Wild rebel rose

The kids used to tease you

Wild rebel rose

Every time they'd see you in those black turtle necks in mid-july

Wearin' too much makeup 'round your eyes.

Wild rebel rose

I didn't know you

Wild rebel rose

So I never told you how I'd watch from the house across the street

When those blue lights came around at least three times a week

It's hard for anyone to understand why at sixteen you just up and ran

But they didn't know you only knew your daddy's love like the back of his hand.

I heard the shots

I saw you hit the door

I snuck in and grabbed that pistol off the floor

Don't you worry they won't find it that's for sure.

Wild rebel rose

The kids used to tease you

Wild rebel rose

Every time they'd see you in those black turtle necks in mid-july

Wearin' too much makeup 'round your eyes.

Mmm, oh, wild, wild, wild rebel rose

They didn't know

Oooh, yeah, mmm...