Lyrics

All you slingers and fiends  
Hide behind your rocks  
Put down your guard  
I'm not here to box  
This is no showdown  
So throw down your guns  
You see it doesn't matter  
Where you come from  
You could be from park ave  
Or from a park bench  
You could be a politician  
Or a bitchy princess  
But if you're lookin' for a fist  
And you're lookin' to unite  
Put your knuckleheads together  
Make a fist and fight  
Not to your death  
And not to your grave  
I'm talking about t hat freedom  
Fight like a brave  
  
Fight like a brave  
Don't be a slave  
No one can tell you  
You've got to be afraid  
  
If you're sick-a-sick'n'tired  
Of being sick and tired  
If you're sick of all the bullshit  
And you're sick of all the lies  
It's better late than never  
To set-a-set it straight  
You know the lie is dead  
So give your self a break  
Get it through your head  
Get if off your chest  
Get it out your arm  
Because it's time to start fresh  
You want to stop dying  
The life you could be livin'  
I'm here to tell a story  
But I'm also here to listen  
No I'm not your preacher  
And I'm not your physician  
I'm just trying to reach you  
I'm a rebel with a mission  
  
Fight like a brave  
Don't be a slave  
No one can tell you  
You've got to be afraid  
  
Fight like a brave  
Don't be a slave  
No one can tell you  
You've got to be afraid  
  
I'm here today to pump up the uplift mofo party plan  
A plan based on a band, a band based on a plan  
There should be no...in the land of lands  
It's a Hollywood jam  
  
You say you're running and you're running  
And you're running afraid  
You say you ran across the planet  
But you couldn't get away  
The fire in your brain  
Was driving you insane  
You were looking for a day  
In a life that never came  
So don't tell me that  
I've got to take a number  
Cause I've been to that doctor  
And believe me that's a bummer  
Here's a one of a kind  
Convention of the mind  
And don't forget to mention  
That it doesn't cost a dime  
Come as you like  
And leave any time  
And one more thing  
You know it doesn't have to rhyme  
  
Fight like a brave  
Don't be a slave  
No one can tell you  
You've got to be afraid...

Song details

Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers