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Marlene Lyrics by Bryan Dunn

Sweetheart of the Music Hall

2012

[Verse 1]
At the doorway down the hall, something smelled of alcohol
Baby, you’ve been missing now for days, days, days
We were just-a passing by and it was naughty, it was nice
But every pleasure has its price I pay, pay, pay

[Pre-Chorus]
Everybody wondered where they found that conga drum
And everybody wondered where that blood was coming from

[Chorus]
Marlene, baby won’t you comfort me?
Marlene, baby won’t you stay, stay, stay?
Marlene, baby won’t you stay with me tonight?

[Verse 2]
Severed finger, ruby ring, diamond dust on everything
Waiting for the phonе to ring for days, days, days
Pointing fingers, dirty looks, off the record, off thе books
Lovers sleaze and petty crooks, they say, say, say

[Pre-Chorus]
And everybody wondered where the body would be found
In this dirty city on a lonely patch of ground

[Chorus]
Marlene, baby won’t you comfort me?
Marlene, baby won’t you stay, stay, stay?
Marlene, baby won’t you stay with me tonight?

[Bridge]
Your windblown lovers just beat my alibis
My diet’s only whiskey and a straight stream of lies

[Pre-Chorus]
And everybody wondered where the body would be found
In this dirty city on a lonely patch of ground

[Chorus]
Marlene, baby won’t you comfort me?
Marlene, baby won’t you stay, stay, stay?
Marlene, baby won’t you stay with me tonight?
Stay with me tonight
Stay with me tonight
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About “Marlene” by Bryan Dunn

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"Marlene" appears on "Sweetheart of the Music Hall" in 2012.

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