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The Isley Brothers - Fight the Power, Pts. 1 & 2 (Official Audio)
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers
Performer
O'Kelly Isley Jr.
O'Kelly Isley Jr.
Background Vocals
Ronald Isley
Ronald Isley
Vocals
Ernie Isley
Ernie Isley
Bass
C. Jasper
C. Jasper
Piano
Malcolm Cecil
Malcolm Cecil
Programming
Robert Margouleff
Robert Margouleff
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ronald Isley
Ronald Isley
Songwriter
O'Kelly Isley Jr.
O'Kelly Isley Jr.
Songwriter
Ernie Isley
Ernie Isley
Composer
C. Jasper
C. Jasper
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
O'Kelly Isley Jr.
O'Kelly Isley Jr.
Producer
Ronald Isley
Ronald Isley
Producer
Ernie Isley
Ernie Isley
Producer
C. Jasper
C. Jasper
Producer
Malcolm Cecil
Malcolm Cecil
Engineer
Robert Margouleff
Robert Margouleff
Engineer
Tom Ruff
Tom Ruff
Mastering Engineer
Joseph M. Palmaccio
Joseph M. Palmaccio
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Ha, ooh
Hey, ha
Huh
Uh
Ha
Time is truly wastin'
There's no guarantee, yeah
Smile is in the makin'
We got to fight the powers that be
Got so many voices
Saying all the same, yeah
Killing up all around me
Faces full of pain
I tried to play my music, they say my music's too loud
I tried talking about it, I got the big runaround
And when I rolled with the punches, I got knocked on the ground
By all this bullshit going down, hey
Time is truly wastin'
There's no guarantee, yeah
Smile is in the makin'
We got to fight the powers that be
I don't understand it
People wanna say, yeah
Those that got the answers
Red tape in the way
I could tend to it easy
That's just half the fun now, now
Seekin' my satisfaction
Keeps me on the run
I tried to play my music, say my music's too loud
I tried talking about it, I got the big runaround
And when I rolled with the punches, I got knocked on the ground
By all this bullshit going down, ooh
Time is truly wastin'
There's no guarantee, yeah
Smile is in the makin'
We got to fight the powers that be
Fight it, baby, yeah, woo, hey
Even you and I can fight the power, come on
Fight it, fight the power, ha
Fight it, fight the, baby, baby, baby, baby
Fight it (Come on), fight the power
Fight it (Fight it), fight the power (Come on)
Fight it (Fight), fight the power
(Fight it) Stand up and fight it, fight the power (Come on)
(Stand up, stand up) Fight it, fight the power (Fight, fight, fight)
Fight it (Fight it), fight the power (Come on, come on)
(I believe, I believe) Fight it, fight the power (Fight the power)
Fight it (Fight it), baby, baby, baby, baby, yeah
Fight it, fight the power (Fight the power)
Fight it (Yeah), fight the power (Fight the power)
(Even you and I can) Fight it (Come on), fight the power (Fight the power)
(Stand up, stand up) Fight it, fight the power (Fight, fight, fight)
Fight it (Fight it), fight the power (Come on, yeah, yeah)
Fight it (Fight it), fight the power
Fight it (Come on), yeah, and fight the power
Come on, fight it (Got to), fight the power
We gotta fight it (Fight), fight the power (Come on, come on)
We gotta fight it (Fight it), fight it, yeah, yeah, yeah
Fight it, woo, I know
That we gonna fight it (Can you, can you?), fight the power
We gonna fight it, gon' fight the power (We wanna know)
Can you fight it? (Fight it) Fight it
Can you fight the power? (One more now)
Fight it (Yeah), fight the power (Fight it, fight it, fight it)
Fight it (Yeah, yeah)
Fight it, gonna fight the power, ha
Fight it, gonna fight the power
Even you and I can (Fight it), gonna fight the power
(Stand up) Fight it, gonna fight the power
Fight it (Yeah), fight the power
Fight it, fight the power
Fight it (Fight it), fight the power (I fight it)
Fight it (Stand up, stand up), fight the power
(Stand up) Fight it, fight the power (Fight the power)
Fight it
Fight it
Fight it
Fight it
Fight it
Fight it
Fight it
Fight it
Fight it
Written by: Christopher Jasper, Ernest Isley, O. Isley, Ronald Isley

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