[Verse 1] They said “You’re a freak” Back on those high‑school bleachers— No one was crueler. Now I walk down the street, Same mouths beggin’ to be my future. They said “You’re too much,” Too loud, too wild, too honest. Now I’m on every screen, And they quote me like a promise. [Pre‑Chorus] I used to cry alone— It’s true. Now I’m the queen of this hometown, And you— [Chorus] Know I used to run and hide, Lord knows I tried. But now they wanna get on my side, Now they wanna get on my side. They all used to laugh at me, Said I was too weird. Now they’re in the nosebleed seats, Screamin’ just to get heard here. Now they wanna get on my side, Now they wanna get on my side. [Verse 2] They said “Tone it down” In that small‑town Sunday sermon. Bless their jealous little hearts— Look whose tables finally turned and— Those guys who used to pick on me Now act like they’ve been into me. Them boys who used to knock me down Now chase me every time I’m in town. [Pre‑Chorus] I used to cry alone— It’s true. Now I’m the name they can’t stop sayin’, And you— [Chorus] Know I used to run and hide, No, I don’t know why. But now they wanna get on my side, Now they wanna get on my side. They all used to laugh at me, Called me too damn weird. Now they’re beggin’ for a backstage pass, Posin’ like we’ve been best friends for years. Now they wanna get on my side, Now they wanna get on my side. [Bridge] Funny how the tables spin right ’round— Same girls talkin’ trash now praise my sound. You said I’d never make it out this town alive, But I’m on every station on your Friday‑night drive. [Chorus] Yeah, I used to run and hide, Lord knows I tried. But now they wanna get on my side, Now they wanna get on my side. They all used to laugh at me— Now I’m laughin’ louder, Dancin’ on the grave Of every doubt they ever shouted. Now they wanna get on my side, Now they wanna get on my side. [Outro] They said “You’re a freak” Back in high school— No one was crueler. Now I walk past those same front doors, And my name’s on every cooler. They buy the drink with my face on the can, And I just smile like “Yeah… that was the plan.”
