Rebel Rose

[Verse 1]
Rosie, aren't you tired of being a rebel?
Ain't running been too much trouble?
Your mama couldn't sleep for days
And she called half the county for you
You got way too high on a Christmas Eve
And forgot to wear the good long sleeve
We're stopping at the Quick Sack
'Cause it looks like you ain't ate in weeks

[Refrain]
Mm, mm

[Verse 2]
Little girl talking 'bout your tattoo
The snake on your arm, what's he gonna do?
Might look like he bites
But we all know you couldn't hurt a fly
'Cause if she knew half the things you did
Where you got the money, the place you slept
She'd put on a hazmat suit
And run as far as she could away

[Chorus]
My dear Rosie, aren't you tired of being a rebel
My dear Rosie, aren't you tired of being a rebel
Right about now?

[Verse 3]
You've been the black sheep all your life
Sevenfold records and switchblade knives
Always on the rougher side
Until it finally got rough on you
Well, it started out as "I can't sleep
Harder stuff is just a bit more cheap"
Then you mix your wine with quick relief
Saying it could never be me

[Chorus]
My dear Rosie, aren't you tired of being a rebel
My dear Rosie, aren't you tired of being a rebel
Right about now?

[Bridge]
Your daddy would be screaming like a banshee
If he saw his little girl inside that shell
He'd kill every pusher and knock the world down to size
'Cause love is war and, honey, war is hell
'Cause love is war, honey, war is hell

[Verse 4]
You never told him 'bout the nice young man
Night behind the Tellico Dam
Bawling outside the clinic
While you were banging on the dash
Screaming how could you ever be so dumb?
How'd it ever happen to you that young?
And now you're sweating out the memories
Spending New Year's on your mama's couch
Spending New Year's on your mama's couch

[Chorus]
My dear Rosie, aren't you tired of being a rebel
My dear Rosie, aren't you tired of being a rebel
My dear Rosie, aren't you tired of being a rebel
Right about now?

[Outro]
Right about now
Right about now