Rebel       He made his way back to the old town   And everything looked just the same   The shops and the schools and the factories were there   But somehow the faces had changed      So he went for a walk in the high street   Took his coat off and rolled up his sleeves   He thought of his father and his father before him   And how he was the first one to leave      Well he didn't come here for forgiveness   There isn't a lot they can say   'Cause I remember the reasons he first ran away      Chorus      He's a rebel   Just a rebel   Got his back to the wall   Gonna fight 'til he falls   He's a rebel      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 he's too young to remember   Don't tell him what's wrong or what's right   Just give him a chance to go out there and fight      Chorus      He's a rebel   Just a rebel   All the battles are won   But he's still on the run   He's a rebel      When it comes time for leavin'   Don't stand in my way   There's nothin' left for me here   Gonna run, run away      In the morning he walks past the old house   In the rain under grey northern skies   There's a new coat of paint on the front garden gate   But there's more there than first meets the eye      For a moment he stands undecided   Looking back on the days of his youth   As two worlds collide in a moment of truth   He's a rebel