From the recording Songwriting "covers" using artificial intelligence
The Blues Meenies are actually a group that was nice enough to cover this Rob Lytle penned Classic after it did not make it on to the Tom Wait's album
Lyrics
said the things I said
now I’m sitting here alone
by now, she should have been back home
I don’t really want to face it
but it's heavy on my mind
I don’t thinks she’s coming back this time
A man will disregard things
though they're obvious to see
and point out other things he should let be
and hIs woman may not say it
but she’s always keeping score
deciding when she just won’t take no more
Chorus
And I’m the bastard
I’m the bad guy
I didn’t see it coming like its come
But I’m the bastard
I'm the bad guy
the dirty, rotten, sad, and lonely one
You can force a perfect picture
but that doesn’t make it real
perfection is a wound that never heals
and there beneath the surface
she is planning her surprise
building up the strength to say goodbye
Repeat Chorus
Solo
I thought I was the hero
in the story of my love
thought how much I loved her was enough
but love is just a burden
when your words are all unkind
I only wish I’d seen the truth in time
Chorus Out