You, with your words like knives
And swords and weapons that あなた use against me
あなた 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
あなた picking on the weaker man

あなた can take me down with just one single blow
But あなた don't know, what あなた 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 あなた can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why あなた gotta be so mean?

You, with your switching sides
And your wildfire lies and your humiliation
あなた have pointed out my flaws again
As if I don't already see them
I walk with my head down
Trying to block あなた out 'cause I'll never impress you
I just wanna feel okay again

I bet あなた got pushed around
Somebody made あなた cold
But the cycle ends right now
'Cause あなた can't lead me down that road
And あなた don't know, what あなた 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 あなた can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why あなた gotta be so mean?

And I can see あなた 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 苦い things
Drunk and grumbling on about how I can't sing
But all あなた are is mean

All あなた 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 あなた can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why あなた gotta be so?..

Someday I'll be living in a big ol' city (Why あなた gotta be so?..)
And all you're ever gonna be is mean (Why あなた gotta be so?..)
Someday I'll be big enough so あなた can't hit me (Why あなた gotta be so?..)
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why あなた gotta be so mean?