(b. strong/n. whitfield)
Producer: martyn ware and greg walsh
Album: the collected recordings (94)

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,
Tooth for a tooth,
Vote for me and I'll set you free,
Rap on, brother, rap on.

Well, the only person talking about loving thy brother is the preacher,
And it seems nobody's interested in learning, but the teacher,
Segregation, demonstration, intergration, determination, aggravation, humiliation,
Obligation to our nation.

Ball of confusion,
That's what the world is today, hey.

The sale of pills is at an all time high,
Young folks walk with their heads in the sky,
The cities aflame in the summertime,
And oh the beat goes on.

Evolution, revolution, gun control, sound of soul-shooting rockets to the moon,
Kids growing up too soon,
Politicians say, more taxes will solve everything,
The band played on.

So, round and around and around we go,
Where the world's headed, nobody knows

Oh, great googamooga,
Can't you hear me talking to you,
Just a ball of confusion,
That's what the world is today, hey.

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,
The band played on.

Eve of destruction, tax deduction,
City inspectors, bill collectors, mod clothes in demand,
Population out of hand, suicide, too many bills,
Hippies moving to the hills,
People all over the world are shouting, end the war!,
And the band played on.

Great googamooga,
Can't you hear me talking to you,
Just a ball of confusion,
That's what the world is today, yea-yea,
Just a ball of confusion,
Tell ya that's what the world is today, yea-yea,
Just a ball of confusion, oh!

• Acid Queen
• All Kinds of People
• Ball of Confusion
• Bold & Reckless
• Break Through The Barrier
• Confidential
• Cose Della Vita/ Can't Stop Thinking of You
• Crazy in The Night
• Dancing in My Dreams
• Do Something
• Do What You Do
• Don't Rush The Good Things
• Don't Turn Around
• Easy as Life
• Goldeneye
• Havin' a Party
• He Lives in You
• I'm a Lady
• In Your Wildest Dreams
• Johnny & Mary
• Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
• Legs
• Let's Pretend We're Married
• Love is a Beautiful Thing
• Missing You
• On Silent Wings
• One of The Living
• Rock'n' Roll Widow
• Something Beautiful Remains
• Stronger Than The Wind
• Take Me to The River
• The Bitch is Back
• The Difference Between Us
• Thief of Hearts
• Total Control
• Unfinished Sympathy
• Whatever You Want
• When I Was Young