by Bryan Adams/ Jim Vallance

©1985 Irving Music, Inc/ Adam Communications, Inc

Calypso Toonz, PROC. 



I made my way back to the old town

And everything looked 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 'til 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...