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Samson by Regina Spektor

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the sheets of paper (1)________ my truth
I have to go, I have to go
Your hair was long when we first met
Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
He ate a slice of (2)____________ bread
And went right back to bed
And history (3)__________ forgot about us
And the (4)__________ didn't mention us
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once
You are my sweetest downfall
I (5)__________ you first, I loved you first
Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads
But they're just old light, they're (6)________ old light
Your hair was long when we first met
Samson came to my bed
Told me that my hair was red
Told me I was beautiful and came into my bed
(Oh) I cut his hair myself one night
A (7)________ of dull scissors in the yellow light
And he told me that I'd done alright
And kissed me 'til the mornin' light, the mornin' light
And he (8)____________ me 'til the mornin' light
Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
Ate a slice of wonderbread and (9)________ right (10)________ to bed
(Oh), we couldn't bring the columns down
(Yeah) we couldn't destroy a single one
And history books forgot about us
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once
You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first

Answers:
(1) lies(2) wonder(3) books(4) bible(5) loved(6) just(7) pair(8) kissed(9) went(10) back