John Mellencamp Authority Song lyrics

PLEASE COMMENT AND RATE! THANK YOU! LYRICS: 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 said:
I fight authority authority always wins
well I fight authority authority always wins
well I've been doin it since I was a young kid and I come out grinnin
well I fight authority authority always wins
so I call up my preacher
I say, 'give me the strength for Round 5'
he said, 'you don't need no strength you need to grow up son'
I said, 'growin up leads to growin old and then to dyin'
'OO and dyin to me don't sound like all that much fun'
so I said:
I fight authority authority always wins
well I fight authority authority always wins
well I've been doin it since I was a young kid and I come out grinnin
well I fight authority authority always wins
I said oh no no no
I said oh no no no
I said oh no no no no
I fight authority authority always wins
I fight authority authority always wins
I've been doin it since I was a young kid and I come out grinnin
well I fight authority authority always wins
well I fight authority authority always wins
well I fight authority authority always wins
I've been doin it since I was a young kid I come out grinnin
well I fight authority authority always wins
(repeat until end of song)(sorry the song cuts off early!)

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[dannyphantom390]

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH! MY FIRST VIDEO THAT REACHED 10,000 VIEWS!!! THAT'S TOTALLY AWESOME! KEEP ADDING COMMENTS! I LOVE READING THEM!

[DesignKoogle]

Ubercream:

Where does he say, "I fought the law and the law won."?

[dannyphantom390]

@DesignKoogle ummm...sorry but he never says that line in this song...maybe you have it confused with a different song?

[dannyphantom390]

@DesignKoogle I did a little research and indeed you do have it confused with another song. The song you are thinking of goes by the title 'I Fought the Law' by Bobby Fuller and it was written in the 60's. So it is NOT in John Mellencamp's 'Authority Song'

[DesignKoogle]

@dannyphantom390

Yes, I have been aware of that all along.

Please look at the post from "Ubercream" from 4 months ago.

Ubercream (not me) states, "I like the part when he says, "I fought the law and the law won."

My question was to Ubercream concerning their comment. That is why I addressed my comment to "Ubercream."

Ubercream started this line of inquiry, not I.

Yes, I know, Melencamp does not say those words in this song.

[dannyphantom390]

@DesignKoogle well i am sorry i did not mean to direct anything to you. Ubercream, first of all what kind of a name is that but second, he was the one who had the songs mixed up, not you. I didnt mean to offend you in anyway and thanks for supporting me and my video!

[Trevor65sr]

good song, glad you added it, thanks man.

[ThePaintedOddity82]

I love this song. Reminds me of a hot summer's afternoon chillin with your friends.

[pankclaw]

I swear at 0:22 it sounds like he's saying Pikachu.

[PalvoChekov]

@dannyphantom390 Exactly. The Dead Kennedys covered it in the 80's. Bobby Fuller WAs the original. :)

[rolandmartinez100]

just saw him last night in grand rapids, mi. awesome show!

[Xxthe12reaperx]

I would of loved to live during this time, you could do alot more things than you can now because cops are asses now?

[sorcerio]

I always thought he said, "Diane to me don't sound like all that much fun", referring to Diane in his Jack & Diane song.

[TheAgnew3]

I love this song. <3

[SpartandudeChannel1]

John lives in my town! We see him all the time. Nice song!

[serival123]

cn madre ojala la puedas traducir al español

[TheDbacks4life]

There are videos on here where john mellencamp sings authority song mixes it with i fought the law and then back to authority song. I have SEEN THEM! Thanks!

[offbutnotforgotten]

this song is sweet, i nearly died when i saw him at farmaid!!!!!!!!!!!!