Vanessa's Father Lyrics

Vanessa's father, who liked to be alone
Creating works of art
Which he'd paint in a cottage made of stoneOne day I crept inside, and I was unaware
Of what I was going to find
Well, the pictures they opened up my mindI 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 faceWell, I was fifteen, he had a certain charm
The way he smiled at me
And the way that he'd gently touch my armAnd 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 rideVanessa's father was driving me home at night
And I never said a word
Oh, but somehow we just got hereHer 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, noAnother weekend, strange thoughts inside of me

Is it Vanessa whom I am
Really going there to seeI'd smoke a cigarette, I thought so secretly
But the door it gently opened
And he stood there smiling down at meThen 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 criedVanessa's father was sleeping with me at night
And I never said a word
Oh, but somehow we just got hereHer 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, noThe shaft of light would fall against my skin
That would seem sensual to him
But I am too young to use these qualitiesYou 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 himNow this is present time, look back on history
Oh, and it seems so clear
Everything has been planned out for meMy husband smiles at me
Sends love for me to see
I can't regret my past
'Cos Vanessa's father is married to me