I swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth loving him ain't easy it's bad bad news, yeah mamma says "use your head you don't need him, look at all the shit he pulls you through" papa calles "baby girl if you don't leave him there's nothing I can do for you, there's nothing I can do\" He's a mean man but it's my man my man alone he's a mean, mean one son of a gun keeps me by the telephone he's a mean man my man, my man alone yeah it's my man He likes to mess around is always in a mess he likes to have a drink or two before he gets down to rest yeah knock knock, 6 o'clock in the morning baby I've been missing you He comes and goes without a warning doing what he does (she sings do...) doing what he does He's a mean man but it's my man my man alone he's a mean, mean one son of a gun - cif ras com br keeps me by the telephone he's a mean man my man, my man alone yeah it's my man he lies and he cheats he loves and he leaves that's just the way it goes but I do what I can I stand by my man I think he loves me i think he does (she sings do again) i think he does He's a mean man but it's my man my man alone he's a mean, mean one son of a gun keeps me by the telephone he's a mean man my man my man alone... he's a mean man my man my man my man alone...