[Verse 1]
It's like you're telling me things that I already know
You knew the kind of man I was before you found yourself begging for more
Because I used to love you
I used to care
I thought that we'd survive somehow
We're now living on a prayer

[Chorus]
But now I'm a mean ol' man
(Mean ol' man)
I'm a mean ol' man
(Mean ol' man)
A lowdown, dirty, rotten little scoundrel
With your heart in my hand
(Heart in my hand)
And I don't mean to be cruel (Cruel)
I never meant to hurt you (Hurt you)
But now I'm a mean ol' man
(Mean ol' man)
I'm a mean ol'

[Verse 2]
So tell me, what's with the circus?
You tell me, what's with your dress?
You tell me, what's with the lonely hearts club?
Did you found it where we couldn't be fixed?
There was nobody like us is what we thought in our heads
There was never a love like this, step before we put us to bed
[Chorus]
But now all your friends say I'm a mean ol' man
(Mean ol' man)
I'm a mean ol' man
(Mean ol' man)
A lowdown, dirty, rotten little scoundrel
With your heart in my hand
(Heart in my hand)
And I don't mean to be cruel (Cruel)
I never meant to hurt you (Hurt you)
But now I'm a mean ol' man
(Mean ol' man)
I'm a mean ol'

[Bridge]
(So cruel, so cruel)
(So cruel, so, so cruel)
(So cruel, so cruel)
(So cruel, oh so cruel)
(So cruel, so cruel)
(So cruel, so, so cruel)
(So cruel, so cruel)
(So cruel, so, so cruel)
(So cruel)
It's all lies
(So cruel)
It's untrue
(So cruel)
They must stand and take me for a fool
(So cruel)
It's all lies
(So cruel)
Well, I would really like to help you
Well, I would die

[Chorus]
But I'm a mean ol' man
(Mean ol' man)
I'm a mean ol' man
(Mean ol' man)
A lowdown, dirty, rotten little scoundrel
With your heart in my hand
(Heart in my hand)
And I don't mean to be cruel (Cruel)
I never meant to hurt you (Hurt you)
But now I'm a mean ol' man
(Mean ol' man)
I'm a mean ol'

[Outro]
Yeah, I'm a mean ol'
Call me Mr. Mean Ol' Man
Say it, say it, say it
Call me Mr. Mean Ol'
Mr. Mean Ol'
Mean ol' man
Said I'm a mean ol'