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Be Sweet to Me
 
you shouldn’t be so mean i’ve been sweet to you
i shouldn’t have to work as hard as i do
honey, don’t you know that i’m the best you got
why is keeping you happy like a full-time job
oh, you shouldn’t be so mean
i’ve been sweet to you baby be sweet to me
 
i beg all week for you to take me out
it’s friday night at a bar downtown
I’m picking up drinks i put my money down
you’re chatting up a girl when i turn around
oh, you shouldn’t be so mean
i’ve been sweet to you baby be sweet to me
 
got your hair slicked back like you’re james dean
but you care more about your hair than me
your face goes dark you’re stomping around
don’t let the door hit you on the way out
oh, you shouldn’t be so mean
i’ve been sweet to you baby be sweet to me
 
you want peaches in the summer, apples in the fall
if you don’t want me, honey, go on get gone
you want steak when you’re hungry, whiskey when you’re dry
but when you’re looking for love, boy, you pass me by
oh, you shouldn’t be so mean
i’ve been sweet to you baby be sweet to me

Well don’t be so be so mean
Don’t be so mean to me
Oh you shouldn’t be so mean
I’ve been sweet to you baby be sweet to me

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from The Southwest Sky and Other Dreams, released August 28, 2020

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Karen Jonas Fredericksburg, Virginia

The Restless (3.3) is “a stunning collection of dreamy and dark alt-country confessionals; a deep exploration of love and vulnerability from one of Americana’s most hopeless romantics” (Holler.Country). As Parklife Mag DC put it, “the voice of country music in the DMV is a big, bright voice that belongs to Virginia native Karen Jonas.” ... more

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