Dan was married to his first wife Maggie from 1982-1985 and this song is about her
This is a picture of Dan and Maggie
Two
hearts throwing off sparks
Young
and in love with our freedom
Moonlight,
the soft southern nights
We
were both ripe to fall
Well
I was out on my own
Playing
for all who would listen
And
you were as free as a bird
Flying
from nest to nest
But
somewhere our eyes met
And
our hands reached out
And
we felt a kindred spirit
And
as our faces touched
I
could feel the fire
And
needed so to just be near it
Oh
lord, those moments we soared
Borne
on the wings of our passion
It
seemed then like they'd never end
But
times like that always must
'Cause
then one day I flew far away from you
I
never knew how I'd regret it
My
sweet Magnolia belle you know I've loved you well
Even
if I never said it
Magnolia,
now I see that freedom isn't free
And
love's the only true redeemer
And
when this journey's through I'll be coming back for you
If
you'll have this foolish dreamer
I
spend a night now and then passing through town on my travels
But
someday I'm gonna come back to stay
Magnolia,
I'm coming home
~~~
Dan Fogelberg ~~~
