A burns itself out in a crushed up co'cola can ashtray In of a busted up old mirror Delilah Blue is out his tired sachet Getting bored or just disappointed his own reflection He just it all away
Taking to his good friend black Susan, he says "Maybe we go out West? Get a tan and fake the rest, this ol' is just a test a test anyhow" Then back to his own he says "Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?"
The night of the Stardest Motel is banging louder On seven's door, saying "If you two don't pay up for all last week You can't here no more"
And Delilah laughs as black eyed Susan "Silly bitch is a bore" In a while they she'll walk away
just a drunken game she likes to play Besides, she knows they pay They always pay Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?
Oh, Blue, what do we do now? do we do now? Magnolia memories fill my And the sweet bird of youth flown away
But don't let ever say old dancer never had her day 'Cause old dancer always knew We'd it through, Delilah Blue
Delilah's in the tub now And Black-Eyed Susan's turn to ramble The President of the United is on TV Tellin' the country's doin' fine
Well, he must be talkin' some other country 'Cause honey, he sure as ain't talkin' 'bout mine Wish I strut up to the White House steps In Shirley drag and sing 'Brother can you spare a
Hey, Miss D, I could always pawn that Mansfield thing How much you think that old rag'd bring? My ruby red dress, I to wear to sing when they'd whistle and they'd wow Oh, Blue, what do we do now?
Oh, Blue, what do we do now? What do we do Magnolia memories my eyes And the sweet bird of done flown away
But don't let ever say This old never had her day 'Cause this old dancer always make it through, Delilah Blue
Does the year ever scare you 'Cause it's comin' up so This getting older thing to be More about just learnin' how to
Flippin' through my old book Delilah, all our mad, mad friends we such a cast What do I this old dog-eared thing for?
our friends ain't even here no more I'm lonely as a ghost town whore Left still up somehow Oh, Blue, what do we do now?
With a towel on his head Delilah Blue appears in the golden of bathroom light Tell you a little secret, Susan, I a long, long time ago It's kept me on my all these years, high heels too I got the strap marks to
You can take it or you can it Oh baby, guess I don't know But it seems to me between the blues we name And all the we try to tame
We're pawns in our own game Try not to let it wrinkle pretty brow And just he cuts the light He his own reflection in the mirror
And smiles at the Try not to let it wrinkle your pretty brow Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?
Oh, Blue, what do we do now? What do we do Magnolia fill my eyes And the sweet bird of youth flown away
But don't let ever say old dancer never had her day 'Cause this old dancer always We'd it through, Delilah Blue
Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now? do we do now? Magnolia fill my eyes And the sweet bird of done flown away
But don't let ever say This old never had her day 'Cause old dancer always knew make it through, Delilah Blue
'Cause old dancer thought She knew, we'd make it Oh, this old dancer She knew, Delilah Blue, do we do now?