Lyrics provided by https://damnlyrics.com/ ---Authority Song--- --John Mellencamp-- Oh, they like to get you in a compromising position They like to get you there and smile in your face Well, they think they're so cute when they got you in that condition Well I think it's a total disgrace, and I saidI fight authority, authority always wins Well, I fight authority, authority always wins Well, I've been doing it since I was a young kid, I come out grinnin' Well, I fight authority, authority always winsSo 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" So I saidI fight authority, authority always wins Well, I fight authority, authority always wins Well, I've been doing it since I was a young kid, I come out grinnin' Well, I fight authority, authority always winsI said Oh no no no, I said Oh no no no I said Oh no no no I fight authority, authority always winsWell, I've been doing it since I was a young kid, I come out grinnin' Well, I fight authority, authority always wins Well, I fight authority, authority always wins ...