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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Heart Attack Horns
Horn Section
MITCHELL FROOM
Keyboards
Neil Finn
Electric Guitar
Nick Seymour
Bass Guitar
Paul Hester
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Neil Finn
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
MITCHELL FROOM
Producer
Dennis Kirk
Additional Engineer
Glen Holguin
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Larry Hirsch
Recording Engineer
Michael Frondelli
Mixing Engineer
Steve Himelfarb
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tchad Blake
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
She came all the way from America
She had a blind date with destiny
And the sound of Te Awamutu
Had a truly sacred ring
Now her parents are divorced
And her friend's committing suicide
I could not escape
A plea from the heart
You know what it means to me
You say I don't walk away
I'm down on my knees
So please don't be mean to me
So I talked to you for an hour
In the bar of a small town hotel
And you asked me what I was thinking
I was thinking of a padded cell
With a black and white TV
To stop us from getting lonely
I could not escape
A plea from the heart
You know what it means to me
You said don't walk away
I'm down on my knees
So please don't be mean to me
You know I could not escape
A plea from the heart
Mysterious sympathy
I couldn't wait for a chance
To walk out the door
You know what it means to me
I saw you lying in the arms of a poet
I heard him tell you ta-tantalizing
Lies
What d'ya know
What d'ya know
I could not escape
You're down on the floor
You know what it means to me
I couldn't wait for a chance
To walk out the door
Mean
Mean
I could not escape
I'm down on my knees
You know what it means
What it means
I wanna know-oh-oh-oh
What it means, what it means
In the arms of a poet
You know what it means
Writer(s): Neil Finn
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