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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 (1)__________ lies 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 wonder bread
And (2)________ (3)__________ back to bed
And history (4)__________ (5)____________ (6)__________ us
And the bible didn't mention us
And the bible didn't (7)______________ us, not even once
You are my sweetest downfall
I (8)__________ you first, I loved you first
Beneath the (9)__________ (10)________ fallin' on our heads
But they're just old light, they're (11)________ old light
Your hair was (12)________ when we (13)__________ met
Samson came to my bed
Told me (14)________ my hair was red
Told me I was (15)__________________ and came into my bed
(Oh) I cut his hair (16)____________ one night
A pair of dull scissors in the yellow light
And he told me (17)________ I'd done alright
And kissed me 'til the mornin' light, the mornin' light
And he (18)____________ me 'til the mornin' light
Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
Ate a slice of (19)______________________ and went (20)__________ (21)________ to bed
(Oh), we couldn't bring the columns down
(Yeah) we couldn't destroy a (22)____________ one
And (23)______________ books (24)____________ about us
And the (25)__________ didn't (26)______________ us, not even once
You are my (27)________________ downfall
I loved you first

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