The below lyrics was written by Tom (Plain White T's). Expressing his feelings to Delilah; a girl he just met. He told her that he was going to write a song about her, and she didn't quite believe it.
The song tells the story of a girl and a boy in a long distance relationship who talk about their future plans - she'll finish school and he'll be a rock star. It was written to impress her.
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 4×
What you do to me
Hey there, Delilah
I know times are gettin' 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 4×
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 makin' history like I do
You'll 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
Tom would later confess that he spent a lot of time in the lyrics to make it worth it. Every line was important. He admitted that he didn't quite know the girl. Yet, felt something he never felt before.
Even though the song later became a hit, Tom never got the girl. Delilah was already dating someone else and wasn't interested.
It didn't stop the song from rising, in 2007 the song became number 2 in UK. .”Hey There Delilah" was also a #1 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart, and in Canada.
Yet it didn't make Delilah leave her boyfriend. She noticed a pressure around her as Tom's fans thought it would be nice if Delilah gives him a chance.
The least Delilah could do is attend the ceremony with Tom, when the song was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Song of the Year. Everything remained platonic.
She later told ESPN in 2013 that she “...was nervous that I'd let Tom's fans down. They'd be disappointed to hear I have a boyfriend. Every girl would want a song written about her, and they'd think I was ungrateful and rude to deny Tom. I felt pressure to live up to those expectations.”
What would you done?
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