Love And Rockets - Ball Of Confusion Lyrics
People moving out, people moving inWhy, because of the color of their skinRun, run, run but you just can't hideAn eye for an eye, a tooth for a toothVote for me and I'll set you freeRap on, brother, rap onWell, the only person talking about love and affection is the preacherAnd it seems nobody's interested in learning but the teacherSegregation, determination, demonstration, intergrationAggravation, humiliation, devastation of our nationBall of confusionYeah, that's what the world is todayHey, heyBall of confusionYeah, that's what the world is todayHey, heyThe sale of pills are at an all time highWho was walkin' down with there heads in the sky?The cities aflame in the summer time!go on and we go homeEconomics, Reaganomics, Birth Control, The Status QuoShooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soonPoliticians sayAnd the band played onSo, round and around and around we goWhere the world's headed, nobody knowsBall of confusionThat's what the world is todayHey heyBall of confusionThat's what the world is todayHey heyHey heyFear in the air, tension everywhereUnemployment rising fast, the Beatles new record's a gasAnd the band played onEve of destruction, tax deduction, city inspectors, bill collectorsSolid Gold in demand, population out of hand, suicideToo many bills, hippies movin' to the hillsPeople all over the world are dying in the warAnd the band played onBall of confusionThat's what the world is today, hey, heyBall of confusionThat's what the world is today, hey, heyBall of confusionThat's what the world is today, hey, heyBall of confusionThat's what the world is todayHey Hey
