He saw the light on the night that i passed by her window
He saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind
She was his woman
But she deceived me he watched and went out of his mind
La, la, la, delilah
Why, why, why, delilah
Then he said, "that girl was no good for me"
But he was lost like a slave that no man could free
At break of day when that man drove away, he was waiting
He cross the street to her house and she opened the door
She stood there laughing
He felt the knife in his hand and she laughed no more
La, la, la, delilah
Why, why, why, delilah
Then before they come to break down the door
He told his delilah he just couldn't take anymore

She stood there laughing
You felt the knife in his hand and she laughed no more
La, la, la, delilah
Why, why, why, delilah
Then before they come to break down the door
He told his delilah he just couldn't take anymore
Forgive him, delilah, he just couldn't take anymore