Authority Song lyrics by John Mellencamp
They like to get you in acompromising position
And they like to get you there
and smile in your face
Yes, they think they're so
cute when they got you
in that condition
Well, I think
it's a total disgrace
And I say
I fight authority
Authority always wins
When I fight authority
Authority always wins
Well, I've been doing it since
I was a young kid
and I come out grinning
When I fight authority
Authority always wins
I call my preacher
I say, "Give me a strength for Round Five"
He said, "You don't need no strength,
you need to grow up son."
I said, "Growing up leads to growing old
and then to dying
"Ooh, and dying to me don't sound like all
that much fun."
So I say
I fight authority
Authority always wins
When I fight authority
Authority always wins
Well, I've been doing it since
I was a young kid
and I come out grinning
When I fight authority
Authority always wins
Oh, no no no no
Oh, no no no no
Oh, no no no no no
I fight authority
Authority always wins
I fight authority
Authority always wins
Well, I've been doing it since
I was a young kid
and I come out grinning
When I fight authority
Authority always wins
When, I fight authority
Authority always wins
When I fight authority
Authority always wins
Well, I've been doing it since
I was a young kid
and I come out grinning
When I fight authority
Authority always wins
And I say
When I fight authority
Authority always wins
When I fight authority
Authority always wins
Well, I've been doing it since
I was a young kid
and I come out grinning
When I fight authority
Authority always wins