Public Enemy - Fight The Power Lyrics
Shocklee - sadler - ridenhour1989 the number another summer (get down)Sound of the funky drummerMusic hittin your heart cause I know you got sould(brothers and sisters, hey)Listen if youre missin yallSwingin while Im singinGivin whatcha gettinKnowin what I knowWhile the black bands sweatinAnd the rhythm rhymes rollinGot to give us what we wantGotta give us what we needOur freedom of speech is freedom or deathWe got to fight the powers that beLemme hear you sayFight the powerChorusAs the rhythm designed to bounceWhat counts is that the rhymesDesigned to fill your mindNow that youve realized the prides arrivedWe got to pump the stuff to make us toughFrom the heartIts a start, a work of artTo revolutionize make a change nothins strangePeople, people we are the sameNo were not the sameCause we dont know the gameWhat we need is awareness, we cant get carelessYou say what is this?My beloved lets get down to businessMental self defensive fitness(yo) bum rush the showYou gotta go for what you knowMake everybody see, in order to fight the powers that beLemme hear you say...Fight the powerChorusElvis was a hero to mostBut he never meant shit to me you seeStraight up racist that sucker wasSimple and plainMother ***** him and john wayneCause Im black and Im proudIm ready and hyped plus Im ampedMost of my heroes dont appear on no stampsSample a look back you look and findNothing but rednecks for 400 years if you checkDont worry be happyWas a number one jamDamn if I say it you can slap me right here(get it) lets get this party started rightRight on, cmonWhat we got to sayPower to the people no delayTo make everybody seeIn order to fight the powers that be(fight the power)
