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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
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."
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
Oh no oh no
I fight authority Authority always wins
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
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
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
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."
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
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
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Song kinda reminds me of I Fought The Law
@kfe2 I'm not sure why everyone is downvoting the "I fought the Law" comments. "I fought the law and the law won" "I fight authority, authority always wins" He just swapped out one word.
@kfe2 I'm not sure why everyone is downvoting the "I fought the Law" comments. "I fought the law and the law won" "I fight authority, authority always wins" He just swapped out one word.
@kfe2 John Mellencamp himself is quoted as saying I thought of it as the new I fought the law.
@kfe2 John Mellencamp himself is quoted as saying I thought of it as the new I fought the law.
This song also kinda reminds me of "I Fought the Law." The first verse reminds me of all the times I've been pulled over by the police.
My teacher said that it was my grade's theme song. Just about trying to rebel but always being rebuked or caught or whatever.
Glad I'm not the only one who thought of I fought the law
I like this song, although the lyrics are sparce. It has a good beat and the sentiment is nice. Spent my teens up until my mid 30's fighting authority (and sometimes just being sneaky and getting around it:), and now find myself returning to the time of that fighting spirit....only different causes. I like the line "Growing up leads to growing old and then to dying, And dying to me don't sound like all that much fun." Authority usually wins, but I like the idea of at least trying...
It's not about fighting the government. It's about young rebellion. Fighting the status quo, or the establishment. When society in general says do this, you don't, and then you just keep doing it into adulthood. I think we all know this person in some capacity. The one who constantly gets kicked out of every bar, causes a scene everywhere they go, can't compromise, and just goes on forever with their antics. It's both noble and pathetic at the same time. They get off on it a bit. Come out grinnin with a black eye.
@robnat And they always feel the world is against them. Everything is a fight.
@robnat And they always feel the world is against them. Everything is a fight.
Yeah it's thievery but it's thievery of the best kind! John has even said it's his take on I Fought the Law. What I'm here to say in The Authority Song is that too much authority is a bad thing. The Reason that The Authority Song is a Classic Rock staple is that Kitty Cat Mellencamp is angry about America! The tune brought down the house at The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and it was the encore at Farm Aid. The Authority Song has a special place in my Rabbit heart!
@rabbitbunny Authority Song? That's Jimmy Eat World! I ain't never heard a' this Jonny Cooger Watermelon guy. Who gives their kid the middle name to describe desperate middle aged divorced housewives? But maybe that explains the rest of it...
@rabbitbunny Authority Song? That's Jimmy Eat World! I ain't never heard a' this Jonny Cooger Watermelon guy. Who gives their kid the middle name to describe desperate middle aged divorced housewives? But maybe that explains the rest of it...
I think that mellencamp has better lyrics then this song.
Keep fighting the government even when they knock you down. Never give up. Inspire a new generation to take your place. Haha, just like the music vid.
This song is a total rip of I Fought The Law (he even mentions Bobby Fuller in one of my least favorite songs of all time, R.O.C.K. - it's beneath him), but a fine example of "Making It Your Own".
There's nothing new under the sun, and rock and roll is a limited form, the "theft" has to come from somewhere, and I don't think JM would deny that this is an IFTL twin.
at least it's not as bad as The Eagles trying to pass off The Long Run (the song)as "original" (from what I understand, Bob Seger - a friend of the band - covered "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You" just to make that point lol).