Donnie Iris - Valerie lyrics

I smell the incense And I'm filled with hope Got the mother and the Holy Ghost I'm lookin for a miracle A second chance Yeah I'm gettin ready To do my mercy dance He's in his stall Down by St. Joseph's altar I almost turn around I nearly falter But I take my place in line Enter when it's time And soon the door slides open Father, I should come to my senses I have a good wife I plead no defenses But when I look at her I see Valerie And when she speaks to me I hear Valerie Ain't no good reason Why a man should wander From the field he's sewn But Father Sometimes the heart has reasons Which reason does not know I will not leave my family It's my kid I have a concern for But when I hold my wife It's Valerie I burn for And if I were to go to hell Well, that's just the way it's gonna be Cause it's gonna take more than three Hail Marys Before I forget Valerie And so I live with this sadness The secret no one knows Except you father Just you Father Can you make my feelings go away? I just wanna go home and hug my baby Tell her everthing's gonna be ok CHORUS But when I look at her I see Valerie And when she speaks to me I hear Valerie And when I kiss her lips I'm kissing Valerie Father forgive me I miss my Valerie She's like a serpent Crawlin' through the backwoods Of my heart Tryin' to get the better part I cannot fight her When I'm with her I'm on fire Send out the Devil Extinguish my desire Valerie, Valerie, Valerie Go Cause I'm all mixed up My head is turned around I want it both ways Don't wanna lose a good thing I've found But I can't run with the fox And hunt with the hound REPEAT CHORUS