Maggie May
Maggie's Betrayal: Love, Loss, and Lessons in the September Sun
Lyrics
Wake up, Maggie,
Expressing a wake-up call to Maggie, indicating the need to address something important.
I think I got something to say to you.
Stating the intention to communicate with Maggie.
It's late September and
Providing a temporal setting, late September, suggesting a specific timeframe.
I really should be back at school.
Expressing the narrator's sense of duty to return to school during this time.
I know I keep you amused,
Acknowledging the narrator's ability to entertain or interest Maggie.
But I feel I'm being used.
Conveying a feeling of being taken advantage of or manipulated.
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried any more.
Expressing efforts invested in the relationship with Maggie.
You led me away from home
Accusing Maggie of leading the narrator away from home.
Just to save you from being alone.
Implying that Maggie's company was sought to prevent loneliness.
You stole my heart, and that's what really hurts.
Highlighting the emotional pain caused by Maggie stealing the narrator's heart.
The morning sun, when it's in your face,
Describing the impact of morning sunlight on Maggie's face, possibly symbolizing honesty.
Really shows your age.
Commenting on Maggie's age being evident in the morning light.
But that don't worry me none.
Indicating that Maggie's age doesn't bother the narrator.
In my eyes, you're everything.
Expressing deep admiration for Maggie, considering her everything in the narrator's eyes.
I laughed at all of your jokes.
Recalling laughter at Maggie's jokes as a sign of affection.
My love you didn't need to coax.
Asserting that the narrator's love for Maggie was genuine and didn't require coaxing.
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried any more.
Reiterating the narrator's efforts in the relationship with Maggie.
You led me away from home
Reproaching Maggie for leading the narrator away from home.
Just to save you from being alone.
Highlighting the motive of preventing Maggie from being alone.
You stole my soul, and that's a pain I can do without.
Expressing the emotional pain of having one's soul taken away by Maggie.
All I needed was a friend
Expressing the original need for friendship with Maggie.
To lend a guiding hand.
Desiring Maggie's guidance as a friend.
But you turned into a lover, and, mother, what a lover!
Noting the unexpected transformation of the relationship into a romantic one, with an emphasis on Maggie's prowess as a lover.
You wore me out.
Conveying exhaustion from the romantic involvement with Maggie.
All you did was wreck my bed,
Accusing Maggie of disrupting the narrator's bed.
And, in the morning, kick me in the head
Describing a morning after an intimate encounter with Maggie.
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried any more.
Reiterating the narrator's efforts in the relationship despite challenges.
You led me away from home
Blaming Maggie for leading the narrator away from home again.
'Cause you didn't want to be alone.
Suggesting that Maggie didn't want to be alone, prompting the narrator's involvement.
You stole my heart. I couldn't leave you if I tried.
Expressing the impossibility of leaving Maggie despite the heartache.
I suppose I could collect my books
Considering alternative paths, such as returning to school.
And get on back to school.
Continuing to contemplate returning to school.
Or steal my daddy's cue
Entertaining the idea of pursuing a career in playing pool with a cue borrowed from the narrator's father.
And make a living out of playing pool.
Exploring the option of joining a rock 'n' roll band in need of assistance.
Or find myself a rock 'n' roll band
Expressing regret and negative feelings towards Maggie, wishing to undo the encounter.
That needs a helping hand.
Reflecting on being fooled by Maggie and expressing blindness to the situation.
Oh, Maggie, I wish I'd never seen your face.
Conveying emotional pain and regret over encountering Maggie.
You made a first-class fool out of me.
Acknowledging Maggie's role in making the narrator appear foolish.
But I'm as blind as a fool can be.
Admitting the narrator's own blindness and foolishness.
You stole my heart, but I love you anyway.
Affirming love for Maggie despite the heartache.
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