I got my head down in my books, I've been reading all weekend, But I don't learn anything Oh, because my mind is full of emptiness, I've less energy Than a stick of celery And then you called me up down in Jericho To see if I'll go for a drink or two But I don't want you to see What the lonely nights are doing to me Bit my fingers to the bone And I don't want to hear you say You knew it would happen anyway 'Cos you don't know anything I was a stronger man than you when I loved Delilah
With her pants on fire Oh, but then she cut my hair and left me here with more inertia Than a limpet on the shore But when the tide falls so low, I feel like letting go And though I should go to my family But I don't want you to see What the lonely nights are doing to me Bit my fingers to the bone And I don't want to hear you say You knew it would happen anyway 'Cos you don't know anything No, I don't want to hear you say You knew it would happen anyway 'Cos you don't know anything