A cigarette itself out in a crushed up co'cola can ashtray In front of a busted up old Delilah is checking out his tired sachet Getting bored or just with his own reflection He waves it all away
Taking to his good friend black Susan, he says "Maybe we should go out Get a tan and fake the rest, ol' life is just a test a test anyhow" Then to his own reflection he says "Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?"
The night manager of the Stardest Motel is louder On number 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 says "Silly bitch is a bore" In a they know she'll walk away
just a drunken game she likes to play Besides, she they always pay They pay somehow Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do
Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do do we do now? Magnolia fill my eyes And the sweet bird of youth flown away
But let anybody ever say old dancer never had her day 'Cause old dancer always knew make it through, Delilah Blue
Delilah's in the tub now And it's Black-Eyed Susan's to ramble The President of the United is on TV Tellin' the country's doin' fine
Well, he be talkin' 'bout some other country 'Cause honey, he sure as hell ain't talkin' mine Wish I could up to the White House steps In Shirley drag and sing 'Brother can you spare a
Hey, Miss D, I could always pawn that Jayne Mansfield How much cash you think that old rag'd My ruby red dress, I used to to sing Back when they'd and they'd wow Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do
Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do What do we do Magnolia memories my eyes And the sweet bird of youth done away
But don't let anybody say This old dancer had her day 'Cause old dancer always knew We'd make it through, Delilah
Does the year 2000 scare you 'Cause it's comin' up so This older thing seems to be about just learnin' how to last
Flippin' through my old phone Delilah, all our mad, mad friends we were such a What do I this old dog-eared thing for?
Most our friends ain't here no more I'm feeling as a ghost town whore Left still standin' up Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?
a towel turban on his head Delilah Blue appears in the golden 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 it or you can leave it Oh baby, guess I really know But it seems to me the blues we cannot name And all the rage we try to
We're only pawns in our own Try not to let it wrinkle your brow And just he cuts the light He catches his own reflection in the
And smiles at the Try not to let it wrinkle your little brow Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?
Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do do we do now? Magnolia memories fill my And the sweet bird of youth done away
But let anybody ever say old dancer never had her day 'Cause old dancer always knew We'd make it through, Blue
Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now? do we do now? Magnolia fill my eyes And the bird of youth done flown away
But don't let anybody say This old never had her day 'Cause this old always knew make it through, Delilah Blue
'Cause old dancer thought She knew, make it through Oh, this old dancer She knew, Delilah Blue, what do we do