I also happen to think this song differs from I Fought The Law in that IFTL is about a specific incident that lands the singer in jail, and how he misses his girl, while Authority Song is more about the general conformity that human beings expect from each other, the jealousy conformists feel about non-conformists, and how human beings like to see others fail when they don't follow the accepted order. go back and look at the lyrics, it's all there!
I also happen to think this song differs from I Fought The Law in that IFTL is about a specific incident that lands the singer in jail, and how he misses his girl, while Authority Song is more about the general conformity that human beings expect from each other, the jealousy conformists feel about non-conformists, and how human beings like to see others fail when they don't follow the accepted order. go back and look at the lyrics, it's all there!