Madeleine was a pretty girl, why she didn't even hit sixteen All the boys in the neighbourhood took advantage of the little dream Now they may try to hide it, but you can't justify it They used her up and crushed her seeds of a that was never meant to be She love they gave her lies The promise of a Now there's left for Madeleine to sanctify Stuck in the middle can't solve the riddle on the Rockin' the cradle could be fatal on the outside Stuck in the can't solve the riddle on the outside Rockin' the sure could be fatal on the outside
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh Such a shame, why she last long, now who takes the blame for that All the noise in the neighbourhood, say that Madeleine's getting fat They may try to it, but you just can't justify it They used her up and crushed her seeds of a flower that was never to be She gave the love she had, but then gave it back again Madeleine tried so to understand
in the middle can't solve the riddle on the outside Rockin' the cradle sure could be on the outside in the middle can't solve the riddle on the outside Rockin' the cradle sure could be fatal on the
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh What's the use of ghosts of men where responsibility comes cheap They came with no shame they with seedy bar room seduction they seep But who weeps for Madeleine but for her own Mother Earth gave birth to mankind, mankind gave nothing in Madeleine was a virgin clad, knew no better, Madeleine's had Easy target, easy game, nobody's here to take the Nevertheless, hormones run wild She needed love they her lies The promise of a left for Madeleine to sanctify