Maggie Knows

"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

Aged 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

She says
"This is then, this is now"
So I say
"If this is then, then this is now"
Cos Maggie knows

Then she looked me in the eye
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

She says
It's such an abstract notion
Where we draw the lines
Identity constrained by oceans
Passports are just a concept
Broaden our horizons
Exchange ideas instead of objects

She says
"This is then, this is now"
So I say
"If this is then, then this is now"
Cos Maggie knows

Yeah Maggie knows
And Maggie knows
And Maggie knows