SUNNY STILE

BY Plain White T's

這首歌是由主唱Tom Higgenson寫的，Tom Higgenson在1999年曾發生過一場差點奪了他的命的車禍，可能因此讓他更積極面對生命，也讓他的創作因此而更有感情，整首歌以一把木吉他，配上大調和聲，吉他整齊的拍子加上像說話般的主旋律，好像在耳邊唱給你聽一樣，帶給聽眾淡淡的、極為內斂的悲傷和對生命與夢想的喜悅，加上看他的歌詞，真的是會飆淚。

歌詞是在說遠距離戀愛的故事，女朋友到了大城市念書，而自己留在這邊為夢想打拼，很感人。

Hey there Delilah
What's it like in New York City?
I'm a thousand miles away
But girl tonight you look so pretty
Yes you do
Times Square can't shine as bright as you
I swear it's true

Hey there Delilah
Don't you worry about the distance
I'm right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes
Listen to my voice it's my disguise
I'm by your side

Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me

Hey there Delilah
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me girl
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar
We'll have it good
We'll have the life we knew we would
My word is good

Hey there Delilah
I've got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Would take your breath away
I'd write it all
Even more in love with me you'd fall
We'd have it all

A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they've got planes and trains and cars
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends would all make fun of us
and we'll just laugh along because we know
That none of them have felt this way
Delilah I can promise you
That by the time we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you're to blame 

Hey there Delilah
You be good and don't you miss me
Two more years and you'll be done with school
And I'll be making history like I do
You'll know it's all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here's to you
This ones for you

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背後的故事：

　　這首歌裡面提到的 Delilah 其實真有其人，是個畢業於哥倫比亞大學、且是明年奧運的障礙賽參賽者 Delilah DiCrescenzo。她跟 Plain White T’s 的主唱(也是這首歌的創作者)Tom Higgenson 其實並沒有戀愛，是在經由他們共同的朋友介紹彼此、認識之後，Tom 突然就有了這個靈感，想為她寫一首歌。他說 Delilah DiCrescenzo 是他見過最美的女人(但我在網路上找不到照片)，有點可笑有點悲傷，因為這首歌講的深情，其實並不是真的。以下是他受訪所說的：

“There was never anything between us. It was kind of funny — kind of sad, actually. The story of my life… I thought she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. I told her, ‘I have a song about you already.’ Obviously, there was no song. But I thought it was smooth.”

　　Delilah DiCrescenzo並沒有因為這首歌愛上Tom，她其實已經有男朋友了，所以因為這首歌，也帶給她一些困擾。以下是她的回應：

“It was so beautifully written”, she says. “There was pressure to live up to this ideal. I didn’t know how to be polite but, you know, ditch him.”