Mean Old Man (Album Version)-James Taylor

[00:11.43]On my own [00:14.68]How could I have known? [00:18.17]Imagine my surprise [00:22.50]Just a fool [00:25.29]From a tree full of fools [00:28.74]Who can't believe his eyes [00:31.52]Imagine my surprise [00:36.94] [00:38.15]I was a mean old man [00:40.88]I was an ornery cuss [00:43.53]I was a dismal Dan [00:46.30]I made an awful fuss [00:48.71]Ever since my life began [00:51.34]Man, it was ever thus [00:53.97]I was a nasty tyke who was hard to like [00:59.61]I had to misbehave [01:02.13]I did things in reverse [01:04.76]Refused to wash or shave [01:07.44]I was horrid to my nurse [01:10.33]I got back what I gave [01:13.01]Which only made me worse [01:15.64]I had to have my way [01:18.65]Which was bleak and gray, oh dear [01:23.53] [01:25.05]Living in here [01:27.57]One hundred years of rain [01:32.45]Such a drag [01:34.57]This riches to rags [01:38.29]With just myself to blame [01:41.14]A dirty low-down shame [01:46.67] [02:30.30]Silly me [02:33.70]Silly old me [02:36.70]Somewhere outside my mind [02:42.12]Clever you [02:44.54]Walking me through [02:47.48]Willing to lead the blind [02:50.28]Just in the nick of time [02:55.36] [02:57.12]Who gets a second chance? [02:59.64]Who gets to have some fun? [03:02.37]Who gets to learn to dance [03:04.96]Before his race is run? [03:07.63]Who gets to shed his skin? [03:10.31]Who comes up born again? [03:13.09]Who was a mean old man [03:15.95]'Til you turned him into a golden retriever [03:25.14]Puppy dog [03:28.16] [03:37.23]Who's a good boy? [03:38.28]