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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