Your speech is very devoted To them you say that I’m a queen They think we have such a good time They hear you speak so well of me But inside I feel so begrimed Your words do not match what I see And all that I can ever think As my nervous smile hides a scream Is why are you so mean? Why do you have to be so mean? They don’t see what’s behind closed doors They just see your smile so serene I think of this mask all the time Of how we sit and watch TV In happy moments, it’s sublime But I don’t know when you’ll hurt me And all that I can ever think As I weep and wish I could scream Is why are you so mean? Why do you have to be so mean? I don’t know when you’ll call me names I just endure like a machine I want to have an easy time I want to laugh and watch TV Don’t want to be your muck and grime And then you begin to touch me And all that I can ever think As my soul gives a desperate scream Is why are you so mean? Why do you have to be so mean? And then it happens once again Once more this Lifetime movie scene Yes, we are having a good time Side by side, we’re watching TV I never know what is my crime Then, without warning, you hurt me And all that I can ever think All that I ever want to scream Is why are you so mean? Why do you have to be so mean? I never know what sets it off Cruel, kind, or what’s in-between Why we’ll be having a good time Laughing and just watching TV Why does your heart rate start to climb? Why do your eyes blacken at me? And all that I can ever think All that I’m never allowed to scream Is why are you so mean? Why do you have to be so mean? You can be so very charming My God, you’re slick as Vaseline But I’ve paid dearly for each good time Each happiness you gave to me And then my heart rate starts to climb You start to punch your fist at me And all that I can ever think What I know I will never scream Is why are you so mean? Why do you have to be so mean? Why do you have to be so mean? Why do you have to be so mean?