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Maggie Knows

from Diamonds and Roses EP by Dave Giles

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"What an interesting couple"
She's staring at her photograph
Then laughs at her own muddle

She's got her own nostalgic paradise
A history in life's souvenirs.
You don't get to live it twice

And she says. "This is then, this is now"
So I say, "If this is then, then this is now"
Cos Maggie knows

Ages 22 she made the move down south
When she spoke she saw them frown,
But she's never changed her sound

And every season calls her north to dream
Cos even when it hurts
You never leave your football team

And she says. "This is then, this is now"
So I say, "If this is then, then this is now"
Cos Maggie knows

Then she looks me in the eye
And there's a change in her tone
Why do we look to pass the blame
Why do we look to throw more stones
We're like sticks in the mud
Expecting change from above
Is it that hard to be more kind
Or to have an open mind
There must be something we can do
A protest song to speak the truth

And she says
It's such an abstract notion,
Where we draw the lines,
Identity constrained by ocean.

Passports are just a a concept
Broaden our horizens
Exchange ideas instead of objects

And she says. "This is then, this is now"
So I say, "If this is then, then this is now"
Cos Maggie knows

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from Diamonds and Roses EP, released January 29, 2021

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