John Mellencamp - Authority Song

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they like to get you in a compromising position
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they like to get you there smile in your face
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they think they’re so cute when they got you in that condition
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well i think it’s a total disgrace , and i say

chorus :
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i fight authority , authority always wins
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well , i fight authority , authority always wins
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well , i been doing it since i was a young kid and i come out grinnin’
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well , i fight authority , authority always wins .

verse 2 :
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i call up my preacher i say , “give me strength for round 5 . ”
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he said , “you don’t need no strength , you need to grow up son . ”
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i said , “growing up leads to growing old and then to dying
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“and dying to me don’t sound like all that much fun . ”
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and so i say ,

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