When they want you to stop drinking
When they want you to stop thinking
When they want you to stop fucking
When they want you to stop speaking

When they want you to be quiet
When they want you to give up the fight
Say hell no! And strike!

When they want you to take a bow
When they want you to not ask how
When they want you to join the crowd
When they want you to shut your mouth

When they want you to be quiet
When they want you to give up the fight
Say hell no! And strike!

We're not gonna do what you want us to do
We're not gonna be who you want us to be
We're not gonna live how you want us to live
We're not gonna die how you want us to die

When they want you to say how high
When they want you to turn a blind eye
When they want you to eat apple pie
When they want you to wear a tie

When they want you to put out the light
When they want you to blind your sight
Say hell no! And strike!

When they want you to just say no
When they want you to betray your bro
When they want you to diss a lady
When they want you to kick the baby

When they want you to put out the light
When they want you to blind your sight
Say hell no! And strike!

We're not gonna do what you want us to do
We're not gonna be who you want us to be
We're not gonna live how you want us to live
We're not gonna die how you want us to die

When they want you to wear a name tag
When they want you to be a punching bag
When they want you to wave a flag
When they want you to wear a dog tag

When they want you to sleep at night
When they want you to give up your rights
Say hell no! And strike!

When they want you to be a number
When they want you to be in a slumber
When they want you to lighten up
When they want you to give up

When they want you to sleep at night
When they want you to give up your rights
Say hell no! And strike!

We're not gonna do what you want us to do
We're not gonna be who you want us to be
We're not gonna live how you want us to live
We're not gonna die how you want us to die

When they want you to to conform
When they want you to underperform
When they want you to obey the norms
When they want you to misinform

When they want you to take a hike
When they want you to put down the mic
Say hell no! And strike!

When they want you to run the rat race
When they want you to stay in your place
When they want you to put down your pen
When they want you to let them win

When they want you to take a hike
When they want you to put down the mic
Say hell no! And strike!

We're not gonna do what you want us to do
We're not gonna be who you want us to be
We're not gonna live how you want us to live
We're not gonna die how you want us to die