get tough now come away for the s the s one w brothers and sisters come away for the s the s one w on time cause he busta rhymes a hard rhymer on time cause he busta rhymes a hard rhymer it s the flavor it s the flavor it s the flavor life saver it s the flavor it s the flavor it s the flavor life saver get back cause he whacks the tracks terminator get back cause he whacks the tracks terminator 1989 the number another summer sound of the funky drummer music hittin your heart cause i know you got soul listen if you re missin y all swingin while i m singin givin whatcha gettin knowin what i know while the black bands sweatin and the rhythm rhymes rollin got to give us what we want gotta give us what we need our freedom of speech is freedom or death we got to fight the powers that be lemme hear you say fight the power lemme hear you say fight the power lemme hear you say fight the power lemme hear you say fight the power we ve got to fight the powers that be as the rhythm designed to bounce what counts is that the rhymes designed to fill your mind now that you ve realized the prides arrived we got to pump the stuff to make us tough from the heart it s a start a work of art to revolutionize make a change nothin s strange people people we are the same no we re not the same cause we don t know the game what we need is awareness we can t get careless you say what is this my beloved lets get down to business mental self defensive fitness bum rush the show you gotta go for what you know make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be lemme hear you say fight the power lemme hear you say fight the power lemme hear you say fight the power lemme hear you say fight the power lemme hear you say fight the power we ve got to fight the powers that be elvis was a hero to most buddy elvis was a hero to most buddy ebsen was a hero to most buddy rich was a hero to most buddy hackett was a hero to most nutty buddy was a hero to most but he never meant shit to me you see y all straight up racist that sucker was simple and plain and john wayne cause i m black and i m proud i m ready and hyped plus i m amped most of my heroes don t appear on no stamps sample a look back you look and find nothing but rednecks for 400 years if you check don t worry be happy was a number one jam damn if i say it you can slap me right here lets get this party started right right on c mon what we got to say power to the people no delay to make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be