I`ve Been A Rebel (and It Don`t Pay) Lyrics

I`ve Been A Rebel (and It Don`t Pay) lyrics

(David Lee Murphy)

Well dad said son don`t you be a fool
Stay away from that old brown mule
He`s mean as a snake and twice as quick
Oh but always that kind that had to be shown
I couldn`t listen I couldn`t be told
Even way back then I had to get my kicks

Yeah I been a rebel and it don`t pay
There ain`t no future in livin` this way
It ain`t worth the trouble and I`ve tried to change
Yeah I done it the hard way all my life
It`s cost me plenty too many times
I been a rebel and it don`t pay

If there`s a bump in the road well I hit `em all
You don`t really learn `til you hit a brick wall
Back up and say man I could`a gone around that
Yeah sometimes I wish I could just go along
But that hard headed streak`s just a little too long
Gettin` first hand knowledge and goin` nowhere fast

Yeah I been a rebel and it don`t pay
There ain`t no future in livin` this way
It ain`t worth the trouble and I`ve tried to change
Yeah I done it the hard way all my life
It`s cost me plenty too many times
I been a rebel and it don`t pay

Yeah I been a rebel and it don`t pay
There ain`t no future in livin` this way
It ain`t worth the trouble and I`ve tried to change
Yeah I done it the hard way all my life
It`s cost me plenty too many times
I been a rebel and it don`t pay