Chris Stapleton

Released: November 13, 2020

Songwriter: Chris Stapleton

Producer: Dave Cobb Chris Stapleton

[Verse 1]
Let me tell you a story
About an old friend of mine
Somebody left her in a shopping cart
In a parking lot for us to find
Just a fuzzy black pup
She was hungry and feeling alone
We put her in the back seat
And told her we were takin' her home

[Chorus]
Run, Maggie run
With the heart of a rebel child
Oh, run, Maggie run
Be just as free as you are wild

[Verse 2]
A few kids later
We moved out on the farm
And she followed those kids around
Yeah, she kept them safe from harm
And she loved to chase squirrels
And playin' out in the snow
She'd take off like a bullet
Man, you should have seen her go

[Chorus]
Run, Maggie run
With the heart of a rebel child
Oh, run, Maggie run
Be just as free as you are wild

[Verse 3]
It was rainin' on a Monday
The day that Maggie died
She woke up and couldn't use her legs
So I laid down by her side
She put her head on my hand
Like she'd done so many times
I told her she was a good dog
Then I told her goodbye

[Chorus]
Run, Maggie run
With the heart of a rebel child
Oh, run, Maggie run
Be just as free as you are wild

[Verse 4]
I had a revelation
As the tractor dug a hole
I can tell you right now
That a dog has a soul
And I thought to myself
As we buried her on the hill
I never knew me a better dog
And I guess I never will

[Chorus]
Run, Maggie run
With the heart of a rebel child
Oh, run, Maggie run
Be just as free as you are wild
Oh, run, Maggie run
With the heart of a rebel child
Oh, run, Maggie run
Be just as free as you are wild

Chris Stapleton (born April 15, 1978) is a country, bluegrass, and southern rock artist from Lexington, Kentucky. Before his critically acclaimed album “Traveller”, Stapleton wrote songs for the likes of George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Darius Rucker, Adele, Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, and Tim McGraw. Stapleton also found success with his band The SteelDrivers, releasing two albums with the band in 2008 and 2010, where he eventually left later in 2010.

Awards/

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