And here we are at long, long last — the first new Matchbox Twenty song since 2007′s Exile on Mainstream EP (remember “How Far We’ve Come“?), as well as the lead single from the Rob Thomas-led group’s first full-length album since 2002′s More Than You Think You Are, one of my favorite LPs ever. Matchbox Twenty was my first musical obsession, and it is indescribably joyful to hear them back in action.
“She’s So Mean” is a summer pop-rock single straight from the ’90s. Not ’90s MB20, mind you — this doesn’t sound a damn thing like “Push.” But it’s full of attitude, a danceable guitar riff, and lyrics about a girl who’s both “a hot, hot mess” and “a one way ticket.” It’s certainly not Matchbox Twenty’s most insightful or most well-written song, but it’s the most fun they’ve had since “So Sad So Lonely.” North is out on September 4. Thanks to AOL for the stream!
-Jordy Kasko
Stream: Matchbox Twenty – “She’s So Mean”
Matchbox Twenty – “She’s So Mean” lyrics
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
She’s a hardcore, candy-store, give-me-some-more 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
Sayin’ yeah, and you want her
But she’s so mean
(You’ll never let her go, why don’t you let her go?)
Yeah, and 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, give-me-some-more girl, girl
She’s got a wicked sense of humor, can’t believe what she says
She drinks Bacardi in the morning till 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
Sayin’ yeah, and you want her
But she’s so mean
(You’ll never let her go, why don’t you let her go?)
Yeah, and 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 the 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
Sayin’ yeah, and you want her
But she’s so mean
(You’ll never let her go, why don’t you let her go?)
Yeah, and you want her
But she’s so mean
(You’ll never let her go, why don’t you let her go?)
Yeah, and you want her
Yeah, you want her
Yeah, I know how you want her, but she’s so mean
(You’ll never let her go, why don’t you let her go?)
*All lyrics are the property of Rob Thomas and Matchbox Twenty. No copyright infringement intended.
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