Released: December 31, 1996

Songwriter: Dexter Holland

Producer: Dave Jerden

[Intro]
Okay! Ya ya ya ya ya!

[Verse 1]
Day after day (Your home life's a wreck)
The powers that be just breathe down your neck
You get no respect (You get no relief)
You gotta speak up and yell out your piece

[Pre-Chorus]
So back off your rules, back off the jive
'Cause I'm sick of not living to stay alive
Leave me alone, asking a lot
I don't wanna be controlled

[Chorus]
That's all I want
That's all I want
That's all I want
That's all I want
Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya!

[Verse 2]
How many times (Is it gonna take)
'Til someone around you hears what you say?
You've tried being cool (You feel like a lie)
You've played by their rules, now it's their turn to try

[Pre-Chorus]
So back off your rules, back off your jive
'Cause I'm sick of not living to stay alive
Leave me alone, not asking a lot
Just don't want to be controlled

[Chorus]
That's all I want
That's all I want
That's all I want
That's all I want

[Bridge]
I said it before, I'll say it again
If you could just listen, then it might make sense

[Pre-Chorus]
So back off your rules, back off your jive
'Cause I'm sick of not living to stay alive
Leave me alone, not asking a lot
Just don't want to be controlled

[Chorus]
That's all I want
That's all I want
That's all I want

[Outro]
Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya!

The Offspring

The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. The current line-up of the band Brian Keith “Dexter” Holland (vocals, guitar), Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman (lead guitar), Greg “Greg K.” Kriesel (bass), and Pete Parada (drums).

The Offspring is currently one of the biggest punk rock acts, along with the likes of Green Day, Rancid, and Sublime, all of which come from California. The Offspring and other groups are credited for reviving main-stream punk rock, though it isn’t as popular as it was in the ‘80s.