I once knew a girl And she meant all the world To an old friend of mine Tossed and he turned As his brain slowly burned About just who she might find Oh she's a wild one She's on a path no man ever would guess Oh she's a wild one Now she's gone it's me that knows her best Thought he struck gold Til his dreams they turned to coal Now there's dust where she used to stand Haunts the same bars Where a vision said she was But all his search it just turned out bad Oh she's a wild one She's on a path no man would ever guess Oh she's a wild one Now she's gone it's me who knows her best Oh she's a wild one She's on a path no man would ever guess Oh she's a wild one Now she's gone it's me who knows her best