Sweet Magdeline Lyrics - Will Hoge

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 memories grow 

As the sunshine begins to fade 

Across the hill it's the same old chill 

Lurking right there in the shade 

Just 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 

She spread her wings and a couple other things 

For the medicine man downtown 

With his bottle of elixir he said that he would fix her 

And soon she was going down 

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 

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 

When the questions reign as king 

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 

Just a child with bright eyes and a smile 

Laughter was all she knew 

Mama was away and papa sat and prayed 

While the wanderlust that slowly grew 

She spread her wings and wanted to do things 

For the medicine man downtown 

And with his bottle of elixir he said that he would fix her 

And soon she was, soon she was going down, yeah 

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 

And I will really do is, wish she come back 

I wish she could come back sweet Magdeline