Sweet Magdeline

[Verse 1]
Here we sit again and tales begin to spin
About the things that we've done and seen
Stories of wine, glutton, and glory
And the occasional altered dreams
Appetites for mem'ries grow
As the sunshine begins to fade
Across the hill it's the same old chill lurkin'
Right there in the shade

[Verse 2]
Just as a child with bright eyes and a smile
Laughter was all she knew
Her mama was away and all Papa did was pray
So the wanderlust slowly grew
Spread her wings and a couple other things
For the medicine man downtown
With his bottle of elixir he said that he could fix her
And soon she was goin' down

[Chorus]
And everyone begins to look the same
Feel the burn from the same old evil flame
We watched her fall from sweet and kind
And I wish she could come back, sweet Magdeline

[Verse 3]
She was gone on a bad trip
Followed by a needle and a silver spoon
Mama sat and cried and Papa told us lies
Said she'd be back real soon
Suddenly the seasons changed
From the fall back to the spring
Answers live like peasants here
Where the questions reign as king

[Chorus]
And everyone begins to look the same
Feel the burn from the same old evil flame
We watched her fall from sweet and kind
And I wish she could come back, sweet Magdeline

[Verse 2]
Just as a child with bright eyes and a smile
Laughter was all she knew
Mama was away and all Papa did was pray
While the wanderlust, it slowly grew
Spread her wings and one or two more things
For the medicine man downtown
With his bottle of elixir he said that he could fix her
And soon she was, soon she was goin' down

[Chorus]
And everyone begins to look the same
Feel the burn from the same old evil flame
We watched her fall from sweet and kind
And I wish she could come back
I really do wish she could come back, sweet Magdeline