the street [02:40.11]I'd be the orneriest man that you ever did meet [02:43.85]I'd preach the Gospel of Hate an' I'd drink your blood [02:47.35] [02:47.89]But I can't be this bad because my folks are too good [02:51.09] [02:51.67]No I can't be this bad because my folks are too good [02:55.22]I'd have to shout it out loud "My folks are too good"