She grew up in an Indiana town
Had a good lookin' mama who never was around
But she grew up tall and she grew up right
With them Indiana boys on an Indiana night

Well, she moved down here at the age of eighteen
She blew the boys away, it was more than they'd seen
I was introduced and we both started groovin'
She said, "I dig you, baby, but I got to keep movin' on, keep movin' on"

Last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain
I feel summer creepin' in and I'm tired of this town again

Well, I don't know but I've been told
You never slow down, you never grow old
I'm tired of screwing up, tired of goin' down
Tired of myself, tired of this town
Oh, my, my, oh, hell yes
Honey, put on that party dress
Buy me a drink, sing me a song
Take me as I come 'cause I can't stay long

Last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain
I feel summer creepin' in and I'm tired of this town again

There's pigeons down on Market Square
She's standin' in her underwear
Lookin' down from a hotel room
The nightfall will be comin' soon
Oh, my, my, oh, hell yes
You've got to put on that party dress
It was too cold to cry when I woke up alone
I hit the last number, I walked to the road

Last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain
I feel summer creepin' in and I'm tired of this town again


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Mary Jane's Last Dance Lyrics as written by Tom Petty

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    For those of you who take this song literally and think its about a girl named "Mary Jane", shame on you. I mean if you look at the music video for one its about some dead girl who got zipped up in a laboratory and brought home. The song is by Tom Petty not Jeffery Dahmer. It clearly shows sealing up weed.

    "She grew up in an Indiana town" Ever hear of Indiana ditchweed?

    "But she grew up tall and she grew up right" Referring to the plant itself and how well it grows.

    "I was introduced and we both started groovin'" Referring to him smoking the plant and getting into that stoner groove or mindset.

    "Last dance with Mary Jane One more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin' in and I'm Tired of this town again" Killing the pain refers to the physical effect marijuana has on you. And I think "tired of this town" is kinda that need to escape and get into a different mindset that stoners would.

    "Well I don't know what I've been told" This part refers to a lot of common belief people have on weed like its all wrong and stuff. This part of the song sounds a bit stressful, which makes it perfect to smoke some weed, which a lot of stoners do.

    "There's pigeons down in market square She's standin' in her underwear Lookin' down from a hotel room Nightfall will be comin' soon" This probably refers to an actual experience Tom Petty had, where he saw weed somewhere and it felt so right to try it, but he was trying to resist it.

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