All I Want

(Ya ya ya ya ya)

Ya ya ya ya ya

(Day after day, your home life's a wreck)

Day after day, your home life's a wreck

(The powers that be just breathe down your neck)

The powers that be just breathe down your neck

(You get no respect, you get no relief)

You get no respect, you get no relief

(You gotta speak up and yell out your piece)

You gotta speak up and yell out your piece

(So back off your rules, back off your jive)

So back off your rules, back off your jive

('Cause I'm sick of not living to stay alive)

'Cause I'm sick of not living to stay alive

(Leave me alone, I'm not asking a lot)

Leave me alone, I'm not asking a lot

(I just don't want to be controlled)

I just don't want to be controlled

(That's all I want)

That's all I want

(That's all I want)

That's all I want

(That's all I want)

That's all I want

(That's all I want)

That's all I want

(How many times is it gonna take)

How many times is it gonna take

(Till someone around you hears what you say?)

Till someone around you hears what you say?

(You've tried being cool, you feel like a lie)

You've tried being cool, you feel like a lie

(You've played by their rules, now it's their turn to try)

You've played by their rules, now it's their turn to try

(So back off your rules, back off your jive)

So back off your rules, back off your jive

('Cause I'm sick of not living to stay alive)

'Cause I'm sick of not living to stay alive

(Leave me alone, I'm not asking a lot)

Leave me alone, I'm not asking a lot

(I just don't want to be controlled)

I just don't want to be controlled

(That's all I want)

That's all I want

(That's all I want)

That's all I want

(That's all I want)

That's all I want

(That's all I want)

That's all I want

(I said it before, I'll say it again)

I said it before, I'll say it again

(If you could just listen, then it might make sense)

If you could just listen, then it might make sense

(So back off your rules, back off your jive)

So back off your rules, back off your jive

('Cause I'm sick of not living to stay alive)

'Cause I'm sick of not living to stay alive

(Leave me alone, I'm not asking a lot)

Leave me alone, I'm not asking a lot

(I just don't want to be controlled)

I just don't want to be controlled

(That's all I want)

That's all I want

(That's all I want)

That's all I want

(That's all I want)

That's all I want