Mark Collie - Johnny Was A Rebel Lyrics

Johnny came home in '67 to a little bit less than a heroe's welcome

Guns of war ringing in his head I wonder what he must have thought

About the things some people said

Johnny was a rebel alright it was in his blood like fire in his eyes

Believin' that freedom was well worth keeping alive

Johnny was a rebel alright he knew where to stand and where to fight

Believin' that freedom was well worth keeping alive

Johnny was a rebel alright



He used to ride that Harley through the hollows and the hills

Blow through town standing on one wheel

Long hair flyin' like a sheet in the wind I knew he never would fit in

In the old hometown again

Yeah Johnny was a rebel alright...



That night out on the courthouse yard behind the civil defense and the national guard

I saw an angry mob get out of hand I saw Johnny take a bullet for another man

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Johnny died young like the good often do fightin' for right in the struggle of truth

It seems like a waste when I look back today but I guess it's like he used to say

Our freedom's only worth as much as we're all willing to pay

Johnny was a rebel alright Johnny was a rebel alright yes he was

Johnny was a rebel alright yes he was Johnny was a rebel alright yes he was