Cigarette Burns
Turns itself out
In a crushed up
Coca-Cola can ashtray
In front of a busted up old mirror
Delilah Blue is
Checking out his tired sachet
Getting bored
Or just disappointed
With his own reflection
He waves it all away
Talking to his good friend
Black-eyed Susan he says
Maybe we should
Go out west
Get a tan
And fake the rest
This old life is
Just a test
Just a test
And it has
And back to his own reflection
He says
For Delilah Blue
What do we do now
And then
And the night manager
Of the Stardust Motel
Is banging louder
On number seven's door
Saying if you two queens
Don't pay up for all last week
You can't stay here no more
Delilah laughs
As black-eyed Susan says
Silly bitch is
Such a bore
And while they know
She'll walk away
It's just a drunken game
She likes to play
Besides she knows
They always pay
They always pay
Some time
And oh
Delilah Blue
What do we do
Now
Oh
Delilah Blue
What do we do
Now
What do we do
Now
Magnolia memories
Fill my eyes
And the
Queens
Bird of Utah
Slone away but don't let
Anybody ever see
This old dancer
Never had her day
Cause this old dancer
Always knew
We'd make it through
Delilah Blue
Delilah's in the bathtub now
And it's black-eyed Susan's turn to ramble
Delilah's in the bathtub now and it's black-eyed Susan's turn to ramble

The president of the United States is on TV
Telling everybody the country's doing fine
Well he must be talking about some other country
Cause honey it sure as hell ain't talking about mine
Wish I could strut up to the White House steps
And show the temple drag and say
Brother can your spirit die
Hey Miss D
I could always pawn that Jane Mansfield thing
Hey Miss D I could always pawn that Jane Mansfield thing

How much cash you think that old ragged brain
My ruby red dress I used to wear to sing
Back when they'd whistle
And they'd wow
Oh Delilah Blue
What do we do now
Oh Delilah
Ooh, what do we do now, what do we do now
Magnolia marins fill my eyes
And the sweetest bird of jute darts on the way
But don't let anybody ever say
This old dancer never had her day
Cause this old dancer always knew
We'd make it through the light of blue
Does the year 2000 ever scare ya?
No
Cause it's, it's coming up so fast
This getting older thing seems to be more about just
Just learning how to last
Flipping through my old phone book, the light of
All our mad, mad friends
We were such a cast
What do I keep this old doggie thing for?
Most our friends ain't even here no more
Most our friends ain't even here no more
I'm feeling lonely as a ghost town ***
Left still, standing up somehow
And oh, light of blue, what do we do now?
With a towel turban on his head
The light of blue appears in the golden aura
On the bathroom line
I'll tell you a little secret, Susan
I learned a long, long time ago
It's kept me on my feet all these years
High heels, too
I got the strap marks to show
You can take it or you can leave it
Oh, baby, guess I don't really know
But it seems to me
Between the blues we cannot name
And all the rage we try to tame
We're only pawns in our own game
Try not to let it wrinkle your pretty brow
And just before we know it
It cuts the light
It catches its own reflection in the mirror
And smiles at the sight
Try not to let it wrinkle your pretty little brow
And oh, light of blue, what do we do now?
Oh, light of blue
What do we do now?
What do we do now?
Magnolia memories fill my eyes
And the sweet fur of you does blow away
But don't let anybody hear me say
This old dancer never has her day
Cause this old dancer always knew
We'd make it through
Oh, light of blue
What do we do now?
What do we do?
What do we do now?
Magnolia memories fill my eyes
And the sweet fur of you does blow away
But don't let anybody else see
This old dancer never has her day
Oh, light of blue, what do we do now?
We'd make it through
Oh, this old dancer thought she knew
The light of blue
What do we do...
now?
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