They

couldn't

see

what

I

thought

would

be

so

ob

-

vi-

ous

They

hide

be-

hind

the

laws

they

made

for

all

of

us

The

mi-

nist-

ry

of

truth

that

deals

with

pre-

tense

The

mi-

nist-

ry

of

peace

that

sits

on

de-

fense

I'm

wa-

shing

my

hands

of

what

they're

try-

ing

to

do

It's

for

me,

it's

for

me,

it's

for

you,

it's

for

you

I'm

just

a

rock

'n'

roll

re-

bel

I'll

tell

you

no

lies

They

say

I

wor-

ship

the

de-

vil

They

must

be

stu-

pid

or

blind

I'm

just

a

rock

'n'

roll

re-

bel

They

live

a

life

of

fear

and

in-

se-

cu

-

ri-

ty

And

all

you

do

is

pay

for

their

pros-

pe

-

ri-

ty

The

mi-

nist-

ry

of

fear

that

won't

let

you

live

The

mi-

nist-

ry

of

grace

that

doesn't

for-

give

Do

what

you

will

to

try

and

make

me

con-

form

I'll

make

you

wish

that

you

had

ne-

ver

been

born

Cause

I'm

a

rock

'n'

roll

re-

bel

I'll

do

what

I

please

Yes

I'm

a

rock

'n'

roll

re-

bel

And

I'm

as

free

as

the

breeze

I'm

just

a

rock

'n'

roll

re-

bel

They'll

try

play-

in'

win

your

heart

They

know

it

rules

your

head

If

they

could

read

bet-

ween

the

lines

You

know

they'd

see

the

re-

al

day

God

on-

ly

knows

why

they

couldn't

see

the

ob

-

vious

Is

it

be-

cause

they

ma-

ni-

fest

the

in

-

cu-

bus

The

mi-

nist-

ry

of

war

that

got

caught

in

the

draft

The

mi-

nist-

ry

of

joy

that

still

hasn't

laughed

When

it's

all

boi-

led

down

and

the

day's

at

an

end

I'll

give

you

no

bull-

shit

and

I'll

ne-

ver

pre-

tend

Cause

I'm

a

rock

'n'

roll

re-

bel

I'll

tell

you

no

lies

They

say

I

wor-

ship

the

de-

vil

Why

don't

they

o-

pen

their

eyes

I'm

just

a

rock

'n'

roll

re-

bel

A

rock

'n'

roll

re-

bel

I'm

just

a

rock

'n'

roll

re-

bel