Authority Song Mellencamp, John They like to get you in a compromising position They like to get you there and smile in your face They think they're so cute when they got you in that condition Well I think it's a total disgrace... and I say I fight authority, authority always wins I fight authority, authority always wins I been doing it since I was a young kid, I come out grinnin' I fight authority, Authority always wins So I call up my preacher I say, Give me strength for Round 5 He said, you don't need no strength, you need to grow up son I said, growing up leads to growing old and then to dying And dying to me don't sound like all that much fun, and so I said, I fight authority, authority always wins I fight authority, authority always wins I been doing it since I was a young kid, I come out grinnin' I fight authority, authority always wins [Solo] 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 (kick it in) I been doing it since I was a young kid, 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 been doing it since I was a young kid, and I come out grinnin' Well I fight authority, Authority always wins I fight authority, authority always wins Well I fight authority, authority always wins I been doing it since I was a young kid, and I come out grinnin' Well I fight authority, Authority always wins