Lyrics

Madeleine McDonnell ©2023

Right outside our door
It’s anything but kind
All the grass is gone
And the trees have all resigned
But I know you well
You’ll come home again
‘ Least that’s what I tell myself
Madeleine

A mother knows when
Her girl is sinking low
She watches closely
At her daughter’s fading glow
Her friends have slipped away
And she tries to pretend
That everything’s normal
Madeleine

Maybe you feel like you’ve never really owned
Anything at all, except for leaving home



People ask me how
How’s your Madeleine
Do I lie for you
And just like you, pretend
Was it a boy
Who broke your heart again
Or did something I said
Offend, Madeleine

My door is open wide
Even if all the leaves blow
With the snow and rain
I will never pull it closed
I will say it once
And I’ll say it once again
You are my only
Madeleine

I will say it once
If it’s broken, it can mend
You are my only
Madeleine