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 (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 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"