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Artist: John Mellencamp
Canonical path: /john-mellencamp/authority-song
Related lyric paths: 6
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Authority Song
Read Authority Song lyrics by John Mellencamp on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Authority Song
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They like to get you in a compromising position
They like to get you there and smile in your face
They think they're so cute when they got you in that condition
Well I think it's a total disgrace
CHORUS:
I fight authority, Authority always wins
I fight authority, Authority always wins
I been doing it since I was a young kid
I come out grinnin'
I fight authority, Authority always wins
So I call up my preacher
I say, "Give me strength for Round 5."
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
"And dying to me don't sound like all that much fun."
[CHORUS]
Oh no oh no
I fight authority Authority always wins
[CHORUS]
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John Mellencamp performs "Authority Song", and this lyric page sits inside the John Mellencamp catalog on LyroVerse.
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