There's an empty place inside that is hurting me

A place that keeps my heart out on it's own

A disconnected function of my wretchedness

That keeps me so hard pressed

It's a place where words are spoken you will never hear

A broken bridge of lines that just won't come

An empty lung that won't give the wind to speak at me

How far can it be from home



Why you gotta be so mean to me

Why you gotta drag me down just to make me see

You know I don't listen good and I'm always in need

So why you gotta be so mean to me



Do you think that it got up and left for good this time

A crowd of faceless strangers moving on

A feeling that you left it all behind you now

That it doesn't hurt somehow

To know



Why you gotta be so mean to me

Why you gotta drag me down just to make me see

You know I don't listen good and I'm always in need

So why you gotta be so mean to me



So open up the book that you keep deep inside

Let the pages yellow in the sun

Show them that you're not afraid to let them see

How far you can be from home



Why you gotta be so mean to me

Why you gotta drag me down just to make me see

You know I don't listen good and I'm always in need

So why you gotta be so f***ing mean to me

Why you gotta be why you gotta be

Why you gotta be why you gotta be

Why you gotta be why you gotta be

Why you gotta be so mean to me