David Lee Murphy - I've Been A Rebel (and It Don't Pay) lyrics

(david lee murphy) Well dad said son don't you be a fool Stay away from that old brown mule He's mean as a snake and twice as quick Oh but always that kind that had to be shown I couldn't listen i couldn't be told Even way back then i had to get my kicks Yeah i been a rebel and it don't pay There ain't no future in livin' this way It ain't worth the trouble and i've tried to change Yeah i done it the hard way all my life It's cost me plenty too many times I been a rebel and it don't pay If there's a bump in the road well i hit 'em all You don't really learn 'til you hit a brick wall Back up and say man i could'a gone around that Yeah sometimes i wish i could just go along But that hard headed streak's just a little too long Gettin' first hand knowledge and goin' nowhere fast Yeah i been a rebel and it don't pay There ain't no future in livin' this way It ain't worth the trouble and i've tried to change Yeah i done it the hard way all my life It's cost me plenty too many times I been a rebel and it don't pay Yeah i been a rebel and it don't pay There ain't no future in livin' this way It ain't worth the trouble and i've tried to change Yeah i done it the hard way all my life It's cost me plenty too many times I been a rebel and it don't pay