Warren Zevon Lyrics

Album: Mr. Bad Example

Renegade Lyrics

written by Warren Zevon 1991 Zevon Music BMI 

Some prayers never reach the sky

Some wounds never heal 

They still say someday the South will rise

Man, I want to see that deal

I don't want to grow old gracefully 

I don't want to go 'til it's too late I'll 

be some old man in the road somewhere

Kneeling down in the dust by the side of the Interstate

I am a renegade 

I've been a rebel all my days 

I am a renegade 

I've been a rebel all my days

We were hopelessly outnumbered 

It was a lost cause all along 

But when we heard the bugles call 

We swore we'd stand or fall together right or wrong

We ain't seen no reconstruction here 

Just the scorched earth all around 

And the high school band played "Dixieland" 

While they tore our tattered flags and banners down

I am a renegade 

I've been a rebel all my days 

I am a renegade 

I've been a rebel all my days

Some prayers never reach the sky 

Some wars never end 

Some dreams refuse to die

Next time I would rather break than bend

I am a renegade 

I've been a rebel all my days 

I am a renegade 

I've been a rebel all my days