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Samson by Regina Spektor

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