The Isley Brothers Fight the Power, Pts. 1 & 2 song lyrics

Time is truly wastin', there's no guarantee, yeah

Smiles in the makin', you gotta fight the powers that be

Got so many forces stayin' on the scene, yeah

Givin' up all around me faces full of pain

I tried to play my music they say my music's too loud

I tried talkin' about it I got the big run around

And when I rolled with the punches I got knocked on the ground

By all this bullshit going down, hey

Time is truly wastin', there's no guarantee, yeah

Smiles in the makin', you gotta fight the powers that be

I don't understand it people wanna see, yeah

Those that got the answers red tape in the way

I could take you in easy that's just half the fun, oh boy

Seeking satisfaction keeps me on the run

I tried to play my music they say my music's too loud

I tried talkin' about it I got the big run around

And when I rolled with the punches I got knocked on the ground

By all this bullshit going down, hey

Time is truly wastin' there's no guarantee, yeah

Smile's in the makin' you gotta fight the powers that be

That it be yeah

If you and I can, fight the power, come on

Fight it, fight the power

Fight, fight the baby, baby, baby, yeah

Fight it, fight the power

Fight it, fight it, fight the power

Fight it, fight the power

Stand up and (fight it), fight the power

Stand up, stand up, fight the power

Yeah, fight the power

I believe, I believe, fight the power

Fight it, (fight it) baby, baby, baby, baby, yeah