Mean To Me
(N. Finn)

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[Verse 1]
             
She came all t

            
he way from Am

#
erica
             
Had a blind da

         
te with destin

  
y
             
And the sound 

          
of Te Awamutu
         
Had a truly sa

         
cred ring
             
Now her parent

        
s are divorced
            
And her friend

              
's committing 


suicide

[Chorus]
             
I could not es


cape
              
A plea from th

  
e heart
              
You know what 

              
it means to me
              
She said don't

       
 walk away
              
I'm down on my

 
 knees
              
So please don'

             
t be mean to m

 
e

[Verse 2]
             
So I talked to

           
 you for an ho


ur
             
In the bar of 

             
a small town h

   
otel
            
You asked me w

          
hat I was thin

king
         
I was thinking

              
 of a padded c

   
ell
             
With a black a

           
nd white T.V.
            
To stop us fro

          
m getting lone

ly

[Chorus]
             
I could not es


cape
              
A plea from th

  
e heart
              
You know what 

              
it means to me
              
She said don't

       
 walk away
              
I'm down on my

 
 knees
              
So please don'

             
t be mean to m

 
e
              
No, I could no

  
t escape
              
A plea from th

  
e heart
             
Mysterious sym

      
pathy
              
I couldn't wai

        
t for a chance
              
To walk out th

  
e door
              
You know what 

                   
it means to me

[Instrumental]
          

[Bridge]
             
I saw you lyin

              
g in the arms 

           
of a poet
             
I heard him te

              
ll you t...tan

         
talizing lies 

 (about me)
             
Well whad'd'ya

       
 know, whad'd'

ya know

[Chorus]
            
I could not es

cape
              
You're down on

     
 the floor
              
You know what 

              
it means to me
              
I couldn't wai

        
t for a chance
              
To walk out th

  
e door
             
Mean ...

 
              
I could not es


cape
              
You're down on

       
 your knees
              
You know what 

              
it means
              
What it means 

           
              

     
 .... (fade)


(Transcription by Marck Bailey)