One, two, three, four! I've had enough As much as I can take I've had my fill of fate For I will liberate But I won't let it get me down I'm gonna get up I won't lie down no more I won't give up No, I won't go away Persistence never fails Well, I'm through with being pushed around I'm gonna rise up Kick those blues away I ain't gonna take it When I'm down on my luck I don't believe the things I'm going through There's no escaping When you're down on your luck You don't need nobody else You've gotta free your soul yourself It's all too much It's all too much to take You keep searching for that break For I will infiltrate But I won't let it get me down I'm gonna get up I won't lie down no more Hey! I ain't gonna take it When I'm down on my luck I don't believe the things I'm going through There's no escaping When you're down on your luck You don't need nobody else You've gotta free your soul yourself I ain't gonna take it When I'm down on my luck I don't believe the things I'm going through There's no escaping When you're down on your luck You don't need nobody else You've gotta free your soul yourself I ain't gonna take it When I'm down on my luck I don't believe the things I'm going through There's no escaping When you're down on your luck You don't need nobody else You've gotta free your soul yourself, ooh, yeah I ain't gonna take it When I'm down on my luck I don't believe the things I'm going through There's no escaping When you're down on your luck You don't need nobody else You've gotta free your soul yourself