Ken’s Mist Romances Lyrics

Mist Romances cover
Original cassette J-card cover, circa 1999.

rev: 2020Oct24a1220

Song List

Song List
# Name
1 The Likes Of You
2 Love Blisters
3 The Shores Of Lumbar
4 Blind Date
5 Turn Around (And Go Your Way)
6 The Loveliest View
7 Clouds, You And Me
8 P.S. To You
9 Closer
10 Open Stages

All words & music by Ken Daniel Westover
Copyright ©Ken Daniel Westover

 


Lyrics


The Likes of You

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“I eyed her down… bzzz, bzzz, bzzz, bzzz,z,z…”
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Night on the town, had a few rounds
When this lady ups and asked me to dance
I eyed her down, and she cracked a frown
When I said "Honey, you haven't a chance

I saw you walk away from the fella you came with,
Now he's drinkin' all alone at the bar.
You've got a reputation as a real heartbreaker,
And I wouldn't trust you this far! Cause...

(Chorus)
(cruel thing) (fool thing you/ya/to do) It's a cruel thing, such a fool thing you/ya/to do.
(crude thing) (rude thing) It's a crude thing, such a rude thing,
(ah...................ah! ) And I wouldn't be caught dead with the likes of you.
No, no, no!
(Verse 2)
                     (such a nice smile)
Well, She lit a smile,
(whoo!) flashed me her wiles
(Come on baby come over here) Tryin' to entice me her way.
(You're lookin' good baby) Said "I like your style,
(But you're not gonna get me) But I won't be beguiled.
(I ain't goin' nowhere babe-baaay...) I like it here and here I'll stay.
Sub Chorus (ay........................... ay) You're about as faithful as a bee to a flower,
(Ooo.......................... bzzz, bzzz, bzzz, bzzz,z,z) Sting me then you're buzzin' away
(Bruuu................. zuh!) You're just a user, an emotional bruiser,
(Uhh..................... uh!) You won't set me up to betray!" Cause it's a...
(Chorus)
(Sub Chorus)
"aw, play K/placate" (guitar solo) oh, yeah.
(Chorus)
The likes of you

 

Love Blisters

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“Femme de la corp…”
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Time to get ready
My class is at nine
Been going steady
Dreaming she's mine

Look for a T-shirt
One that'll glow
Reach for my sports bag
And head out the door

Arrive a bit early
To mix with the class
Take my position
One corner in back

Up comes the music
She glides to the fore
Power in motion
Femme de la corp

Why do I come here
to suffer this pain?
With her band of protection,
a dream she'll remain

(instrumental break)

Class is over
I gather to go
While I gaze back with tender sadness
'Cause she'll never know

Love blisters
burned on the floor
Dream kissed her
Then saw her no more.


 

The Shores Of Lumbar

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“Will you stand beside me or alone…”
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Time was younger
When we walked the shores of lumbar
Speaking softly
Gazing deep into your eyes

Say you'll love me
On these wind-swept shores of lumbar
Guide me gently
Through the threshold of your love

Come tomorrow
Will you stand beside me
Or alone

Gold red sunset
Rippling far to the horizon
I cry softly
For the tide to bring you back to me


 

Blind Date

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“Whether magic, lifetimes, pheromones, or matter genetic…”
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Blind date tonight at Hotel Kenderado
To meet a lady my hair cutter said I should know
Took a seat at the end of the bar with my Wednesday Wasteword
Waiting for six o'clock to see if she will show or no.

And if she comes or not, oh well.
When at my back I feel this spell.
And get a feeling like

Ooo-ooo-ahh, you're my guy…

Turned around into the space of someone somehow familiar
Who we knew and when we knew them - who can reveal?
Weather, magic, lifetimes, pheromones, or matter genetic
There's no accounting for who or why or when we feel appeal.

