Vanessa's Father Lyrics - Lauren Christy - Lauren Christy

Vanessa's father, who liked to be alone 

Creating works of art 

Which he'd paint in a cottage made of stone 

One day I crept inside, and I was unaware 

Of what I was going to find 

Well, the pictures they opened up my mind 

I saw sculptures of young lovers intertwined 

And on their bodies he had signed his name 

And so I left that place 

With a different look upon my face 

Well, I was fifteen, he had a certain charm 

The way he smiled at me 

And the way that he'd gently touch my arm 

And somehow we would always be alone 

When it was time to take me home 

And so we'd speed through the countryside 

In his convertible we'd ride 

Vanessa's father was driving me home at night 

And I never said a word 

Oh, but somehow we just got here 

Her father was driving me home at night 

When I think back to then 

I would count the days till I could go there again 

Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no 

Another weekend, strange thoughts inside of me 

Is it Vanessa whom I am 

Really going there to see 

I'd smoke a cigarette, I thought so secretly 

But the door it gently opened 

And he stood there smiling down at me 

Then he pushed me backwards against the wall 

I looked up 'cos he's so tall 

And then he stared into my eyes 

And kissed me so hard, I cried 

Vanessa's father was sleeping with me at night 

And I never said a word 

Oh, but somehow we just got here 

Her father, was sleeping with me at night 

When I think back to then 

I would count the days till I could see him again 

Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no 

The shaft of light would fall against my skin 

That would seem sensual to him 

But I am too young to use these qualities 

You bitch, I must be evil I must be tainted 

He breathed against the girl he's painted a thousand times 

I gave up and put out to him 

Now this is present time, look back on history 

Oh, and it seems so clear 

Everything has been planned out for me 

My husband smiles at me 

Sends love for me to see 

I can't regret my past 

'Cos Vanessa's father is married to me