Vanilla
Written and performed by Tanya Donelly
©1997 Published by Slow Dog Music (BMI)

This song is available on:
Lovesongs for Underdogs (Limited Edition) - Pretty Deep


 

She strolled into my backyard
Drinking wine from a dixie cup
Like you would
Showed her past my playing cards(?)
Laid it down and I pick it up, too soon
What am i made of?
What am I made of?
Water, guts, and blood

And she looks just like my mother
When my mother was a swinger
And she laughs just like a young John Wayne
And she'd smell just like vanilla
If vanilla weren't so sweet
'Cause she's salt and starch and everything harsh
And I think I'm falling with her
And that's what I'm made of
Oh so now that I'm in love

Sinking in your bathtub
And I know I'm not coming up
Flashing in your snagteeth
A vision of my day with you
What am i made of?
What am I made of?
Water, guts, and blood

And she looks just like my mother
When my mother was a swinger
And she laughs just like a young John Wayne
And she'd smell just like vanilla
If vanilla weren't so sweet
'Cause she's salt and starch and everything harsh
And I think I'm falling with her
And that's what I'm made of
Oh so now that I'm in love

There's a reason why you live
There's a reason why you live


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