The Powers That Be

(The powers that be)
 (The powers that be)
 (The powers that be)
 (The powers that be)
 (The powers that be)
 (The powers that be)
 (The powers that be)
 (The powers that be)
 They like a tough game, no rules
 Some you win, some you lose
 Competition, good for you
 To die, to be free
 They're the powers that be
 They like a bombproof Cadillac
 Air-conditioned, gold taps
 Back seat gun rack
 Platinum hubcaps
 They pick horses for courses
 They're the market forces
 (Nice car, Jack)
 They like order, make-up
 Limelight power
 Game shows, rodeos
 Star Wars, TV
 They're the powers that be
 If you see them come
 You better run (you better run)
 Run
 You better run on home
 You better run (you better run)
 Run
 You better run on home (home)
 Sisters of Mercy better join with your brothers (brothers)
 Put a stop to the soap opera right now (yeah)
 They say the toothless get ruthless
 You better run on home (home, home)
 You better run (you better run)
 Run
 You better run on home
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 (The powers that be)
 (The powers that be)
 (The powers that be)
 (The powers that be)
 They like treats, tricks (the powers that be)
 Carrots and sticks (the powers that be, the powers that be)
 They like fear and loathing (the powers that be, the powers that be)
 They like sheep's clothing (the powers that be, the powers that be)
 And blacked-out vans (the powers that be)
 (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 (Sisters of Mercy)
 Put a stop to the soap opera state
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 They say the toothless get ruthless
 Run home before it's too late
 You better run
 Run
 You better run on home
 You better run
 Run
 You better run on home
 You better run (you better run)
 Run
 You better run on home
 You better run (you better run)
 Run
 You better run on home
 You better run (you better run)
 Run
 You better run on home
 You better run (you better run)
 Run
 Yeah, you better run on home
 You better run
 "Goodnight, Jim"
 "Goodnight, Billy"
 "Woof, woof, woof!"
 "Bull heads, three red snapper, one pink snapper
 And your Pacific coastal trench hose monster fish"
 "Ooh! At Sky David's juke joint of joy reports
 40 under the console giggle stick Lingcod
 23 purple perches, four sledgehammer head sharks
 And what a surprise
 84 crabs, and no red snappers"
 "Hey, and that'll do for the triumphant return
 Of the fish report with a beat"
 "We think of it as Main Street
 But to the rest of the country, it's Sunset Strip
 You're listening to KAOS in Los Angeles"