can i..

can i walk with you hand in hand
along the beach laced with white sand

 

can i be part of your ocean
if only a subtle wave filling it...
...with a drop of love's potion

 

can i take you to a sacred place with me
that can be made plural if and when you..
..take this special journey with me

 

open your intellectual senses of romance,
and let's discuss how pleasurable this can be

 please, hear me..

 

open your intellectual senses of romance,
and let's discuss how pleasurable this can be..

 

can i make this a classic romance..
a fine romance..

kinda like i've heard billie holiday sing about

 

"A fine romance with no quarrels
With no insults and all morals"

 

i just want to show you my world
can i do that
here lies my request; i'm welcoming you to my world

 

...can i...

Author's Note

Dorothy Fields, Lyrics / Jerome Kern, Composer
1936

A fine romance, with no kisses
A fine romance, my friend this is
We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes
But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes
A fine romance, you won't nestle
A fine romance, you won't wrestle
I might as well play bridge
With my old maid aunt
I haven't got a chance
This is a fine romance

A fine romance, my good fellow
You take romance, I'll take jello
You're calmer than the seals
In the Arctic Ocean
At least they flap their fins
To express emotion
A fine romance with no quarrels
With no insults and all morals
I've never mussed the crease
In your blue serge pants
I never get the chance
This is a fine romance