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When the weather is wet, cold, and mean

Being briefly in the sun on that cool day

Cannot the sun’s full embrace replace

When you’re just mean

A store front smile on an impish face

Cannot reliably trace

Your commitment to a fairness aligned with grace

When you’re just mean

The friendliest shake of your hand

Sure to honor the presence of every man

Cannot remedy gossips gotten out of hand

When you’re just mean

The shiniest sparkle in your eye

Though its presence the laws of nature defy

Does not soothe your rough hello or goodbye

When you’re just mean

Running roughshod over the dignity

Of people who are different that you see

Will not set anyone’s conscience free

From labeling you as mean