[Intro: Ronald Isley]
Ha, ooh, hey
Come on and hit 'em with the funk, y'all
Yeah, yeah
Ha, ha, ha, ha, hey
Here we go

[Chorus: Ronald Isley]
Time is truly wastin', there's no guarantee, yeah
Smile is in the makin', we've got to fight the powers that be

[Verse 1: Ronald Isley]
Got so many voices, saying all the same, yeah
Killing up all around me, I see faces full of pain

[Pre-Chorus: Ronald Isley]
I tried to play my music, they say my music’s too loud
I tried talking about it, I got the big runaround
And when I rolled with the punches I got knocked on the ground
By all this bullshit going down, hey

[Chorus: Ronald Isley]
Time is truly wastin', there’s no guarantee, yeah
Smile is in the makin', we got to fight the powers that be

[Verse 2: Ronald Isley]
I don't understand it, people wanna say, yeah
Those that got the answers, red tape in the way
I could tend to it easy, let's just have some fun now, now
Seekin' my satisfaction, keeps me on the run
[Pre-Chorus: Ronald Isley]
I tried to play my music, they say my music’s too loud
I tried talking about it, I got the big runaround
And when I rolled with the punches I got knocked on the ground
By all this bullshit going down, oh

[Chorus: Ronald Isley]
Time is truly wastin', there’s no guarantee, yeah
Smile is in the makin', we got to fight the powers that be
Fight it baby, yeah, woo

[Outro: Ronald Isley]
Hey, yeah, even you and I can fight the power, come on
Fight it, fight the power, ha
Fight it, fight the feeling, 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, come on
Stand up, fight the power
Fight it, fight the power
Couldn't believe (Couldn't believe) can fight the power (Fight the power)
Fight it (Fight it), fight the power (Baby, baby, baby, baby)
Fight it, fight the power (Fight the power)
Yeah, fight the power (Fight the power)
Keep it movin', come on, fight the power (Fight the power)
Stand up (Stand up), and fight the power (Fight the power)
Stand up, fight the power (Come on)
Fight it (Fight it), fight the power