Vanessa Simmons

Album: Once Again (1971)
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  • Vanessa Simmons, funny kind of name
    Young and yet wise, only a child
    Wake up in the morning, frown across your face
    I know your name, but not your place

    Wish I could show you how to live your life
    But I'm not sure which one of us is right
    God only knows the tears I've cried
    Vanessa Simmons, funny kind of name

    Have you got life wrong, is it just a game?
    Wake up in the morning, find a friend at night
    Friends are hard to find, especially at night
    Wish I could show you how to live your life

    But I'm not sure which one of us is right
    God only knows, and He's the one that shows, the tears I've cried

    And if I asked you for the sun, would you not say
    "Light's not the only way to be"?
    And if I asked you for your love, would you not say
    "Love is not what you want from me"?
    And would I not be right
    To sit alone and wonder every night?

    Vanessa Simmons, funny kind of name
    Young and yet wise, only a child
    Wish I could show you how to live your life
    But I'm not sure which one of us is right
    God only knows, and He's the one that shows, the tears I've cried Writer/s: JOHN LEES
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., MUSIC & MEDIA INT'L, INC., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Comments: 2

  • Vanessa Taylor(simmons) from ScotlandThis was the song written for me by John Lees of Barclay James Harvest after meeting me at The Heriot Watt University concert in Freshers week September 1970. It is absolutely beautiful!
  • Vanessa Simmons from ScotlandThis song was written for me on The night of September 30th 1970 after I met John Lees at the Herriot Watt Universities Freshers concert at The Eldorado venue in Leith Edinburgh
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