A cigarette burns itself out in a crushed up co'cola can In front of a busted up old Delilah Blue is checking out his sachet Getting or just disappointed with his own reflection He just waves it all
Taking to his good friend eyed Susan, he says "Maybe we should go out Get a tan and fake the rest, this ol' life is a test a test anyhow" Then back to his own reflection he "Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?"
The night manager of the Stardest is banging louder On number door, saying "If you two Queens don't pay up for all last You stay here no more"
And Delilah as black eyed Susan says "Silly bitch is a bore" In a while they know she'll away
just a drunken game she likes to play Besides, she knows they pay They pay somehow Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?
Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do What do we do Magnolia memories my eyes And the sweet bird of youth flown away
But don't let anybody say This old dancer had her day 'Cause this old always knew We'd make it through, Delilah
in the bath tub now And it's Black-Eyed turn to ramble The President of the United is on TV Tellin' everybody the doin' fine
Well, he must be talkin' 'bout some other 'Cause honey, he sure as hell talkin' 'bout mine Wish I could up to the White House steps In Temple drag and sing can you spare a dime?'
Hey, Miss D, I could always pawn Jayne Mansfield thing How much cash you think that old bring? My red dress, I used to wear to sing when they'd whistle and they'd wow Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?
Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do What do we do Magnolia fill my eyes And the sweet bird of youth flown away
But let anybody ever say old dancer never had her day 'Cause this old always knew We'd make it through, Delilah
Does the year 2000 ever you 'Cause comin' up so fast? This getting older thing to be More about just how to last
Flippin' my old phone book Delilah, all our mad, mad friends we were a cast What do I keep this old dog-eared thing
Most our friends ain't even no more I'm feeling as a ghost town whore Left standin' up somehow Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?
With a towel turban on his Delilah Blue appears in the aura of bathroom light Tell you a secret, Susan, I learned 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 really know But it seems to me between the we cannot name And all the we try to tame
We're only pawns in our own Try not to let it wrinkle pretty brow And just before he cuts the He catches his own reflection in the
And at the sight Try not to let it wrinkle pretty little brow Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?
Oh, Blue, what do we do now? do we do now? Magnolia fill my eyes And the sweet bird of youth done flown
But don't let anybody say old dancer never had her day 'Cause this old always knew We'd make it through, Delilah
Oh, Blue, what do we do now? do we do now? Magnolia memories fill my And the sweet bird of youth flown away
But let anybody ever say This old dancer had her day 'Cause this old dancer always We'd it through, Delilah Blue
'Cause this old thought She knew, make it through Oh, this old thought She knew, Delilah Blue, do we do now?