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I Told You I Was Mean

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I Told You I Was Mean

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I lied to you

I never cried for you

I swear that I tried to

But I had better things to do

Now you're on the road

With your painful load

And the words I spoke

Left your big heart broken

You know you still bother

Because love is for the poor

So I left you knocking

Outside my front door

You knew what this was

I don't want you anymore

I warned you before, warned you before

Well, I could've sworn

I told you I was mean

You were a sweet old thing

And I was lonely

So I let you hold me for

A limited time only

You see, you're nothing to me

'Cause I'll always be a bad, bad seed

And you know you still bother

Because love is for the poor

So I left you knocking

Outside my front door

You knew what this was

I don't want you anymore

I warned you before, warned you before

Well, I could've sworn

I told you I was mean

I'm just a mean old thing

I know you still bother

Because love is for the poor

So cut out your knocking

'Cause I will never come

I will never come to the door

You knew just what this was

And I don't want you forever more

I warned you before, baby

I warned you before, oh honey

Well I, I could've sworn

I told you I was mean

I'm just a mean old thing

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