Vanessa'S Father

Vanessa's father, he 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 and 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 'til I could go there again
Oh no, oh no, oh no

Another weekend, strange thoughts inside of me
Is it Vanessa who 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 'cause 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 'til 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'm 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 heal

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
'Cause Vanessa's father is married to me