A man needs a home and a child and a wife
But the river bed is dark and deep
All these comings and goings that cut like a knife
Ere I could begin
Too rah, loo rah, loo rah lay
To open the window and feel the fair wind
Whatever ye sow, so shall ye reap
Too rah, loo rah, loo rah, lay
Too rah, loo rah, loo rah, Lilah
Is ours to tend but not to keep
Too rah, loo rah, loo rah, Lilah
The smell of the perfume on your wrist
Take my hand and come away
Weeping and wailing and shaking our fists
You know the world got in my way
That I know I will miss
Oh Lilah, to sleep like a baby
We spend so much time
Oh Lilah, to sleep like a baby again
Too rah, loo rah, loo rah, Lilah
Creating enemies that really don't exist
These small, simple pleasures that make up a life
Oh Lilah, to sleep like a baby again
Oh Lilah, the fields lie fallow
After I'm gone, there are some things
Now, while all the streets are silent
Oh Lilah, this ground we hallow
Oh Lilah, the river's still shallow
To always be there, always
The taste of your mouth
Oh Lilah, to sleep like a baby
Oh Lilah, the fields lie fallow
To open the window and feel the fair wind
Whatever ye sow, so shall ye reap
