Hey There Delilah – English Lyrics

• By: Plain White T's
• Album: All That We Needed

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

作词 : Higgenson, Tom

作曲 : Higgenson, Tom

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

Times 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

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

What you do to me

...

Hey there Delilah

I know times are getting 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

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

...

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 making 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

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

What you do to me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Delilah /dɪˈlaɪlə/ A1	noun - a female given name
New York City /njuː jɔrk ˈsɪti/ B1	noun - a major city in the USA
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A2	adjective - attractive in a delicate way
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to emit light
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B1	noun - a declaration that one will do something verb - to assure someone that one will do something
guitar /ɡɪˈtɑːr/ A2	noun - a stringed musical instrument
history /ˈhɪstəri/ B1	noun - the study of past events
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ B2	noun - the amount of space between two things
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - the sound produced by humans or animals

Key Grammar Structures

• Hey there Delilah

  ➔ Direct Address

  ➔ The use of 'Hey there Delilah' is a direct address, calling out to Delilah directly. It's a way of starting a conversation or getting her attention.

• I'm a thousand miles away

  ➔ Present Simple & Distance

  ➔ The Present Simple tense is used to state a fact ('I am') and the phrase 'a thousand miles away' expresses the distance.

• But girl tonight you look so pretty

  ➔ Contrast & Adverbial of Time

  ➔ The word 'but' introduces a contrast. 'Tonight' functions as an adverbial of time, specifying when she looks pretty.

• Times Square can't shine as bright as you

  ➔ Comparison of Equality

  ➔ This sentence uses the structure 'as + adjective/adverb + as' to compare the brightness of Times Square to Delilah, implying Delilah shines brighter.

• Don't you worry about the distance

  ➔ Imperative (Negative) & Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The use of 'Don't' creates a negative imperative, giving advice or a command. 'About the distance' is a prepositional phrase.

• Give this song another listen

  ➔ Imperative & Object

  ➔ The sentence is an imperative command. 'this song' is the direct object of the verb 'give'.

• Listen to my voice it's my disguise

  ➔ Imperative and Appositive

  ➔ The sentence starts with the imperative 'Listen'. 'it's my disguise' is an appositive phrase explaining the voice.

• I'd walk to you if I had no other way

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ This sentence uses the second conditional structure, which describes an unlikely or hypothetical situation. ('If I had no other way')

• That none of them have felt this way

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The Present Perfect tense ('have felt') indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present, or has a result in the present.

• And you're to blame

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ The verb 'to blame' is used in the passive voice. The subject ('you') is receiving the action of being blamed.