We're Not Gonna Take It lyrics

[Tommy:]

Welcome to the camp

I guess you all know why we're here

My name is Tommy and I became aware this year

If you want to follow me

You've got to play pinball

And put in your earplugs

Put on your eyeshades

And you know where to put the cork

Hey, you gettin' drunk

So sorry, I've got you sussed

Hey you, smoking mother nature

This is a bust

Hey, hung up old mister normal

Don't try to gain my trust

'Cause you ain't gonna follow me

Any of those ways

Although you think you must

[Guests:]

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

Never did and never will

We're not gonna take it

Gonna break it

Gonna shake it

Let's forget it, better still

[Tommy:]

Now you can't hear me

Your ears are truly sealed

You can't speak either

Your mouth is filled

You can't see nothing

And pinball completes the scene

Here comes Uncle Ernie

To guide you to

Your very own machine

[Chorus:]

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

Never did and never will

Don't want no religion

And as far as we can tell

We ain't gonna take you

Never did and never will

We're not gonna take you

We forsake you

Gonna rape you

Let's forget you, better still

We forsake you

Gonna rape you

Let's forget you better still

[Tommy:]

See me, feel me, touch me, heal me

See me, feel me, touch me, heal me

See me, feel me, touch me, heal me

See me, feel me, touch me, heal me

Listening to you, I get the music

Gazing at you, I get the heat

Following you, I climb the mountain

I get excitement at your feet

Right behind you, I see the millions

On you, I see the glory

From you, I get opinions

From you, I get the story

Listening to you, I get the music

Gazing at you, I get the heat

Following you, I climb the mountain

I get excitement at your feet

Right behind you, I see the millions

On you, I see the glory

From you, I get opinions

From you, I get the story

Listening to you, I get the music

Gazing at you, I get the heat

Following you, I climb the mountain

I get excitement at your feet

Right behind you, I see the millions

On you, I see the glory

From you, I get opinions

From you, I get the story

• Artist:The Who
• Album:Tommy (1969)