A cigarette burns itself out in a crushed up co'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 just waves it all away
Taking to his good friend Black Eyed Susan he says
Maybe we should go out West
Get a tan and fake the rest
This ol' life is just a test
Just a test anyhow
Then back to his own reflection he says
Oh Delilah Blue what do we do now
The night manager of the Stardest 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
And Delilah laughs as Black Eyed Susan says Silly b***h is such a bore
In a 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 somehow
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 sweet bird of youth done flown away
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 Delilah Blue
Delilah's in the bath tub now and it's Black Eyed Susan's turn to ramble
The President of the United States is on TV
Tellin' everybody the country's doin' fine
Well he must be talkin' 'bout some other country
Cause honey he sure as hell ain't talkin' 'bout mine
Wish I could strut up to the White House steps in Shirley Temple drag and sing
'Brother can you spare a dime '
Hey Miss D I could always pawn that Jayne Mansfield thing
How much cash you think that old rag'd bring
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
Does the year 2000 ever scare you 'cause it's comin' up so fast
This getting older thing seems to be more about just learnin' how to last
Flippin' through my old phone book Delilah all our mad mad friends
We were such a cast
What do I keep this old dog eared thing for
Most our friends ain't even here no more
I'm feeling lonely as a ghost town w***e left still standin' up somehow
Oh Delilah Blue what do we do now
With a towel turban on his head
Delilah Blue appears in the golden aura of bathroom light
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 he cuts the light
He catches his own reflection in the mirror and smiles at the sight
Try not to let it wrinkle your pretty little brow
Oh Delilah Blue what do we do now
'Cause this old dancer thought she knew we'd make it through
Oh this old dancer thought she knew Delilah Blue
What do we do now
