Day after day your home lifes a wreck
The powers that be just breath down your neck
you get no respect
you get no relief
You gotta speak up
and yell out your peace
so back of your rules
back off your jive
cause i'm sick of not living
to stay alive
leave me alone
I'm not asking a lot
I just don't want to be controlled
That's all I want
All I want
How many times is it gonna take
till someone around you hears what you say
You've tried being cool
you feel like a lie
you've played by the their rules
now it's their turn to try
so back off your rules
back off your jive
cause i'm sick of not living
to stay alive
leave me alone
i'm not asking a lot
I just don't want to be controlled
that's all i want
all i want
i said it before
i'll say it again
if you could just listen
then it might make sense
so back off your rules
back off your jive
cause i'm sick of not living
to stay alive
leave me alone
i'm not asking a lot
I just don't want to be controlled
that's all i want