People moving out, people moving in
Why? Because of the color of their skin
Run, run, run but you just can't hideAn eye for an eye
A tooth for a tooth
Vote for me and I'll set you freeRap on, rap on brother
Rap onWell, the only person talking about love today is the preacher
And it seems nobody gets just all the learning but the teacherSegregation, determination, demonstration, integration
Aggravation, humiliation, devastation of our nationBall of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey, heyBall of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey, heyThe sale of pills at an all time high
Who put the filling in the primus sky?
The city's a flame in the summer timeAnd the beat goes on
And the beat goes on
And the beat goes on
And the beat goes onEconomics, reaganomics, birth control, the status quo
Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon
The Politicians say and the band plays onSo, round and around and around we go
Where the world's heading
Nobody knowsBall of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey heyBall of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey hey, hey heyFear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast
Rockets new record's a gasAnd the band played on
And the band played on
And the band played on
And the band playedEve of destruction, tax deduction, city inspectors, bill collectors
Solid gold in demand, population out of hand, suicideToo many bills, everyone movin' to the hills
People all over the world are dying in the warAnd the band played on
And the band played on
And the band played on
And the band playedBall of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey heyHey, ball of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey heyBall of confusion, ball of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey heyHey, ball of confusion, ball of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey heyBall of confusion, ball of confusion
Ball of confusion, ball of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey heyBall of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey, hey heyBall of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey heyBall of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey