Cover art for The Rebels (Outtake) by The Cranberries
Apr. 30, 19961 viewer

The Rebels (Outtake) Lyrics

[Intro]
One, two, three, four

[Verse 1]
Seems like yesterday, we were sixteen
We were the rebels of the rebel scene
We wore Doc Martens in the sun
Drinking vintage cider, having fun
We were drinking vintage cider, having fun

[Chorus]
It wasn't often that we'd fight at all
It wasn't often, hey
It wasn't–, that we'd fight at all
It wasn't–, hey

[Verse 2]
We wore Doc Martens in the snow
Paint our toenails black and let our hair grow
What I am now is what I was then
I am not morе acceptable than them
I am not morе acceptable than them

[Chorus]
It wasn't often that we'd fight at all
It wasn't often, hey
It wasn't often that we'd fight at all
It wasn't often, hey
[Break]
That was really cool, man

[Bridge]
Like yesterday, we were sixteen
We were the rebels of the rebel scene
We wore Doc Martens in the sun

[Chorus]
It wasn't–, that we'd fight at all
It wasn't often, hey
It wasn't often, it wasn't often
It wasn't often, it wasn't often
It wasn't often, it wasn't often
It wasn't often

[Outro]
That was much better, very good

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April 30, 1996
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