Ball Of Confusion Lyrics - Singles - Love And Rockets

People moving out, people moving 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, rap on brother 

Rap on 

Well, the only person talking about love today is the preacher 

And it seems nobody gets just all the learning but the teacher 

Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration 

Aggravation, humiliation, devastation of our nation 

Ball of confusion 

That's what the world is today 

Hey, hey 

Ball of confusion 

That's what the world is today 

Hey, hey 

The sale of pills at an all time high 

Who put the filling in the primus sky? 

The city's a flame in the summer time 

And the beat goes on 

And the beat goes on 

And the beat goes on 

And the beat goes on 

Economics, reaganomics, birth control, the status quo 

Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon 

The Politicians say and the band plays on 

So, round and around and around we go 

Where the world's heading 

Nobody knows 

Ball of confusion 

That's what the world is today 

Hey hey 

Ball of confusion 

That's what the world is today 

Hey hey, hey hey 

Fear in the air, tension everywhere 

Unemployment rising fast 

Rockets new record's a gas 

And the band played on 

And the band played on 

And the band played on 

And the band played 

Eve of destruction, tax deduction, city inspectors, bill collectors 

Solid gold in demand, population out of hand, suicide 

Too many bills, everyone movin' to the hills 

People all over the world are dying in the war 

And the band played on 

And the band played on 

And the band played on 

And the band played 

Ball of confusion 

That's what the world is today 

Hey hey 

Hey, ball of confusion 

That's what the world is today 

Hey hey 

Ball of confusion, ball of confusion 

That's what the world is today 

Hey hey 

Hey, ball of confusion, ball of confusion 

That's what the world is today 

Hey hey 

Ball of confusion, ball of confusion 

Ball of confusion, ball of confusion 

That's what the world is today 

Hey hey 

Ball of confusion 

That's what the world is today 

Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey, hey hey 

Ball of confusion 

That's what the world is today 

Hey hey 

Ball of confusion 

That's what the world is today 

Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey 

Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey