Mental As Anything: I Didn't Mean To Be Mean

It's hard to be a nice guy all the time Everybody knows that guilty feeling When you hurt the one you love Yes I'm guilty of that crime It's a strain to maintain that loving feeling Even when you say don't be cruel People being what they are there's danger There's gun battles in the suburbs I didn't mean to be mean oh no I didn't mean to be mean oh no It's hard to be a nice guy all the time Everybody knows that guilty feeling When you hurt the one you love Yes I'm guilty of that crime Now I wouldn't say I was no saint But there are worse things that I ain't My old mum will stand by me and she's as true as she can be I didn't mean to be mean oh no I didn't mean to be mean oh no I didn't mean to be mean oh no no no no I didn't mean to be mean oh no

I Didn't Mean To Be Mean Written by Martin Plaza Performed by Mental As Anything Produced by Elvis Costello Released 1982 Albums Mental As Anything: If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?, 1982 Singles I Didn't Mean To Be Mean, 1982 Collections Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, 1986 - Mental As Anything, 1999 - Best of Mental As Anything, 2003 - Various Artists collections Welcome Back 1982-1985, 2006 - Videos YouTube: I Didn't Mean To Be Mean Length 3:06 Internal links Lyrics External links AllMusic