[Intro] Dust on my boots, red mark on my wrist One night still burning where the summer broke open [Verse 1] You found me by the ticket fence With cheap black paint beneath my eyes The speakers shook the August air And thunder climbed the sky We traded names beside the beer tent Your jacket smelled like smoke and rain Then barefoot on the trampled grass We kissed like we were sixteen again [Pre-Chorus] My friends were shouting, “Lose your mind” So I left every careful thought behind [Chorus] I was wild, I was free With the whole damn night running through me Spinning hard where the crowd broke wide Your hand in mine, no place to hide I was loud, I was alive A match struck bright in a summer sky If the morning wants an explanation Tell it I was born for the celebration [Verse 2] The mosh pit pulled me like a riptide Boots and laughter, shoulder to shoulder I came out grinning, hair undone With a bruise blooming on my shoulder At the merch table after midnight I bought a secret with a grin Black cotton, a little devil tail And three sharp words stitched in [Pre-Chorus] I wore it like a private dare A tiny flag for the girl in there [Chorus] I was wild, I was free With the whole damn night running through me Spinning hard where the crowd broke wide Your hand in mine, no place to hide I was loud, I was alive A match struck bright in a summer sky If the morning wants an explanation Tell it I was born for the celebration [Bridge] Now the picture hangs above my desk Glossy page, black boots, crooked grin Not a saint and not a wreck Just the woman I was when the night let me in The date is blurred, the colors fade But I remember every friend by name The grass, the sweat, the ringing ears The fearless girl who owned those years [Final Chorus] I was wild, I was free And that old fire still belongs to me When the room goes quiet, I turn the page And hear that crowd rise up again I was loud, I was alive No borrowed halo, no alibi Let the years put silver in my hair That reckless heart is still right there [Outro] Dust on my boots, red mark on my wrist One night still burning One night I won’t forget