And so for now, I go her way.
Hoping that soon, I, too, can say,
And get a feeling like

Ooo-ooo-ahh, you're my gal…
Ooo-ooo-ahh, you're my all…

I'll know when I've found you,
I'll feel I belong to you, my all


The Loveliest View

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“Setting sun rippling on the sea…”
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On the road to a town down the coast,
I’m on the job trying to make the most
of being alone in this crowd,
it’s the best I can do

They had us dine at an inn on the beach
A band played softly as we took our seats
at a table for nine…
The odd chair was mine

Setting sun rippling on the sea
As she took the seat ‘twas opposite me
It was a lovely view,
Such a lovely view…

Driftwood fires illumed the beach where,
lovers cuddled…
I turned to gaze at her across the way
intending to say

“Would you care to take a walk with me,
By the lights shining in the sea
It’s such a lovely view.”
Such a lovely view…

Wish you could hear the
love within me
calling you

Drawing you closer
wish I could hold your
kiss forever

(instrumental break)

And so it went at the inn by the sea
And though she never took that walk with me
I think it’s time she knew
I had the loveliest view
gazing at you.


 

Clouds, You And Me

Cover of 'Clouds, You And Me'
“Your hand in mine, azure and pine…”
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Lying in an open field of grass
Gazing at the clouds as they drift past
your hand in mine,
azure and pine,
we laugh

Do you see the clouds the way I do?
Do you see me fall in love with you?
Think it would last?
Think we were cast
as two?

Clouds, you and me
Changing, all three
Drifting to see what will/we’ll be

Gazing at the clouds as they go by
Suddenly the clouds begin to cry
Caught in the mist,
give me your kiss,
my love.

Showers to flowers,
learning to risk,
my love…


 

P.S. To You

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“Paused outside your gate, I see your lamps a-glow…”
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P.S. to you
These words I've never written
Though I meant to
But, then, you couldn't listen

You never knew
Why I had to leave, it's
what I went through
when you kissed me and I…

Felt your lips as though I were your other man
In that moment, I came to understand
Soon you'd ask to keep me on as just a friend
Unable to accept, that our time was over…

(instrumental break)

Now you're married with a child of your own
Grow old together – the family garden sown
Paused outside your gate, I see your lamps a-glow
Don't need reminders of lovers you’ve known

So I'll move on
No roots to slow my driftin’
The hills beyond
May help my spirits lift, and
I wish for you,
all the love I'm missin’
P.S. to you
I leave a fond farewell


 

Closer

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(Currently an instrumental. Lyrics in process.)


 

Turn Around (And Go Your Way)

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“Busy, busy, busy all night long…”
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Turn around, and go your way
You don't need to hear a word I say
Guess I'll have to find me someone new
And she ain't gonna be as cruel as you, no...

All my friends know how hard I tried
And things were fine until I found you lied
I turn my back, this means we're through
And now I've got to find me someone new, yeah...

(instrumental break)

Busy, busy, busy all night long
When in my arms is where you belong
Can't you, can't you, can't you ever see
It's not good time that you're doin' with me

Turn around, and go your way
You don't need to hear a word I say
Guess I'll have to find me someone new
And she ain't gonna be as cruel as you, no...

Turn around, and go your way (repeat to end).


 

Open Stages (Keep On Drivin')

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Overcast and the sun is settin’, felt a drop of rain
Pack the car, and I bang my finger, shakin’ off the pain
I’m off to open stages, hopin’ stages
Turn the key and turn on the headlights
And slowly pull away…

Fled a life that was cold and heartless
Turned away the pay
Nearly broke on this darkened road
Tryin’ to find my place to play, and I

Keep on drivin’, keep on drivin’
‘nother a bar with a busted beer sign
See if I can stay…

(Audition 1)

And I keep on drivin’, keep on drivin’
Find an another stage.
Keep on drivin’, keep on drivin’
Find my place to play.

(Audition 2)

Another shake and another “Sorry”
Pack it up again
I suck a breath as I bang my fingers…

And I keep on drivin’, keep on drivin’
Find another stage.
I have to Keep on drivin’
Keep on drivin’…