Miss Margaret from Not Saved by Kurt Ringquist

You used to be taller,
You used to be straight.
You used to run ragged
Right out of the gate.
It used to be summer,
You used to look sweet.
I used to take pictures
But I was discreet.

Hey, Miss Margaret,
You’re so on target,
Just beating on those pagan skins.
Oh, Miss Margaret,
I want what you got.
It never ends when it don’t begin.

I hope that I’m healthy,
But I don’t really know.
I think that’s the devil,
Stopped in for the show.
I’m trying my hardest,
Doesn’t that count?
I’m here in the back seat,
Checking you out.

Hey, Miss Margaret,
You’re so on target,
Just beating on those pagan skins.
Oh, Miss Margaret,
I want what you got.
It never ends when it don’t begin.

Hey, Miss Margaret,
You’re so on target,
Just beating on those pagan skins.
Oh, Miss Margaret,
I want what you got.
It never ends when it don’t begin.

Please, please be a lover -
Why can’t you see,
You gotta love someone,
Don’t need to be me.
I’m here, semi-comatose,
Reading this book.
I’m just the burnt dinner
You’re trying to cook.

Hey, Miss Margaret,
You’re so on target,
Just beating on those pagan skins.
Oh, Miss Margaret,
I want what you got.
It never ends when it don’t begin.

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