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lilah
like every young man, i had some things that i
wanted to say
ere i could begin, you know the world got
in my way

oh lilah, to sleep like a baby
to open the window and feel the fair wind
oh lilah, to sleep like a baby again
we spend so much time weeping and wailing and
shaking our fists
creating enemies that really don´t exist

oh lilah, to sleep like a baby-
to open the window and feel the fair wind
oh lilah, to sleep like a baby again

all these comings and goings that cut like a knife
these small, simple pleasures that make up a life
a man needs a home, and a child, and a wife
to always be there-always

after i´m gone, there are some things that i know
i will miss
the taste of your mouth; the smell of the perfume
on your wrist
oh, lilah, the fields lie fallow
whate´r ye sow, so shall ye reap
the river´s still shallow
but the riverbank is dark and deep
oh lilah, the fields lie fallow
whate´r ye sow, so shall ye reap
oh lilah, this ground be hallow
is ours to tend, but not to keep

toodle-loo de-loo lilah
toodle-loo de-loo de-lay
now, while all the streets are silent
take my hand and come away
toodle-loo de-loo lilah
toodle-loo de-loo de-lay