Mean Old Man (Live at the Colonial Theatre)-James Taylor

[00:11.93]On my own [00:15.18]How could I have known? [00:18.67]Imagine my surprise [00:23.00]Just a fool [00:25.79]From a tree full of fools [00:29.24]Who can't believe his eyes [00:32.02]Imagine my surprise [00:37.44] [00:38.65]I was a mean old man [00:41.38]I was an ornery cuss [00:44.03]I was a dismal Dan [00:46.80]I made an awful fuss [00:49.21]Ever since my life began [00:51.84]Man, it was ever thus [00:54.47]I was a nasty tyke who was hard to like [01:00.11]I had to misbehave [01:02.63]I did things in reverse [01:05.26]Refused to wash or shave [01:07.94]I was horrid to my nurse [01:10.83]I got back what I gave [01:13.51]Which only made me worse [01:16.14]I had to have my way [01:19.15]Which was bleak and gray, oh dear [01:24.03] [01:25.55]Living in here [01:28.07]One hundred years of rain [01:32.95]Such a drag [01:35.07]This riches to rags [01:38.79]With just myself to blame [01:41.64]A dirty low-down shame [01:47.17] [02:30.80]Silly me [02:34.20]Silly old me [02:37.20]Somewhere outside my mind [02:42.62]Clever you [02:45.04]Walking me through [02:47.98]Willing to lead the blind [02:50.78]Just in the nick of time [02:55.86] [02:57.62]Who gets a second chance? [03:00.14]Who gets to have some fun? [03:02.87]Who gets to learn to dance [03:05.46]Before his race is run? [03:08.13]Who gets to shed his skin? [03:10.81]Who comes up born again? [03:13.59]Who was a mean old man [03:16.45]'Til you turned him into a golden retriever [03:25.64]Puppy dog [03:28.66] [03:37.73]Who's a good boy? [03:38.78] [03:39.33] [03:40.26]END