[Intro] Mary kept her jacket zipped Rain on the avenue Nobody guessed what lived beneath The careful girl they knew [Verse 1] Phoenix heat after sundown Dust on the festival hill She traded quiet for a wristband And a dare she meant to fulfill Her friends saw sparks in her brown eyes Then watched her vanish from view She kissed a stranger on the grass Like the whole night asked her to [Pre-Chorus] She said, “Don’t call me careful Don’t call me sweet tonight” Then slipped into the speakers’ thunder And stepped across the line [Chorus] Mary went wild, Mary went free Queen of the hill where the whole crowd could see From the grass to the pit, with a grin like a flame The shy little secret girl forgot her name Mary went wild, let the hot night roll A flirt in her eyes and a storm in her soul Her friends stood stunned as she shouted, “Come on!” Mary was born for the loudest song [Verse 2] She dove where the bodies collided Boots pounding hard in the dust Teased her old friends with a sideways smile And turned every dare into lust A plastic cup in her fingers A borrowed haze in the air The smoke from the next row found her And tangled itself in her hair The drinks made the whole world tilt The band made the whole sky spin She laughed until her voice went ragged And pulled her best friends in [Pre-Chorus] They said, “Mary, who are you now?” She said, “The part you never knew” Then raised her cup to the desert And let the midnight through [Chorus] Mary went wild, Mary went free Queen of the hill where the whole crowd could see From the grass to the pit, with a grin like a flame The shy little secret girl forgot her name Mary went wild, let the hot night roll A flirt in her eyes and a storm in her soul Her friends stood stunned as she shouted, “Come on!” Mary was born for the loudest song [Bridge] At the merch tent under red lights She found a souvenir to keep Black cotton, bold white letters A devil-tail arrow pointing down beneath “Smack This” across the back A wicked little flag for the night She held it up and laughed so hard Her friends nearly lost the fight [Breakdown] Quiet Mary? Not tonight! Introvert? Out of sight! Phoenix, raise the speakers high! Let the wild girl testify! [Final Chorus] Mary went wild, Mary went free Queen of the hill where the whole crowd could see She kissed the grass, stormed the pit Flirted like a fuse and never once quit Mary went wild, let the desert roll A sex-goddess grin and a thunderstorm soul Her friends all learned what the night had drawn: The quietest girl can become the song [Outro] Rain on the pavement, dust on her shoes Black souvenir and nothing to lose Mary walked home with the sunrise near Still laughing loud in her friends’ ears
