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Margaret

The Crane Wives

Margareth

She won't lie down, can't close her eyes
There's too many things to go south before the sunrise
Are you tired?
Are you terrified?
There's too many things to go south before the sunrise
So she grits her teeth puts the baby to sleep
And waits

She won't lie down
Won't hesitate
She's breaking her knuckles on truths that keep her awake
And she's tired
But her jaw is set
She won't lose anymore of the heart she still has left
So she says a prayer pulls the covers near
And waits

Margaret won't sleep tonight
Margaret won't sleep tonight
She wouldn't dare for all that creeps at night
Margaret won't sleep

She lost one man
To a strangers hand
She still carries his memories around when she's careless
She lost one man to a whisky glass
She still carries his dead weight around when she's careless
But her head is clear
She won't shed a tear
Puts the baby to bed before hanging her head to wait

Margaret won't sleep tonight
Margaret won't sleep tonight
She wouldn't dare for all that creeps at night
Margaret won't sleep
Margaret won't sleep
Margaret won't sleep

Margaret

Ella no se acostará, no puede cerrar los ojos
Hay demasiadas cosas que saldrán mal antes del amanecer
¿Estás cansada?
¿Estás aterrada?
Hay demasiadas cosas que saldrán mal antes del amanecer
Así que aprieta los dientes, pone al bebé a dormir
Y espera

Ella no se acostará
No dudará
Está rompiendo sus nudillos con verdades que la mantienen despierta
Y está cansada
Pero su mandíbula está firme
No perderá más del corazón que le queda
Así que reza, se arropa
Y espera

Margaret no dormirá esta noche
Margaret no dormirá esta noche
No se atrevería con todo lo que se arrastra por la noche
Margaret no dormirá

Perdió a un hombre
En manos de un extraño
Todavía lleva sus recuerdos consigo cuando descuida
Perdió a un hombre en un vaso de whisky
Todavía lleva su peso muerto consigo cuando descuida
Pero su mente está clara
No derramará una lágrima
Pone al bebé a dormir antes de inclinar la cabeza para esperar

Margaret no dormirá esta noche
Margaret no dormirá esta noche
No se atrevería con todo lo que se arrastra por la noche
Margaret no dormirá
Margaret no dormirá
Margaret no dormirá

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