he was only seventeen, sitting at the table
writing out poetry fast as he was able
she looked around the dining room, said her name was rachel
he looked up with half a smile, said i’ll write you in my fable
oh de oh de oh how the words they ran
oh de oh de oh from the diary of a heartless man
they hitched up to auckland city, a playground in spring
he chased her round the flower bed, caught her at the swing
by the time that they got home they couldn’t live apart
he gave her a starry night, she gave him her heart
oh de oh de oh how the words they ran
oh de oh de oh from the diary of a heartless man
then one day he crashed his bike & broke his leg in two
before she left his side she asked “is there something i can do?”
well he asked for his diary from the drawer in their room
before she brought it back to him she read a page or two
oh de oh de oh how the words they ran
oh de oh de oh from the diary of a heartless man
well love is blind, love is deaf, love is downright dumb
she stormed around the dining room & cursed that two-time bum
she’d never fallen in love before, she’ll never fall again
poets you can count her out, she’ll take her pick of men
oh de oh de oh how the words they ran
oh de oh de oh from the diary of a heartless man
