People movin' out, people movin' in   Why? Because of the color of their skin   Run, run, run but you sho' 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 talking about love thy brother   Is the preacher   And it seems nobody's interested in learning   But the teacher      Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration   Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation      Ball of confusion   That's what the world is today, hey   The sale of pills are at an all time high   Young folks walking 'round with their heads in the sky      Cities aflame in the summertime   And oh, and 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      So round and round and round we go   Where the world's headed, nobody knows?      And the band played on      Oh, Great Googa Mooga   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      And 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      Oh, Great Googa Mooga   Can't you hear me talking to you?      Just ball of confusion   That's what the world is today, hey   Ball of confusion   That's what the world is today, hey      Ball of confusion   That's what the world is today, hey   Ball of confusion   That's what the world is today, hey      Ball of confusion   That's what the world is today, hey