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John Mellencamp
Authority Song

Song Information
Song Artist(s):John Mellencamp
Song Title:Authority Song
Year:1997

Album Information
Album:The Best That I Could Do
Track:7

Track Classification
Genre:Rock 1980s
MusicBrainz Genre:Rock

Audio
20 sec. sample

Lyrics
Original Source:LyricWiki
They like to get you in a compromising position
Well, they like to get you there and smile in your face
Yeah, they think they're so cute when they got you in that condition
But I think it's a total disgrace
And I say...

I fight authority, Authority always wins
Well, I fight authority, Authority always wins
Well, I've been doing it since I was a young kid
And I come out grinnin'
Well, I fight authority, Authority always wins
(Oh yeah!)

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, "Growin' up leads to growin' old and then to dyin',
Ooo, and dyin' to me don't sound like all that much fun."
And so I'll say...

I fight authority, Authority always wins
Well, I fight authority, Authority always wins
Well, I've been doing it since I was a young kid
I come out grinnin'
Well, I fight authority, Authority always wins

I say: oh no, no no
I say: oh no, no no
I say: oh no, no no no
I fight authority, Authority always wins
I fight authority, Authority always wins (kick it in)
I've been doing 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 doing it since I was a young kid
And I come out grinnin'
Well, I fight authority, Authority always wins

So I said,
I fight authority, authority always wins (Oh no)
Well I fight authority, authority always wins (Oh no no)
Well I've doing it since I was a young kid (Oh no)
And I come out grinnin' (Oh no)
Well I fight authority and authority always wins

Track Information
Published Time:3:49
Measured Time:3:49
Traktor Peak dB: 0.184
Traktor Perceived dB:-1.011

Mix Information
Mixmeister BPM:156.3
Traktor BPM: 157.0 (100.0%)
Mixmeister Key:D m

External Cross-Referencing
MusicBrainz PUID:7392d044-f8ae-6779-fd76-6b15b26d9ac8

MusicBrainz MusicDNS
Song Artist:John Mellencamp
Song Title:Authority Song
First Release Year:1997

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