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margaret in the morningsleeping on her sidetossin' men like nicklesinto an ever-rising tideI guess she was a dentistbefore she fell in lovefreezin' leaden smilesjust to give 'em upoh oh ohmargaret downemargaret at the officemargaret at eighteenshe said sit right down a minuteshe said lemme clean your teethso we settled down in bosemanin the corner of the worldand we raised a couple childrenbut we lost a little girloh oh ohmargaret downeheartsick in montana we slowly grew apartSongtextethe grocery clerk in moncton as you were dancing in the baryou rushed him to the courtroom before the bed was coldand defrosted out my windshield when you smile then lemme knowoh oh ohoh oh ohmargaret downemany cavities pullingat our marriage's tender mouthand at the root of all the problemswas a man across the canalmargaret left the practicelaid in '86and I left behind the mid-westand forgot we ever kissedoh oh ohoh oh ohoh oh ohmargaret downeI knew she changed her numberbut couldn't shake the coughthe doctor gave her 6 weekswhich only made her shrug it offresting in her 5th weekI brought her buttercupsthere was too much to say between usand I'd only fuck it upso I stared up at the ceilingand I held her little hands and you knew that I forgave youfor making other plansoh oh ohoh oh ohoh oh ohmargaret downemargaret in the morningsleeping on her sidetossin' men like nicklesto an ever-rising tide Aus Songtexte Mania