Songwriters Irwin, Mark Kear, Josh
Wild rebel rose, the kids used to tease you
Wild rebel rose, every time theyd see you
In those black turtle necks in mid July
Wearin too much makeup round your eyes
Wild rebel rose, I didnt know you
Wild rebel rose, so I never told you
How Id watch from the house across the street
When those blue lights came around
At least three times a week
Its hard for anyone to understand
Why at sixteen you just up and ran
They didnt know you only knew your daddys love
Like the back of his hand
I heard the shots, saw you hit the door
I snuck in and grabbed that pistol off the floor
Dont you worry they wont find it thats for sure
Wild rebel rose, the kids used to tease you
Wild rebel rose, every time theyd see you
In those black turtle necks in mid July
Wearin too much makeup round your eyes
Hmm, oh, wild, wild, wild rebel rose
They didnt know, ooh, yeah, hmm