Crowded House

Songwriter: Neil Finn

Producer: Mitchell Froom

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
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
Well, please don't be mean to me

[Verse 2]
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 T.V
To stop us from getting lonely

[Chorus]
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

[Chorus 2]
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

[Break]
I...
I...

[Bridge]
I saw you lying in the arms of a poet
I...
I heard him tell you
T-tantalising
Lies
What'd 'ya know
What'd 'ya know

[Chorus]
I could not escape
You're down on the floor
You know what it means to me
I couldn't wait for a chance
Walk out the door
Mean
(Mean)

[Chorus]
I could not escape
Down on my knees
You know what it means
What it means

Ah oh no-o-o-oh

[Outro]
What it means
What it means
In the arms of the poet
You know what it means

Crowded House is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The founding members Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass) begain in 1985, and later the band included Finn’s brother Tim, Mark Hart, and Matt Sherrod.

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Crowded House

From the albums

Crowded House (1986)
Recurring Dream (1996)
The Very Very Best of Crowded House (2010)

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