Hall & Oates - Rip It Up lyrics

Don't need no father figure to tell me what to do Don't need no newspaper to tell me what is new Don't want no one in power to take away my dreams Cause they'd sell our souls for the rash of short term victory Used to be some sincerity Now there's only greed to fill paper fantasies I wanna rip it up I see so many people trying to change their lives I see my friends falling in love wars all the time They made some bad bargains but they're too blind to see So they're walking down that same road And never learn from history I can't stand to hurt my heart again Too much fun to have Too much life left to live I wanna rip it up I feel like fighting There's a riot in my heart My heart ain't lying Got to keep on trying to have a good time Come on rip Rip it up