Lilah - Don Henley [00:27.14 Like every young man, I had some things That I wanted to say Ere I could begin, you know the world got In my way [01:19.71 [01:25.18 [01:30.18 We spend so much time weeping And wailing and shaking our fists Creating enemies that really don't exist All these comings and goings that cut like a knife These small, simple pleasures that make up a life A man needs a home, and a child, and a wife To always be there-always After I'm gone, there are some things that I know I will miss Taste of your mouth; the smell of the perfume On your wrist Oh, Lilah, the fields lie fallow [02:54.24 Oh Lilah The river's still shallow But the river's bed is dark and deep Oh Lilah, the fields lie fallow Oh Lilah, this ground we hallow Is ours to tend, but not to keep [03:45.32 [03:49.97 Now, while all the streets are silent Take my hand and come away