Oldest Daughter

You drift in with the wind And use a library computer to check in "You can't sleep at the table, ma'am, you're scaring the kids" And the fall's getting cold You try to catch salt air in an envelope So you can send it home, sit by the bay alone Sun on your skin Another day up in flames Another cop that knows your name (that knows your name) These assholes always sound the same Madelyn, I don't think that I'll see you again Madelyn, I love you, but we both know how this ends Madelyn, the tide is coming in You pull out a cig Imagine the air in your lungs as gasoline Light the fucker up, some people get all the luck And some gotta live I can't find an address Nobody seems to know where you're living at I got you a birthday gift And I wanna send it with pictures of my kids Another day up in flames (day up in flames) Another year that looks the same Madelyn, I don't think that I'll see you again Madelyn, I love you but we both know how this ends Madelyn, I heard that the tide is coming in You're lost in the gray, with two broken legs Trying to swim Madelyn, watch the clouds Madelyn, empty out Madelyn, flood the ground Madelyn, try to sleep Madelyn, in the steam Madelyn, from the street Madelyn, I don't think that I'll see you again Madelyn, I love you but we both know how this ends Madelyn, I heard that the tide is coming in You're lost in the gray with two broken legs Trying to swim