Day after day your home life's a wreck

The powers that be just

Breathe down your neck

You get no respect

You get no relief

You gotta speak up

And yell out your piece

So back off your rules

Back off your jive

Cause I'm sick of not living

To stay alive

Leave me alone

I'm not asking a lot

I just don't want to be controlled

That's all I want

All I want

How many times is it gonna take

Till someone around you hears what you say

You've tried being cool

You feel like a lie

You've played by their rules

Now it's their turn to try

So back off your rules

Back off your jive

Cause I'm sick of not living

To stay alive

Leave me alone

I'm not asking a lot

I just don't want to be controlled

That's all I want

All I want

I said it before

I'll say it again

If you could just listen

Then it might make sense