Sunshine stealing stage time
From the moon and stars above
She said, "Leave me alone"
I said, "Take me home"
Sixteen down, living in the hallowed grounds
Now the blue has turned to red
All but given up for dead
Ooh Madeline (Madeline Reed)
Madeline Reed
The skiff rocked like a cradle
And the poor girl fell overboard
Rope wrapped around her neck
Tangled in her hair soaked wet
Dragged the stream, her body never to be found
Now the blue has turned to red
All but given up for dead
Ooh Madeline (Madeline Reed)
Madeline Reed
The dirt, the stream, her body never to be found
Except for footprints kicked in the muddy ground
Beside where she lay
My laugh made the headlines
Beneath the water-lilly sky
She said, "Leave me alone"
I said, "Take me home"
Sixteen down, living in the hallowed grounds
Now the blue has turned to red
All but given up for dead
Ooh Madeline
Now the blue has turned to red
All but given up for dead
Ooh Madeline (Madeline Reed)
Madeline Reed can't breathe