The Powers That Be

(Brothers and sisters)<br><br>[ VERSE 1: Dangerous Dame ]<br>Fight the power, and the power is drugs<br>Kills the ignorant, sold by thugs<br>The outcome? A generation is taken<br>By a pill in the form of Satan<br>What can we do to stop this madness?<br>Let`s get together so that we can attack this<br>With our power, the power of speech<br>Kickin knowledge with rhymes and beats<br>The first step is to teach the young<br>To let em know that education is number one<br>And if you got it, then you`re on the right track<br>But if not, then we might be right back<br>To the brooms and the towels and the mops<br>So take a ear to the science that drops<br>Stop the violence and let`s come together<br>Fight the power, to peace, forever<br><br>(Brothers and sisters)<br>(Have to fight to get back up) --> Rob Base<br><br>[ VERSE 2: Dangerous Dame ]<br>Fight the power, and the power is sex<br>But you can never tell what`s comin up next<br>What is it, another type of killer disease<br>Lose your life for the birds and the bees<br>Think about it, kinda stupid if you ask me<br>Use protection, now how hard can that be?<br>It ain`t nothin but a 20 second process<br>And if you do it, then yo, we might stop this mess<br>So put a brain in your head and stop playin roulette<br>Find one love and then you`ll be set<br>In the long run you won`t have to fret<br>Or rather worry about death with sex<br>Protection or love, one or the other<br>You die cause of sex you`re goin out like a sucker<br>And I don`t think you wanna do that, right?<br>It won`t hurt to be smart and just fight<br>The power<br><br>[ VERSE 3: Dangerous Dame ]<br>Peer pressure is a power that most can`t deal with<br>A lotta teenagers might feel this<br>You got friends and they all like to gangbang<br>So you wonder should you do the same?<br>Hold it, think about what you`re doin<br>Risk your life just to hang with the crew, man?<br>Do what you want but I`m tellin you to think twice<br>Before you even take a chance with your life<br>Because a gang ain`t nothin but trouble<br>And no, I`m not tryin to bust yo bubble<br>I`m tryin to tell you you gotta get stronger<br>So you can fight and live a little longer<br>But if you join then hey, do it your way<br>Cause I`ve said what I got to say<br>So think about it for a minute or a hour<br>You can be a punk or you can fight the power