What I Really Mean

What I Really Mean is an album by Texas-based folk singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen, released in the United States on May 10, 2005, by Koch Entertainment.

What I Really Mean
Studio album by Robert Earl Keen
Released	May 10, 2005 (US)
Recorded	?
Genre	Folk
Length	47:18
Label	Koch KOC-CD-9810 (U.S.)
Producer	Rich Brotherton
Robert Earl Keen chronology
Farm Fresh Onions (2003) What I Really Mean (2005) Live at the Ryman (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
E!	B link
The Music Box	May '05
PopMatters	8/10[2]
Rolling Stone	05/19/05[dead link]

Track listing

• All tracks written by Robert Earl Keen, except where noted.

1. "For Love" – 4:23
2. "Mr. Wolf and Mamabear" – 3:45
3. "What I Really Mean" – 3:46
4. "The Great Hank" – 4:51
5. "The Wild Ones" – 4:27
6. "Long Chain" (Jimmy Driftwood) – 5:31
7. "Broken End of Love" – 3:24
8. "The Dark Side of the World" – 4:52
9. "The Traveling Storm" – 4:27
10. "A Border Tale" (Featuring Ray Price) (traditional, José Lopez Alavez, Keen, Edward B. Marks) – 4:10
11. "Ride" (Robert Earl Keen, Bill Whitbeck) – 3:42

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	21
U.S. Billboard 200	122
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	1