Hey There Delilah was inspired by a long-distance runner named Delilah DiCrescenzo, whom Tom Higgenson (Plain White Ts vocalist) had feelings for. While they werent romantically involved, the song discusses a long-distance love and it achieved great success, receiving two Grammy nominations.
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Introduction:
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Hey there Delilah, What’s it like in New York City?
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I’m a thousand miles away, But girl tonight you look so pretty,
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Yes you do, Time Square can’t shine as bright as you,
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I swear it’s true.
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Hey there Delilah, Don’t you worry about the distance,
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I’m right there if you get lonely, Give this song another listen,
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Close your eyes, Listen to my voice it’s my disguise,
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I’m by your side.
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Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
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Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
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What you do to me.
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Hey there Delilah, I know times are getting hard,
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But just believe me girl some day, I'll pay the bills with this guitar,
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We'll have it good, We'll have the life we knew we would,
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My word is good.
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Hey there Delilah, I’ve got so much left to say,
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If every simple song I wrote to you, Would take your breath away,
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I’d write it all, Even more in love with me you’d fall,
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We’d have it all.
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Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
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Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
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A thousand miles seems pretty far, But they’ve got planes and trains and cars,
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I’d walk to you if I had no other way
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Our friends would all make fun of us, And we'll just laugh along because,
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We know that none of them have felt this way,
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Delilah I can promise you, That by the time that we get through,
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The world will never ever be the same, And you’re to blame.
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Hey there Delilah you be good, And don’t you miss me,
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Two more years and you’ll be done with school, And I'll be making history,
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Like I do, You’ll know it's all because of you,
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We can do whatever we want to,
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Hey there Delilah here's to you, This one’s for you.
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Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
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Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,