Hey There Delilah

"Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's

Plain White T's

"Hey There Delilah" is a pop ballad by the group Plain White T's - and their first big hit. It was first released in May of 2006, but it caught fire in the summer of 2007 and hit number one on July 28, 2007. The inspiration for "Hey There Delilah" was Delilah DiCrescenzo, a Columbia University student whom songwriter Tom Higgenson never dated. The song originally appeared on the 2005 Plain White T's album All That We Needed. With it's growing popularity, it was added as a bonus track to the more current Every Second Counts album.

Lyrics: 

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
Time 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 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 know it's all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here's to you
This ones 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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