(originally by John Mellencamp)




Let's go



They like to get you in a compromising position

They like to get you there and smile in your face

They think, it's so cute when they got you in that condition

Well, I think that it is a total disgrace



And I say when I fight authority, authority always wins

When I fight authority, authority always wins

I been doing it, since I was a young kid and I've come out grinnin'

When I fight authority, authority always wins



Well, I call up my preacher and I say, "Gimme strength for round five"

He said, "You don't need 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 I say, when I fight authority, authority always wins

When I fight authority, authority always wins

I been doing it, since I was a young kid and I've come out grinnin'

When I fight authority, authority always wins



I said, oh, no, oh, no, oh, no

I fought the law and the law won

I fought the law and the law won

I fought the law and the law won

I fought the law and the law won



When I fight authority, authority always wins

When I fight authority, authority always wins

Well, I been doing it, since I was a young kid and I've come out grinnin'

When I fight authority, authority always wins



And I say, when I fight authority, authority always wins

When I fight authority, authority always wins

I been doing it, since I was a young kid and I've come out grinnin'

When I fight authority, authority always wins