The meaning of the lyrics of the song "It Amazes Me" by the artist "Tony Bennett"

In his song "It Amazes Me," Tony Bennett sings about a love that strikes him as incredible and undeserved. The lyrical hero describes himself as a perfectly ordinary man ("My height is very ordinary, my weight is very ordinary, my IQ is very ordinary, I would guess"). He doesn't understand why his beloved chose him ("But obviously, she doesn't agree. Hence, if I'm completely at sea...").

This love is a source of constant surprise and admiration for him ("It amazes me, it simply amazes me"). He is blinded by her feelings ("What she sees in me, blinds me, amazes me").

The hero strives to be better for her, "clips his wings" – a metaphor for restraining his ambitions or flaws – and learns to be "tender." He recognizes that his efforts are "ordinary things that don't deserve praise," but she values them ("she praises me just for trying"). He understands that many men would dream of being in his place ("When so many would die for her, if they could").

At the same time, the hero, being "experienced," claims that nothing can excite him. The only exception is his beloved, whose gaze can awaken strong emotions in him ("Except the time when I look in her eyes. It simply amazes me").