Ya, ya, ya Day after day Your whole 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 peace So back off your rules Back off your jive Cause I'm sick of not living Just stayin' alive Leave me alone I'm not asking a lot Just don't want to be controlled It's all I want It's all I want It's all I want It's all I want Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya How many times is it gonna take Before someone around you hears what you say You try being cool You feel like a lie You've played by the rules Now it's their turn to try So back off your rules Back off your jive Cause I'm sick of not living Just stayin' alive Leave me alone I'm not asking a lot Just don't want to be controlled It's all I want It's all I want It's all I want It's all I want I've said it before I'll say it again If you could just listen Then it might make sense So back off your rules Back off your jive Cause I'm sick of not living Just stayin' alive Leave me alone I'm not asking a lot Just don't want to be controlled It's all I want It's all I want It's all I want It's all I want Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya