| Oh Vanessa | 
| I’ve learned my lesson | 
| And I’ve quit that messin' around | 
| So won’t you come back to me | 
| I’ll be good to you, sweetheart | 
| I’m beggin' for a new start | 
| Vanessa it ain’t necessary | 
| For you to keep hurtin' me | 
| Now love ain’t wrong | 
| But you ain’t right | 
| Treat me like a lover | 
| That’s never had a thing | 
| Come by your house | 
| And turn off the light | 
| I call you on the phone | 
| It just rings, rings, rings | 
| Oh Vanessa | 
| I’ve learned my lesson | 
| And I’ve quit that messin' around | 
| So won’t you come back to me | 
| I’ll be good to you, sweetheart | 
| I’m beggin' for a new start | 
| Vanessa it ain’t necessary | 
| For you to keep hurtin' me | 
| Tell me baby soon | 
| And maybe you’ll be true and comin' back | 
| Don’t you be so cruel | 
| Just don’t you treat me a fool | 
| Just like that, like that | 
| Now I was good to your mom | 
| And I talked to your dad | 
| But they sympathize with all the guys | 
| My friends they say you’re not doin' bad | 
| That makes me wanna go home and cry, cry, cry | 
| Oh Vanessa | 
| I’ve learned my lesson | 
| And I’ve quit that (this) messin' around | 
| So won’t you come back to me | 
| I’ll be good to you, sweetheart | 
| I’m beggin' for a new start | 
| Vanessa it ain’t necessary | 
| For you to keep hurtin' me | 
| I know Vanessa, I know Vanessa | 
| Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa | 
| Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa | 
| Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa | 
| Oh Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa | 
| V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-Vanessa… |