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