I still remember the outfit
I had on for my first kiss
And I still wear it as a joke
Sometimes
Where the punch line
Is the way his mouth was on mine
Real tongue-in-cheek is what it is
Nineteen
Now a beauty queen
I didn't know what it would be like
To have somebody
Look me dead in the eyes
And say, "I wish you were mine"
Thought I'd be scared
But all I knew
Was that it didn't feel right
Waited all this time
Just to find
What if I'm love blind?
I stumble down Commonwealth
On the phone with my best friend
She says, "It's okay
That he didn't fit you like a glove"
And I didn't factor this
Into my four year plan
But now I'm thinking
Maybe I should've
Nineteen
Now a beauty queen
I didn't know what it would be like
To have somebody
Look me dead in the eyes
And say, "I wish you were mine"
Thought I'd be scared
But all I knew
Was that it didn't feel right
Waited all this time
Just to find
What if I'm love blind?
Coffee on my breath
Nothing inside my chest
His hand was on my hip
A feeling of restlessness
I look back with wiser eyes
And try to see the brighter side of things
Maybe one day I'll be smart enough
To know what it all means
Nineteen
Now a beauty queen
I didn't know what it would be like
To have somebody
Look me dead in the eyes
And say, "I wish you were mine"
Thought I'd be scared
But all I knew
Was that it didn't feel right
Waited all this time
Just to find
What if I'm love blind?
What if I'm love blind?
From Cork, Ireland, Lewis Barfoot writes mystic, majestic songs derived from regional folk, with an ambient music aura. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 11, 2023
Old-fashioned fiddles harmonize with rippling synths on the Scottish singer-songwriter's latest collection of original folk songs. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2022