Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)/Temptations

Barrett Strong/Norman Whitfield

One, two,
one, two, three, four, ow!

People movin' out, people movin' in, why?
Because of the color of their skin.
Run, run, run, but you sure can't hiide.

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
talkin' 'bout love thy brother
is the preacher.

And it seems
nobody's interested in learnin'
but the teacher.

Segregation, determination,
demonstration, integration,

aggravation, humiliation,
obligation to our nation…

Ball of confusion, oh yeah,
that's what the world is today, ooh, hey, hey.

The sale of pills are at an alltime high;
young folks walkin' 'round
with their heads in the sky.

Cities aflame in the summertime,
and, oh, the beat goes on.

Evolution, revolution,
gun control, the sound of soul,

shootin' rockets to the moon,
kids growin' up too soon…

Politicians say more taxes
will solve ev'rything,
and the band played on.

So round and around and around we go.
Where the world's headed, nobody knows.

Ah, great googa mooga,
can't you hear me talkin' to you.

Just a ball of confusion, oh yeah,
that's what the world is today, ooh, yeah, yeah.

Fear in the air,
tension ev'rywhere,

unemployment risin' fast,
the Beatle's 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 movin' to the hills…

People all over the world
are shoutin', "End the war."
And the band played on.

Great googa mooga,
can't you hear me talkin' to you, sayin',

Ball of confusion,
that's what the world is today, yeah, yeah.

Let me hear you, let me hear you,
let me hear you sayin',

"Ball of confusion,
that's what the world is today, yeah, yeah."

Let me hear you, let me hear you,
let me hear you sayin',

"Ball of confusion,
that's what the world is today."

Soft karaoke
Words

BALL OF CONFUSION (That's What The World Is Today) -TEMPTATIONS