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Artist: John Mellencamp
Canonical path: /john-mellencamp/when-margaret-comes-to-town
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When Margaret Comes To Town
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When Margaret Comes To Town
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When you were a kid you received no good instruction
And your mother was nowhere to be found
The lies were yelled and the truth was seldom spoken
That's what you get when Margaret comes to town
She likes to keep things upside down
When Margaret comes to town
When your thoughts are twisted and distoreted
And your children are forced to choose sides and lie down
And the keeper is screaming drunk running around naked
It's for your pleasure
When Margaret comes to town
She likes to keep things upside down
When Margaret comes to town
Oh, but those who believe in her
They cut off their noses to spite their faces
Leaving you the little one scared and lonely
Who really cares about you now
So if you see her coming man you'd better take cover
She stays down at the dark end of a frown
And just like the sirens that are so sweetly singing
It's better just to leave when Margaret comes to town
When margaret comes to twon
She likes to keep things upside down
When margaret comes to town
She likes to keep things upside down
When Margaret comes to town
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