Oh we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh we're not gonna take it anymore We've got the right to choose and There ain't no way we'll lose it This is our life, this is our song We'll fight the powers that be just Don't pick our destiny cause You don't know us, you don't belong Oh we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh we're not gonna take it anymore Oh you're so condescending Your gall is never ending We don't want nothin', not a thing from you Your life is trite and jaded Boring and confiscated If that's your best, your best won't do Whoa... Whoa... We're right! (YEAH!) We're free! (YEAH!) We'll fight! (YEAH!) You'll see! (YEAH!) Oh we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh we're not gonna take it anymore Oh we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh we're not gonna take it anymore No way! Whoa... Whoa... We're right! (yeah!) We're free! (yeah!) We'll fight! (yeah!) You'll see! (yeah!) We're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it We're not gonna take it anymore We're not gonna take it, no! No, we ain't gonna take it We're not gonna take it anymore We're not gonna take it (JUST YOU TRY AND MAKE US!) No, we ain't gonna take it (COME ON!) We're not gonna take it anymore (YOU'RE ALL WORTHLESS AND WEAK!) We're not gonna take it (NOW DROP AND GIVE ME TWENTY!) No, we ain't gonna take it (A PLEDGE PIN?!) We're not gonna take it anymore (ON YOUR UNIFORM!)