People moving out, people moving in

Why, because of the color of their skin

Run, run, run but you sure can't hide



An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth

Vote for me and I'll set you free

Rap on, sisters, rap on



Well, the only person talkin' 'bout love, my 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 (oh, yeah, yeah)

That's what the world is today

Woo, hey, hey (let me hear it, let me hear it, let me hear it, say it)



The sale of pills are at an all time high (say it)

Young folks walking 'round with their heads in the sky (oh, say it)

The cities ablaze in the summer time!

And oh, the beat goes on



Evolution, revolution, gun control, sound of soul

Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon

Gloria (round and around and around we go)

Gloria (where the world's headed nobody knows)

Alleluia ([Whoopi] Play Alma, go ahead girl)



Oh, great googalooga, can't you hear me talking to you?

Just a ball of confusion

Oh yeah, that's what the world is today

Oi vay



Fear in the air, tension everywhere

Unemployment rising fast, hip hop music's a gas

And the only safe place to live is on the 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

Yuppies moving to the hills

People all over the world shouting, "End the war!"

And the band played



Ball of confusion (that's what the world is today)

Ball of confusion