I wanted to hold her hand
She was too embarrassed
I didn't like the boys, I didn't like most men
They did all the bad things
And she could outrun all of them
She outran all of them

So free
So fast
So beautiful
So free
So fast
So beautiful

I'm wild
I'm a wildflower
I'm wild
I'm a wildflower

Blossoming gently
I showed her where
I showed her slow
I led her to the rock ledge
On a slab of granite knowledge
Too young to know the sacrilege

We laid down
We laid down
We laid down
We laid down
We laid down
We laid down

I'm wild
I'm a wildflower
I'm wild
I'm a wildflower

There were plenty of men to admire
Fools came and went
The gentlemen
My great loves
Rested in my arms
I never found a home with my Carmen

Though I longed
And I marched
"Make up your fucking mind! " they barked
Feeling counterfeit
Never fitting in
Between two worlds, between two generations

They're so young
So fluid
My secrets now they just feel, they just feel foolish
Release me
This stoic oak tree
Is coming down, down, down

I'm wild
I'm a wildflower
I'm wild
I'm a wildflower
I'm wild
I'm a wildflower
I'm wild
I'm a wildflower