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   They didn't know you only knew your daddy's 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   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      Hmm, oh, wild, wild, wild rebel rose   They didn't know, ooh, yeah, hmm