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Samson by Regina Spektor

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the (1)____________ of paper lies my truth
I have to go, I have to go
Your (2)________ was long (3)________ we first met
Samson went (4)________ to bed
Not (5)________ hair left on his head
He ate a slice of wonder bread
And (6)________ right (7)________ to bed
And history books forgot about us
And the bible didn't (8)______________ us
And the (9)__________ didn't mention us, not even once
You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads
But they're just old light, they're (10)________ old light
Your hair was long when we first met
Samson (11)________ to my bed
Told me that my hair was red
Told me I was beautiful and (12)________ into my bed
(Oh) I cut his hair (13)____________ one night
A pair of dull scissors in the yellow light
And he told me that I'd done alright
And (14)____________ me 'til the mornin' light, the mornin' light
And he kissed me 'til the mornin' light
Samson (15)________ back to bed
Not much (16)________ left on his head
Ate a slice of wonderbread and went right (17)________ to bed
(Oh), we couldn't (18)__________ the (19)______________ down
(Yeah) we couldn't (20)______________ a single one
And (21)______________ books (22)____________ (23)__________ us
And the (24)__________ didn't mention us, not even once
You are my sweetest downfall
I (25)__________ you first

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