I drew near to the house of Layla

It was then I heard her call

Her sweet voice made me wish that it would never end at all

Oh, you say you see some good in me

It's only from her light

Take this . . . from me, don't look to her delight



She was pleased with me

She drew me nearer

She turned me into a retreat

Oh, she didn't like company

She spoke to me

She let me, a sinner, free



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Oh, Layla, Layla, Layla, Layla

Oh, Layla, Layla, Layla, Layla

Oh, Layla, Layla, Layla, Layla

Oh, Layla, Layla, Layla, Layla



Then she came close to me

The veils fell from her sight

She dazzled me, she bewildered me

Confused me with her light

Oh, you say you see some good in me

It's only from her light

Take this . . . from me, don't look to her delight



And there she took me

And there she possessed me

She showed her meaning to me

I thought my soul

Would be her ransom

I thought that she was leaving



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And there she slew me

She tore me to pieces

My blood stained like a dye

And when I was dead

She brought me to life

My star shone in her sky



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