When you walked in I barely knew it was you;
Your neon shades paled by the beige haze of school
In your head the same subjects as everyone else
It’s okay. It’s what you’re supposed to think about
You don’t have to go back
There are other courses of attack
It’s hard to think of something new
But rebel, rebel, Don’t go back to school
Remember when we drove through the night from Columbia
Screaming our favorite songs at the top of our lungs…
Or when you said you’d changed your eyes to green
And all you had to do was say it and believe?
Save yourself while you still can
This could be your last chance
It’s hard to dodge the ubiquitous view
But rebel, rebel, Don’t go back to school
Please, stay here with me We’ll arm ourselves with creativity
It’s something I shouldn’t ask of you
But rebel, rebel, Don’t go back to…
Radical, radical, Don’t go back to…
Riot, riot, Don’t back to school