Oh they say that it's over And it just had to be In the misty morning, on the edge of time As the misty morning rolls away to die Reaching for the stars, we blind the sky We've lost the rising sun, a final sign We sailed across the air before we learned

Don't throw bouquets at me, don't please my folks too much, Don't laugh at my jokes too much, people will say we're in love. Don't sigh and gaze at me, your sighs are so like mine, Your eyes mustn't glow like mine, people will say we're in love. Don't

Layla, you've got me on my knees. Layla, I'm begging, darling please. Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind. What'll you do when you get lonely And nobody's waiting by your side? You've been running and hiding much too long. You know it's just

Hey, hey, hey My baby needs me I was born in Lil' Rock Had a childhood sweetheart We were always hand in hand I wore hightop shoes and shirt tails Suzy was in pig tails I know I loved her even then You know my papa disapproved it My mama boohooed it

The day you died my tears ran dry I feel you, I hear you echo in my soul I failed you, I miss you so The day you died echoes in my soul So hopeless and relentless falls this remorseless day A precious child with an innocent mind Born to suffer, in this

Nailed inside my head, F*** this I don't need your s***, All the lies deceit and arrogance, Talk your s*** like my life is some kinda game, Like you f***in' know me, Just go far away and be small, Run far away and be small, Go lie in a hole and be small,

Don't let it fall away No longer hold them down It's come down through the ages This gift down through the ages Forsaken few to live with nothing Belief is true we all just torch them Give me strength to resist what my fathers bought Fight for the scars

And now you're walking through the door Just like 2024 Said I gotta believe Someday you'll see Someday you'll see that there's something more That there's something more Aww there's something more That's why you're so poor Fall into that black whole honey

Don't be afraid of the dark Dead of the night baby We're finally alone I'll pull up the shades If you'll unplug the phone Put on some music Marvin Gaye's real nice Once we get settled

But maybe that's okay Some people search the whole world over Just to find a love, that's even half as true Ooo ooo, ooo ooo, ooo ooo Well maybe I'm just lucky As the love I've found in you I've found in you Well I bet my buddies are out on the town