Wild rebel rose, the kids used to tease you Wild rebel rose, every time they'd you In those black turtlenecks in mid July Wearing too much makeup 'round your eyes
Wild rose, I didn't know you Wild rebel rose, so I never you How I'd watch from the house across the street When those blue lights came around At three times a week
It's for anyone to understand Why at sixteen you just up and ran They didn't know you only knew daddy's love Like the back of his hand (*)
I heard the shots, saw you hit the door snuck in and grabbed that pistol off the floor Don't you worry they won't find it that's sure
Wild rebel rose, the kids used to tease you Wild rebel rose, every time they'd see you In those black necks in mid July Wearing too much makeup 'round your
Hmm, oh, wild, wild, wild rebel rose They didn't know, ooh, yeah, hmm