Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) - The Temptations

What we're doing is so wrong And what you're wearing is so right, it's so tight But I've never felt better, so I'm going out to get her And I don't care, I don't care what set of wheels I steal to get there Balance is a minor setback, what she thinks is all right And the way she looks is just fine She sure as hell ain't you, but Lord knows she'll have to do She don't know I'm alive but neither do I so there's nothing left to lose If I could only make it make you want to want me One more drink, I think should do I wish that I could say, I love to watch you walk away But you probably won't be back in time to hear it So it's just as well, no one out there gets back in alive So I'll love the way you stand so close to a guy Who we both know can't get near it Strike when ready, burn the highway Strike when ready, burn the highway Strike when ready, burn the highway Strike when ready, burn the highway Let me hear her high heels moan I'm ready, I'm ready, set, go There's cocaine in the key that took us From the bar to her car to the bedroom Only the lonesome love us, only the careless can handle us Only the lonesome love us, what's wrong with us that we're so unamused? Only the lonesome love us, only the careless can handle us Only the lonesome love us, what's wrong with us that we're so unamused? Only the lonesome love us, only the careless can handle us Only the lonesome love us, what's wrong with us that we're so unamused? Only the lonesome love us, only the careless can handle us

People moving out, people moving in Why? Because of the color of their skin Run, run, run but you just can't hide An eye for an eye A tooth for a tooth Vote for me and I'll set you free Rap on, rap on brother Rap on Well, the only person talking about love today is the preacher And it seems nobody gets just all the learning but the teacher Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration Aggravation, humiliation, devastation of our nation Ball of confusion That's what the world is today Hey, hey Ball of confusion That's what the world is today Hey, hey The sale of pills at an all time high Who put the filling in the primus sky? The city's a flame in the summer time And the beat goes on And the beat goes on And the beat goes on And the beat goes on Economics, reaganomics, birth control, the status quo Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon The Politicians say and the band plays on So, round and around and around we go Where the world's heading Nobody knows Ball of confusion That's what the world is today Hey hey Ball of confusion That's what the world is today Hey hey, hey hey Fear in the air, tension everywhere Unemployment rising fast Rockets new record's a gas And the band played on And the band played on And the band played on And the band played Eve of destruction, tax deduction, city inspectors, bill collectors Solid gold in demand, population out of hand, suicide Too many bills, everyone movin' to the hills People all over the world are dying in the war And the band played on And the band played on And the band played on And the band played Ball of confusion That's what the world is today Hey hey Hey, ball of confusion That's what the world is today Hey hey Ball of confusion, ball of confusion That's what the world is today Hey hey Hey, ball of confusion, ball of confusion That's what the world is today Hey hey Ball of confusion, ball of confusion Ball of confusion, ball of confusion That's what the world is today Hey hey Ball of confusion That's what the world is today Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey, hey hey Ball of confusion That's what the world is today Hey hey Ball of confusion That's what the world is today Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey

I am under your power It is the power of love I really want your charm It's truly magic You are truly a magician of love Girl, you are my lucky star I can wish upon on from afar But I always thought it was just a game Silly game that we play, baby Girl, you are my lucky charm 'Cause the only love I had was not No, baby I always thought it was just a thing Silly thing, silly thing, uh There's some kind of magic in you So just let it shine on me, baby See, I wanna get next to you So just let your love run free, baby Let it run free, oh baby For me, for me Nobody else but me, woah (Magic) Oh, baby (Never could doubt, never could doubt, never could doubt) (Magic) Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh (Magic) Oh, baby (Never could doubt, never could doubt, never could doubt) (Magic) Oh, baby Girl, you are my sunny day Your sweet love can chase my clouds away, oh baby On the wings of love we both can take to the sky Fly away, fly away, far way way Girl, you make my dreams come true (Girl) 'Cause without your love I don't know what I'm gonna do, baby As long as I got your sweet love I'll never lose it, lose it baby (lose, hey, lose, hey, lose hey, lose hey-ooh) There's some kind of magic in you, baby So just let it shine on me, baby (let it shine on me) See, I wanna get next to you So just let your love run free, baby Hey, let it run for me, oh baby (hey, let your love run free) For me, for me (for me, for me) Nobody else but me (nobody else but me) (Magic) Oooh (Never could doubt, never could doubt, never could doubt) Your love (Magic) Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh (Magic) Your love, your love (Never could doubt, never could doubt, never could doubt) (Magic) Oh, baby Take it by the hand, eh yeah Together we can grow to love and be there, oh baby Never could doubt my baby (magic) Together we can, aah (Never could doubt, never could doubt, never could doubt, magic) (The way you work your charm is truly magic) (The way you work your charm is truly magic) (The way you work your charm is truly magic)

