MARY JANE'S LAST DANCE
As recorded by Midland
(From the 2024 Album PETTY COUNTRY: A COUNTRY MUSIC CELEBRATION OF TOM PETTY)



[Intro]
       
       


[Verse 1]
              
She grew up in

    
 an Indiana to

wn
         
Had a good-loo

              
kin' mama who 


never was arou

nd
              
But she grew u

              
p tall and she

 
 grew up right
          
With them Indi

             
ana boys on an

 
 Indiana night


[Interlude]
       


[Verse 2]
              
Well, she move

              
d down here at

     
 the age of ei

ghteen
         
Blew the boys 

          
away, was more

 than they'd s

een
              
I was introduc

          
ed and we both

 started groov

in'
         
I said, "I dig

              
 you baby but 

  
I got to keep 

movin'"
        
...on,     kee

           
p movin' on
   


[Chorus]

Last dance wit

h Mary Jane
            
One more time 

              
to kill the pa


in

I feel summer 

creepin' in an

d I'm
            
Tired of this 

           
town again


[Interlude]
       


[Verse 3]
              
Well, I don't 

          
know, but I've

 been told
         
You never slow

           
 down, you nev

er grow old
              
I'm tired of s

              
crewing up, I'

  
m tired of goi

ng down
         
Tired of mysel

   
f, tired of th

is town
          
Oh my my, oh h

ell yes
         
You gotta put 

        
on that party 

dress
              
Buy me a drink

  
, sing me a so

ng,
         
Take me as I c

             
ome 'cause I c


an't stay long


[Chorus]

Last dance wit

h Mary Jane
            
One more time 

              
to kill the pa


in

I feel summer 

creepin' in an

d I'm
            
Tired of this 

        
town again


[Guitar Solo]
       
       


[Verse 4]
              
There's pigeon

          
s down on Mark

et Square
         
She's standin'

        
 in her underw

ear
              
Lookin' down f

      
rom a hotel ro

om
         
Nightfall will

    
 be comin' soo

n
        
Oh my my, oh h

ell yes
         
You got to put

         
 on that party

 dress
              
It was too col

              
d to cry when 

  
I woke up alon

e
         
I hit my last 

           
number and wal

ked to the roa

d


[Chorus]

Last dance wit

h Mary Jane
            
One more time 

              
to kill the pa


in

I feel summer 

creepin' in an

d I'm
            
Tired of this 

        
town again


[Outro-Guitar Solo]
       
       
       
         N.C.