Ball of Confusion

Love and Rockets

People movin' out,
People movin' in.
why, because of the color of their skin
run, run, run, but you just can't hide

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,
vote for me and I'll set you free
rap on, brother, rap on

The only person talkin' about love thy brother is the preacher
and it seems nobody's interested in learning
but the teacher

Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration,
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation

Ball of Confusion

Oh yeah, That's what the world is today
Hey, hey

The sale of pills are at an all time high
young folks walkin' around with their heads in the sky
the cities aflame in the summertime
And, oh

The beat goes on

Evolution, revolution, gun control, the sound of soul
shooting rockets to the moon
kids growing up too soon
politicians say more taxes will solve everything

And the band played on

So, round and around and around we go
where the world's headed, nobody knows

Oh, Great Googamooga, can't you hear me talkin' to you
just a Ball of Confusion, oh yeah
that's what the world is today, hey

Fear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment's rising fast,
the Beatles' new record's a gas

And the only safe place to live
is in an Indian Reservation

And the band played on

Eve of destruction, tax deduction
City inspectors, bill collectors
Mod clothes in demand
Population out of hand
Suicide, too many bills
hippies moving to the hills,
people all over the world are shouting
"End the War"

And the band played on

Oh, Great Googamooga, can't you hear me talkin' to you

Just a Ball of Confusion,
that's what the world is today, hey