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