Ellen McIlwaine

Fight the Power

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Fight the Power Lyrics

Time is truly wastin'
There's no guarantee
Smile's in the makin'
You gotta fight the powers that be
Got so many forces
Stayin' on the scene
Givin' up all around me
Faces full a' pain
I can't play my music
They say my music's too loud
I kept talkin about it
I got the big run around
When I rolled with the punches
I got knocked on the ground
With all this bullshit going down

Time is truly wastin'
There's no guarantee
Smile's in the makin'
You gotta fight the powers that be
I don't understand it
People wanna see, ya
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 can't play my music
They say my music's too loud
I kept talkin about it
I got the big run around
When I rolled with the punches
I got knocked on the ground
With all this bullshit going down
Time is truly wastin'
There's no guarantee
Smile's in the makin'
You gotta fight the powers that be

If you I can, we got the power
Fight it, got the power fight it baby, baby
Fight it, fight the power

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songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012

Higher Ground

Mockingbird

Toe Hold [Live]

It's Growing [Live][#]

Ode to Billie Joe [Live]

Time is truly wastin' 
There's no guarantee 
Smile's in the makin' 
You gotta fight the powers that be 
Got so many forces 
Stayin' on the scene 
Givin' up all around me 
Faces full a' pain 
I can't play my music 
They say my music's too loud 
I kept talkin about it 
I got the big run around 
When I rolled with the punches 
I got knocked on the ground 
With all this bullshit going down

Time is truly wastin' 
There's no guarantee 
Smile's in the makin' 
You gotta fight the powers that be 
I don't understand it 
People wanna see, ya 
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 can't play my music 
They say my music's too loud 
I kept talkin about it 
I got the big run around 
When I rolled with the punches 
I got knocked on the ground 
With all this bullshit going down 
Time is truly wastin' 
There's no guarantee 
Smile's in the makin' 
You gotta fight the powers that be

If you I can, we got the power 
Fight it, got the power fight it baby, baby 
Fight it, fight the power

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