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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Love and Rockets
Love and Rockets
Performer
Daniel Ash
Daniel Ash
Performer
David J Haskins
David J Haskins
Performer
John A. Rivers
John A. Rivers
Performer
Kevin Haskins
Kevin Haskins
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Norman Whitfield
Norman Whitfield
Songwriter
Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Intro]
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
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
Rap on, rap on, brother
Rap on
[Verse 3]
Well, the only person talking 'bout love today is the preacher
And it seems nobody gets just all the learning but the teacher
Segregation, termination, demonstration, integration, aggravation, humiliation, devastation of our nation
[Chorus]
Ball of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey, hey
Ball of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey, hey
[Verse 4]
The sale of pills at an all-time high
Who put the filling in Primus sky?
The city's a flame in the summertime
[Verse 5]
And the beat goes on
And the beat goes on
And the beat goes on
And the beat goes on
[Verse 6]
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
[Verse 7]
So, 'round and around and around we go
Where the world's heading, nobody knows
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 8]
Fear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast
Rockets new record's a gas
[Refrain]
And the band played on
And the band played on
And the band played on
And the band played—
[Verse 9]
Eve of destruction, tax deduction
City inspectors, bill collectors, solid gold in demand
Population out of hand, suicide, too many bills
Everyone moving to the hills
People all over the world are dying in the war
[Chorus]
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
[Refrain]
Hey
And the band played on
And the band played on
And the band played on
And the band played—
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
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
Written by: Norman Whitfield

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