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
    Repeat chorus (2 times)
    I said it before I'll say it again
  If you could just listen
  Then it might make sense