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They call me the Nashville Rebel 
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They say "Leave that boy alone 
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Don't you give him advice, or he'll turn to ice 
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& you might as well talk to stone." 
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But I've got things to do & things to say in my own way 

Verse 2: 
I don't have time for your parties 
Or love's little guessin' games 
I've got songs to write in the still of night 
I was born to right & sing 
& I've got things to do & things to say in my own way 

Verse 3: 
They call me the Nashville Rebel 
Little girl, don't you waste your time 
For I've given my heart to this old guitar 
You deserve a better love than mine 
'Cause I've got things to do & things to say in my own way 

Verse 4: 
I'm the Nashville Rebel 
I'm a loner & I like it fine 
I'd like to have a wife, live a normal life 
But I just don't have the time 
'Cause I've got things to do & things to say in my own way 
I've got things to do & things to say in my own way