Mean To Me

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