Escrita por Rod Stewart e Martin Quittenton, foi gravada em 1970 e lançada em maio de 1971 no disco Every picture tell a story. Também foi lançada em compacto com Reason to believe como Lado A. É o número 131 da lista das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone.
Fala sobre a ambivalencia e contradição das emoções de um garoto envolvido com uma mulher mais velha e foi escrita a partir da experiencia própria de Stewart.
Foi número 1 na Australia, Canadá, Reino Unido e Estados Unidos. Além duso, foi número 2 na Irlanda, número 3 na Holanda e Nova Zelandia e número 5 na Suíça.
Rod Stewart cantou, Ronnie Wood tocou guitarra, baixo e guitarra de 12 cordas. Martin Quiteenton tocou violão. Micky Waller tocou bateria e cimbals. Ian McLagan tocou orgao Hammond. Ray Jackson tocou bandolin e Peter Sears tocou celesta.
A letra:
Wake
up, Maggie, I think I got somethin' to say to you
It's late
September and I really should be back at school
I know I keep you
amused, but I feel I'm being used
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have
tried any more
You led me away from
home
Just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart and
that's what really hurts
The mornin' sun when
it's in your face really shows your age
But that don't worry me
none, in my eyes, you're everything
I laughed at all of your
jokes, my love, you didn't need to coax
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't
have tried any more
You led me away from
home
Just to save you from being alone
You stole my soul, and
that's a pain I can do without
All I needed was a
friend to lend a guiding hand
But you turned into a lover, and
mother, what a lover, you wore me out
All you did was wreck my
bed, and in the morning, kick me in the head
Oh, Maggie, I
couldn't have tried any more
You led me away from
home
'Cause you didn't wanna be alone
You stole my heart, I
couldn't leave you if I tried
I suppose I could
collect my books and get on back to school
Or steal my daddy's cue
and make a living out of playin' pool
Or find myself a rock and
roll band that needs a helpin' hand
Oh, Maggie, I wished I'd never
seen your face
You made a first-class
fool out of me
But I'm as blind as a fool can be
You stole my
heart, but I love you anyway
Maggie, I wished I'd
never seen your face
I'll get on back home one of these days
Ooh,
ooh, ooh
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