Mean (The Voice Performance)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You, with your words like knives And swords and weapons that you use against me You 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 You, pickin' on the weaker man [Pre-Chorus] You can take me down With just one single blow But you don't know what you don't know [Chorus] Someday, I'll be livin' in a big old city And all you're ever gonna be is mean Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me And all you're ever gonna be is mean Why you gotta be so mean? [Verse 2] You, with your switching sides And your wildfire lies and your humiliation You have pointed out my flaws again As if I don't already see them I walk with my head down, trying to block you out 'Cause I'll never impress you I just wanna feel okay again [Pre-Chorus] I bet you got pushed around Somebody made you cold But that cycle ends right now 'Cause you can't lead me down that road And you don't know what you don't know [Chorus] Someday, I'll be livin' in a big old city And all you're ever gonna be is mean Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me And all you're ever gonna be is mean Why you gotta be so mean? [Bridge] And I can see you 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 bitter things [Chorus] Someday, I'll be livin' in a big old city And all you're ever gonna be is mean Yeah, yeah, someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me And all you're ever gonna be is mean Someday, I'll be livin' in a big old city And all you're ever gonna be is mean Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me And all you're ever gonna be is mean Why you gotta be so mean?