Story Behind The Song

I had a friend who fell in love with someone who wasn't what they appeared to be at all, and, being a songwriter, I wrote this little song about it.

Song Description

The uncertainty and insecurity felt at the beginning of a romantic relationship. Does the other person feel the same? Is this real?

Lyrics

Kissing Mona Lisa
Lyrics and music c. Steve Waddington


If I can touch you, if I can hold you, why can't I reach you?
So many things I'm dying to say, I'm dying to teach you
And even when we're making love, I'm not sure where you are
It's like Kissing Mona Lisa...
Hanging on to something
you're not really sure of
Pretending that it's your love

I've got to have you, got to keep you, I must possess you
But you won't give what I dont know, I can't second-guess you
I'd like to know that you smile that way for no one else but me
It's like Kissing Mona Lisa
Hanging on to something
you're not really sure of
Pretending that it's your love
Kissing Mona Lisa
Trying to find the answer
before you ask the question
The power of suggestion

I wonder if she smiles for me
In a little while we'll see
if she smiles for me

If I'm not sure of what you are, how can I trust you
If you believe it might be me, well it might be "just you"
And maybe really in the end it's no surprize at all
It's like Kissing Mona Lisa
Hanging on to something
you're not really sure of
Pretending that it's your love
Kissing Mona Lisa
Trying to find the answer
before you ask the question
The power of suggestion

Just like Kissing Mona Lisa...
Well, Leonardo's surprize, she's got DaVinci's eyes
Well, Leonardo's surprize, Michaelangelo's thighs