Seems like yesterday we were 16
We were the rebels of the rebel scene
We wore Doc Martens in the sun
Drinking vintage cider having fun

Drinking vintage cider having fun
It wasn't often that we fought at all
It wasn't often
We wore Doc Martens in the sun

Paint our toenails black and let our hair grow
What I am now is what I was then
I am not more acceptable that then
I an not more acceptable than then

It wasn't often that we fought at all
It wasn't often
Seems like yesterday we were 16
We were the rebels of the rebel scene



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"The Rebels" as written by Dolores Mary O'riordan

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    General Comment:One of the Cranberries' favorite songs to play, they wrote this about the innocence of youth and the desire to reclaim it.
    Flag calystoon October 06, 2004   Link

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