Girl Gone Wild

The girl's gone wild, the neighbors say
She climbs the trees when I'm not looking
She must be trapped under the influence of something so strong^[1]
And I'll be damned if I can find it

The neighbors look at me as if there's something I should do
"The girl's gone wild," I think
"What would Neil Young do?"

If she was smoking something funny
I think old Neil would sit her down
He'd sing to her about the Goldrush^[2]
And have her pass the bowl around

The neighbors look at me as if there's something I should do
"The girl's gone wild," I think
"What would Neil Young do?"

One thing Neil Young would never think to do is change the key^[3]
The girl may have gone wild but
she is still the same tree-hugging, pea-corn-and-granola-eating
Goofy girl to me

If she was doing something so completely dangerous
Like playing with a good man's heart^[4]
I still contend that, when a girl's gone wild,
There is no Marshall stack on earth loud enough to drive the message through

The neighbors look at me as if there's something I should do
"The girl's gone wild," I think
"What would Neil Young do?"

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1. Crowded House's second big stateside hit. ↩︎

2. Track #2, in particular. ↩︎

3. Going to the minor (ii) or (iii) in the bridge is a big adventure for ol' Neil. ↩︎

4. Talking to you, Ms. Spears. ↩︎