MEAN STREAK

Intro I tried being reasonable. Didn't take.

Verse 1 I quit the bottle on a Monday By Friday I knew better Bought myself a clean white shirt Couldn't stand the damn thing either I shook hands with men I hated Let a few old insults slide Told myself that getting older Meant keeping hell inside

Pre-Chorus But some dogs don't lose their teeth Just 'cause they learned to stay

Chorus I got a mean streak Running bone-deep Quiet as a rattler Till somebody steps on me I don't go looking But trouble knows my name You can call it bad blood I call it a mean streak

Verse 2 I gave peace an honest living Put my old ways on the shelf Then some fool mistook my silence For permission to help himself He kept pushing at the boundary Like a match against dry pine I smiled once across the table Said, "You really sure this time?"

Chorus I got a mean streak Running bone-deep Quiet as a rattler Till somebody steps on me I learned forgiveness I just ain't learned it cheap There's a little old thunder Living underneath

Bridge Mama called it stubborn Daddy called it pride The preacher called it darkness I just learned to drive I buried plenty versions Of the man I used to be Funny how the worst one Still looks the most like me I got a mean streak Still running bone-deep I ain't proud to carry it But I ain't losing sleep I don't start trouble I just finish what it brings Everybody's got something. Mine's a mean streak.

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