The KISSFAQ - Unreleased Demo Lyrics - Do Ya Know What I Mean (The Keep, 1989/90)

THE UNRELEASED & RELATED

Do Ya Know What I Mean (The Keep, 1989/90)

Track Notes:
** By the time that most fans heard that Peter Criss and Mark St. John had gotten together in a band, they'd split up. However, invariably called Tree or The Keep, the project would provide the metamorphosis for Criss to emerge. This demo was one of a group of 10 recorded at Sound City Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Completing the lineup of the band was Michael Norton (Mark's brother) on bass and Michael McDonald on lead vocals. What makes this whole era amusing is that Michael McDonald's real name is David Donato (who also had a very brief tenure in Black Sabbath in early 1984 before getting replaced by Glenn Hughes), which essentially means that the band was really the original lineup of White Tiger with a new drummer. This song, however, would not be one of the original songs that would be written by Mark and Peter, in fact it would be the only song (to circulate) that had Peter on lead vocals. The original version of the song, written and recorded by Lee Michaels was a Top-10 (#6 - A&M 1262) hit in 1971 and can be found on his "Fifth" album (One Way 33644). Peter would re-record the demo in 1991 with his new band, CRISS, though the arrangement of the song would not differ...

[Verse]
Been forty days since I don't know when
I just saw her with my best friend
Do you know what I mean?
Lord, do you know what I mean?
I just saw her yesterday
I just saw her, asked her to stay
Do you know what I mean? (ha, ha)
Lord, do you know what I mean?

[Verse]
Her and Bobby were steppin' out
Her and Bobby didn't know I'd found out
Do you know what I mean?
Oh good Lord, do you know what I mean?
So I asked her if she still cared
She didn't answer, she just stared
Do you know what I mean?
Do you know what I mean?

And she said
Catman, you haven't loved me for years
You haven't noticed that you held back those tears
And now you have, but it's really too late
Better find yourself another girl
Better find another girl
Yeah babe, you better find another place (aw!)

Aw, help me!

Oh, look out!

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse]
She just left me yesterday
She just left me, had nothing to say
Do you know what I mean?
Lord, do you know what I mean?
She's a dandy, yes indeed
She's a dandy, but now she's free
Do you know what I mean?
Lord, do you know what I mean?

[Verse]
I just saw her yesterday
I just saw her, asked her to stay
Do you know what I mean?
Do you know what I mean? (yeah)
So I asked her if she still cared
She didn't answer man, she just stared
Do you know what I mean?
Oh Lord, do you know what I mean?