(B. Strong/N. Whitfield)
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Producer: Martyn Ware and Greg Walsh
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Album: The Collected Recordings (94)
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People moving out,
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People moving in,
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Why, because of the color of their skin,
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Run, run, run, but you just can't hide.
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An eye for an eye,
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Tooth for a tooth,
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Vote for me and I'll set you free,
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Rap on, brother, rap on.
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Well, the only person talking about loving thy brother is the preacher,
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And it seems nobody's interested in learning, but the teacher,
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Segregation, demonstration, intergration, determination, aggravation, humiliation,
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Obligation to our nation.
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Ball of confusion,
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That's what the world is today, hey.
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The sale of pills is at an all time high,
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Young folks walk with their heads in the sky,
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The cities aflame in the summertime,
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And oh the beat goes on.
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Evolution, revolution, gun control, sound of soul-shooting rockets to the moon,
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Kids growing up too soon,
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Politicians say, "More taxes will solve everything,"
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The band played on.
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So, round and around and around we go,
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Where the world's headed, nobody knows
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Oh, Great Googamooga,
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Can't you hear me talking to you,
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Just a ball of confusion,
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That's what the world is today, hey.
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Fear in the air, tension everywhere,
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Unemployment rising fast,
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The Beatles new record's a gas,
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And the only safe place to live,
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Is on an Indian reservation,
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The band played on.
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Eve of destruction, tax deduction,
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City inspectors, bill collectors, mod clothes in demand,
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Population out of hand, suicide, too many bills,
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Hippies moving to the hills,
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People all over the world are shouting, "End the war!",
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And the band played on.
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Great Googamooga,
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Can't you hear me talking to you,
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Just a Ball Of Confusion,
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That's what the world is today, yea-yea,
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Just A Ball of Confusion,
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Tell ya that's what the world is today, yea-yea,
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Just a Ball Of Confusion, oh!
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BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY)
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| Tina Turner |
