Cover art for Oldest Daughter by The Wonder Years
Apr. 21, 20221 viewer19.1K views

Oldest Daughter Lyrics

[Pre-Chorus: Dan Campbell]
Another day up in flames
(Day up in flames)
Another year that looks the same

[Chorus: Dan Campbell]
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 grey
With two broken legs
Trying to swim


[Bridge: Dan Campbell & Matt Brasch]
(Madelyn) Watch the clouds
(Madelyn) Empty out
(Madelyn) Flood the ground

(Madelyn) Try to sleep
(Madelyn) In the steam
(Madelyn) From the street

[Chorus: Dan Campbell]
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 grey
With two broken legs
Trying to swim

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Oldest Daughter was released by The Wonder Years on April 21, 2022 (first heard on Philadelphia radio station ALT 104.5 the night before). The song is about someone trying to reconnect with a seemingly transient loved one. The name Madelyn is a callback to the song of the same name from The Wonder Years' 2013 record The Greatest Generation.

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