Maggie - Sarah Jarosz

Look away while you still can

Close your eyes, say goodbye to this strange land

You never thought you had it good

And high school was just football games and processed food

You’ve been picking through the weeds too long

Surrounded by the echoes of a dream gone wrong

Running through the fields that led

To nothing but a song you’re singing in your head

Drive across the desert in a blue Ford Escape

Hopefully this car will live up to its name

You got 90 miles out of town

When you started thinking you should turn the car around

Go back home to your reckless dad

Maybe this time he’ll convince you that it’s not so bad

But then you snapped back down from outer space

Stared into the rear view mirror at your face

Swollen eyes, beaded sweat

Tattoos on your forehead and around your neck

Drive across the desert in a blue Ford Escape

Hopefully this car will live up to its name

Maggie are you listening in your blue Ford Escape

Hopefully your car will live up to its name