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 She said don't walk away I'm down on my knees Oh, 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 s plea from the heart You know what it means to me Said don't walk away, I'm down on my knees Oh, please don't be mean to me Now I could not escape a plea from the heart Mysterious sympathy Couldn't wait for a chance to walk out the door You know what it means to me (yeah) Hey I saw you lying in the arms of a poet I heard him tell you tantalizing Lies What do you know? (What do you know?) Not much In the arms of a poet, you know You know what it means In the arms of a poet, you know Absolutely, definitely You're so mean, baby In the arms Very deep, very powerful arms You know, you know, you know You know what it means, woo! You know, you know You know what it means In the arms of a poet, don't you know? You know what it means Thank you, Sydney