The powers that be They like a tough game No rules Some you win
Some you lose Competition's good for you They're dying to be free
They're the powers that be They like a bomb proof cadillac Air
conditioned Gold taps Back seat gun rack Platinum hub caps They
pick horses for courses They're the market forces (background :
Nice car Jack) They like order Make-up Lime light power Game shows
Rodeos Star wars TV They're the powers that be If you see them come
You better run Run You better run on home Sisters of mercy better
join your brothers Put a stop to the soap opera right now They say
the toothless get ruthless You better run on home You better run
Run You better run on home The powers that be They like treats
Tricks Carrots And sticks They like fear and loathing They like
sheep's clothing And blacked-out vans Blacked-out vans Contingency
plans They like death or glory They love a good story They love a
good story Sisters of mercy better join with your brothers Put a
stop to the soap opera state They say the toothless get ruthless
Run home before its too late You better run Run You better run on
home You better run [Billy:] "Goodnight, Jim." [Jim:] "Goodnight,
Billy." [Uncle David's Great Dane:] "Woof, woof, woof!" [Paraquat
Kelly:] "Bull heads, three red snapper, one pink snapper And your
Pacific coastal trench hosemonster fish." [Cynthia Fox:] "Ohhh! At
Sky David's juke joint of joy reports Forty under the console
giggle stick ling cod Twenty-three purple perches Four
sledgehammerhead sharks And what a surprise Eightyfour crabs, and
no red snappers." [Paraquat Kelly:] "Hey, and that'll do for the
triumphant return Of the fish report with a beat." [Jim:] "We think
of it as mainstreet But to the rest of the country It's Sunset
Strip You're listening to KAOS in Los Angeles." Roger Waters -
RADIO K.A.O.S.