Roger Daltrey: Rebel [lyrics]

Roger Daltrey: Rebel [lyrics]

Roger Daltrey

Rebel

I made my way back to the old town

And everything looked just the same

The shops and the schools and the factories were there

But somehow the faces had changed

So I went for a walk in the high streets

Took my coat off and rolled up my sleeves

I thought of my father and his father before him

And how I was the first one to leave

Well I didn't come here for forgiveness

There isn't a lot I can say

'Cause I remember the reasons I first ran away

CHORUS

I'm a rebel

Just a rebel

Got my back to the wall

Gonna fight till I fall

I'm a rebel

When it comes time for leavin'

Don't stand in my way

Don't ever look back, don't surrender

The old men say they've seen it before

Oh they drink their beer and they talk about friends

Who didn't come back from the war

Don't say I'm too young to remember

Don't tell me what's wrong or what's right

Just give me a chance to go out there and fight

CHORUS

When it comes time for leavin'

Don't stand in my way

There's nothing left for me here

Gonna run, run away

CHORUS

Just a rebel

Just a rebel

I'm a rebel

Just a rebel