I've got a story that I wanna tell
About a little girl who was so overwhelmed
She lived her life with secrets and lies
And nobody, nobody heard her cries
She was a girl no different from the rest
Two car garage and a white picket fence
Behind the walls the secrets would grow
And nobody, nobody would know
Madeline
Sweet Madeline
Madeline
Sweet Madeline
I've been there
I've been there before
Went to the prom
She had her first kiss
To everyone else
Her life was pure bliss
They didn't see
Her drowning in tears
She dried them
She hid them for years
She got married
Had a child of her own
To give her the love
She had never known
Will she ever
Mend her broken spirit
Or will the darkness
Be her silent friend
Madeline
Sweet Madeline
Madeline
Sweet Madeline
I've been there
I've been there before
Though you're splintered and your torn
You can change the only life you've ever known
Madeline
Sweet Madeline
Madeline
Sweet Madeline
I've been there
I've been there before
Madeline
Sweet Madeline
Madeline
Sweet Madeline
I've been there
I've been there before