Delilah
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1. I saw the light on the night that I passed
by her window,
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I
saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind.
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She
was my woman,
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as she
betrayed me I watched, and went out of my mind.
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My, my,
my, Delilah. Why, why, why, Delilah.
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I
could see, that girl was no good for
me,
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but I was lost like a slave that no one could free.
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2. At break of day when that man drove away I
was waiting
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I
crossed the street to her house and she opened the door.
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She
stood there laughing.
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I felt the
knife in my hand, and she laughed no more.
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My, my,
my, Delilah. Why, why, why, Delilah.
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So
before, they came to break down the
door,
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forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more.
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forgive
me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more.
(Tom Jones)