Hey there Delilah
What's it like in New York City?
I'm a thousand miles away
But girl, tonight you look so pretty
Yes, you do
Times Square can't shine as bright as you
I swear it's true

Hey there Delilah
Don't you worry about the distance
I'm right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes
Listen to my voice
It's my disguise
I'm by your side

Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
What you do to me

Hey there Delilah
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me, girl
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar
We'll have it good
We'll have the life we knew we would
My word is good

Hey there Delilah
I've got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Would take your breath away, I'd write it all
Even more in love with me you'd fall
We'd have it all

Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me

A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they've got planes and trains and cars
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends would all make fun of us
And we'll just laugh along because
We know that none of them have felt this way

Delilah, I can promise you
That by the time that we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you're to blame

Hey there Delilah
You be good and don't you miss me
Two more years and you'll be done with school
And I'll be making history like I do
You'll know it's all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah
Here's to you
This one's for you

Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
What you do to me



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  • +1
    My Interpretation:This is such a beautiful song about a long distance relationship :) it really personifies the mix of happy and painful emotions
    Flag faithisthewordon January 21, 2013   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:this is really beautiful...the music, the lyrics, err...everything
    Flagged 60squeenon November 25, 2012   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:sounds like the dumb bitch went to big apple. welcome 2 the frendzone, kid
    Flagged jetoraon October 22, 2012   Link
  • +4
    General Comment:To me, this song is personal to me. My best friend whos also the girl I wanna be with for the rest of my life is going to New York for college and I have to stay at home. It also means alot because everytime without fail, this song played each and everytime we spent time together. She means so much to me, so I made a slight change in the lyrics just for her. This song describes us perfectly and I am in love with her but we'll be thousands of miles apart... :'/
    Flagged JJLS1997on June 07, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:i love this song. my friend shakira(yes her real name is shakira) and i sing it all the time.she calls me delilah cuz i lilke it.she says i look like a delilah.
    Flagged mhgoon March 19, 2012   Link
  • -2
    General Comment:i thought this song was about his girlfriend getting an abortion... i forgot where i heard it from... i'm pretty sure he said it in an interview... idk though... all i know is it isn't such a beautiful love song now is it?
    Flagged NeverShoutRebelon February 08, 2012   Link
  • +1
    My Opinion:i really love this song...my all time favorite...=)
    Flag miyakaon September 12, 2011   Link
  • +1
    Memory:my sister's horse delilah passed away today. she had to be put down. this song means so much.


    You'll know it's all because of you
    We can do whatever we want to
    Hey there Delilah
    Here's to you
    This one's for you
    Flag firstsongforyourmixtapeon July 26, 2011   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:I used to listen to this song all the time when I was in high school. It was one of my favorites.
    Now I'm in college and I have three years left at a fashion school in NYC. My boyfriend lives 400 miles away (nowheres near a thousand, I understand), and it's kind of hard. This is the first time I've listened to this song since years ago and it nearly made me cry.
    "I'd walk to you if I had no other way" is something we both say to each other, coincidentally. So beautiful.
    Flag jessicadarliingxon May 28, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:This song is super amazing, its sorta from a while ago, but hey a good song never dies! Plus its amazingly sweet that even distance cant stop true love.
    Flag ovzuber2012on May 19, 2011   Link

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