Rockin' The Cradle Lyrics - Singles - The Getaway People

Madeleine was a pretty little girl, why she didn't even hit sixteen 

All the boys in the neighbourhood took advantage of the little girl's dream 

Now they may try to hide it, but you just can't justify it 

They used her up and crushed her seeds of a flower that was never meant to be 

She needed love they gave her lies 

The promise of a paradise 

Now there's nothing left for Madeleine to sanctify 

Stuck in the middle can't solve the riddle on the outside 

Rockin' the cradle sure could be fatal on the outside 

Stuck in the middle can't solve the riddle on the outside 

Rockin' the cradle sure could be fatal on the outside 

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah 

Such a shame, why she didn't last long, now who takes the blame for that 

All the noise in the neighbourhood, they say that Madeleine's getting fat 

They may try to fight it, but you just can't justify it 

They used her up and crushed her seeds of a flower that was never meant to be 

She gave the love she had, but then Nobody gave it back again 

Madeleine tried so hard to understand 

Stuck in the middle can't solve the riddle on the outside 

Rockin' the cradle sure could be fatal on the outside 

Stuck in the middle can't solve the riddle on the outside 

Rockin' the cradle sure could be fatal on the outside 

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah 

What's the use of chasin' ghosts of men where responsibility comes cheap 

They came with no shame they came with seedy bar room seduction they seep 

But who weeps for Madeleine but for her own mother 

Mother Earth gave birth to mankind, mankind gave nothing in return 

Madeleine was a virgin clad, knew no better, Madeleine's been had 

Easy target, easy game, nobody's here to take the blame 

Nevertheless, hormones run wild She needed love they gave her lies 

The promise of a paradise 

Nothing left for Madeleine to sanctify