Oh yeah Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah, yeah Ooh He's the entertainer Smiling as though nothing's wrong Now the crown is standing He's touching their heart with his song Nobody knows he's hurting inside Nobody knows the times he has cried Backstage, when the crowd is gone Backstage, when his life is his own, yeah Backstage, he's lost and alone 'cause there's Nobody waiting in the wings for him To love (love) No, no, no, no, no When the gleaming glitter He seems much more than a man Before the night is over He hopes to touch every being, oh yes Nobody knows by looking at him Nobody knows he's just like them Backstage, he is a human being, yeah Backstage, his heart is twing Backstage, he's a scene worth seeing 'cause there's Nobody waiting in the wings for him To love (love) No, no, nobody with him To love (love) Ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Doo-do-do-do-do One so many love him tonight One so many please treat him right When the curtain goes down And the spotlight goes dim Not because he's the entertainer No, no, no But just because he's him (him) Somebody love the man Because he's him (him) Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Backstage, when the curtain is closed Backstage, the real man is exposed, yeah Backstage, who would have ever supposed that Nobody waiting in the wings for him (nobody waiting in the wings for him) To love (love) Oh baby, I need a standing ovation sometimes (love) (Nobody waiting in the wings for him) You can't see no man no man in the wings here to love Oh yeah (love) Where did all of the fine ladies go? (Love) I don't know (nobody waiting in the wings for him) Nobody seem to be waiting to love (love) yeah (love) Nobody (nobody waiting) nobody waiting (in the wings for him) To love (love)

I'm all alone when the music starts The lights go down, it's so cold I'm afraid to turn around, 'cause there's nobody waiting But ooh, there's got to be a place for me 'Cause it's a Big world out there, somebody must care Someone will come to my rescue Someone will come for me Can't stop believing I'll get through Somebody's gonna come, just wait and see I can't go on and I can't stay here There's nowhere to run anymore, mm Sometimes a love will disappear Sometimes a love will find you But mine will be here any day now If I just Hold on, hold on I waited so long Someone to come to my rescue Someone will come for me Can't stop believing I'll get through Somebody's gonna come, just wait and see It's a foolish heart, pretending to be strong Now it's getting harder and harder just to Hold on, hold on, I waited so long Somebody's gonna come to my rescue Someone will come for me I can't stop believing I'll get through Somebody's gonna come, just wait and see Someone will come to my rescue Someone will come for me (Yeah hoo) Can't stop believing I'll get through I'm gonna sit right down, take my time and rest a while Someone will come to my rescue (I know somebody's gonna come right now) Someone will come for me I ain't gonna worry no more Can't stop believing I'll get through I done made up my mind, somebody, somebody's gonna come Someone will come to my rescue Someone will come for me Can't stop believing I'll get through Somebody's gonna come, I just got to be here, oh Someone will come to my rescue Someone will come for me

Why don't you come, come back, to my paradise Baby to my paradise Why don't you come, come back, to my paradise Baby to my paradise Why don't you come to my island of paradise Oh-oh, it would be so nice, with you back in my arms again With you back in my arms again And baby (baby), can you tell me when (baby) You'll be back in my arms again (baby) You can make me so happy (happy) You can make me so happy Hey I cry when I go to sleep, so sorry that we broke up But then I dream that you're in my arms Oh, with all your charms And I-I-I Don't want to wake up Don't want to wake up Don't want to wake up Oh no, no, no, no I was wrong from the very start I hope you'll have a change of heart And come back to paradise Come on back to paradise (Each night I dream) I dream that you're in my arms With all your charms And I, I, I, I Don't want to wake up Don't want to wake up Don't want to wake up Oh no, no, no I was wrong from the very start I hope you'll have a change of heart And come back to paradise Come on, come on back to paradise Please come back, come on to my paradise Come back to my paradise Come back, come back-