I'll never forget my first revolution
It’s like a wake-up call
A hard-learned lesson 'bout fission and fusion
Back to the future or we'll miss it all
A lonesome writer with burned-out fighters
In his screenplay full of lies
The loads get lighter and the world feels wider
If you leave all your baggage behind
I got a letter for the kids fighting out on the fronts
Life is a very strange song we can only play once
Chorus:
We are old rebels with a new dream
New rebels with an old dream
Young rebels with their own dreams
It goes on and on and on
We are old rebels with a new dream
Young rebels with their own dreams
Singin' that same old song again
Once again
Well I might feel sorry but I won't ask for forgiveness
For the battles to be fought
Destiny will forgive me, we're not fighting in vain
With blind faith in the sun and the rain
I see the children in the woods and the streets
See the flags and see the fists
I see myself running through the smoke and the heat
See the chances that I missed