Standard (EADGBE)

Why do you treat me this way?

 And why do you try so hard to break my spirit?

 I think someone was mean to you when you were little

 That's what I think

I think someone was mean to you

Why do you cling to such petty points of contention?

And why don't you allow me one or two small victories now and then?

 I think someone was mean to you when you didn't deserve it

 That's what I think

I think someone was mean to you

 But I

 I am not that guy, can you get that straight?

I am a completely different person

 From the one you have in mind

Why do you stand by the things you say long after

 You don't mean to hurt anybody anymore?

I think someone was mean to you

For a long, long time, that's what I think

 I think someone was mean to you