Rob Thomas went to my high school so to say Matchbox 20 was a big deal would be an understatement. I graduated in 1998 which means all my high school memories were peppered in the best Matchbox 20 album because it was the height of their fame. When they broke up it was heartbreaking. When they got back together it was thrilling. Their new music is good, but nowhere near as great as it was 15 years ago.
That was until She’s So Mean came out. I love this song. It reminds me so much of something from the late 90′s. It’s also one of those songs that kinda speaks to me. I mean what guy doesn’t love a little crazy bitch drama in his life once in a while. As the video intensifies so do the horrible things this hot chick does to upset the band members, including setting their instruments on fire. It brings “She makes you just a little bit crazy” to a whole new level. But as the lyrics sing on “You want her, but she’s so mean. Why can’t you let her go, you’ll never let her go.” I guess it’s an age old question.
I’m posting it because today I was having lunch with my girlfriend Kathie and telling her about something my husband did to annoy me, that in all honestly was supposed to be a nice gesture and she said “You’re kinda a bitch” and it made me laugh because it’s the truth. But I don’t think Tim would have it any other way. Lyrics below:
I kn-kn-know a girl, she gets what she wants all the time
‘Cause she’s fine
But for an angel, she’s a hot hot mess
Make you so blind
But you don’t mind
‘Cause she’s an uptown, get-around, anything-goes girl, girl
She’s a hardcore, candy-store, gimme-some-more girl, girl
She’ll make you take her to the club, but then she leaves with her friends
She likes to stay late at the party, ’cause the fun never ends
And all her clothes are on the floor and all your records are scratched
She’s like a one-way ticket ’cause you can’t come back!
Saying yeah… you want her, but she’s so mean
(You’ll never let her go. Why don’t you let her go?)
Yeah… you want her, but she’s so mean
(You’ll never let her go. Why don’t you let her go?)
You kn-kn-know that if you don’t shut your mouth, she’ll freak out
You better get your shit together, ‘cause she’s bringing you down now
Yeah boy you better, you better
‘Cause she’s an uptown, get-around, anything-goes girl, girl
She’s a hardcore, candy-store, gimme-some-more girl, girl
She’s got her wicked sense of humor, can’t believe what she says
She drinks Bacardi in the morning ‘til it goes to her head
And all you want is just to hold her, but she don’t go for that
She has a hard time coming when she can’t hit back
Saying yeah… you want her, but she’s so mean
(You’ll never let her go. Why don’t you let her go?)
Yeah… you want her, but she’s so mean
(You’ll never let her go. Why don’t you let her go?)
Every now and then, she makes you just a little bit crazy
She’ll turn a knife into your back and then she’s calling you baby, crazy
She’ll make you take her to the club, but then she leaves with her friends
She likes to stay late at the party, ’cause the fun never ends
And all her clothes are on the floor and all your records are scratched
She’s like a one-way ticket ’cause you can’t come back!
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