People movin' out
People movin' in
Why because of
the colour of their skin
Run, run, run
but you sure 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
Well the only person
talkin' 'bout love
thy brother
is the preacher
And it seems
nobody's interested
in learnin'
but the teacher
Segregation
Determination
Demonstration
Integration
Aggravation
Humiliation
Obligation to our nation
ball of confusion yeah
That's what the
world is today
ooh yeah yeah
The sale of pills
are at an all time high
young folks walking
round with their heads
in the sky
Cities aflame
in the summer time
and ooooooh
the beat goes on
Air pollution, revolution
gun control, sound of soul
shootin' rockets
to the moon
kids growin' 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
Oooh get your head
in the moment
can't you hear me
talking to you?
just a ball of confusion
Oh yeah
that's what the
world is today
yeah
Fear in the air
tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast
The Beatles' new
record's a gas
And the only safe place
to live is on an
Indian reservation
and the band played on
Eve of destruction, tax
deduction, city inspectors
bill collectors
articles in demand
situation out of hand
Suicide, too many bills
hippies movin' to the hills
people all over the world
are shoutin' end the war
And the band played on
Oooh get your head
in the moment
can't you hear me
talking to you?
just a ball of confusion
That's what the
world is today
Yeh yeah let me hear ya
let me hear ya
let me hear ya say
ball of confusion
That's what the
world is today
Yeh yeah let me hear ya
let me hear ya
let me hear ya say
ball of confusion