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

Nevert