Jack Johnson THE NEWS
A billion people died on the news tonight
But not so many cried at the terrible sight
And mama said, "It's just make believe,
You can't believe everything you see,
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
On the news tonight."
Who's the one to decide that it would be all right
To put the music behind the news tonight?
Well mama said, "You can't believe everything you hear
The diagetic world is so unclear
So baby close your ears"
[[:On the news tonight,
On the news tonight,:]]
The unobtrusive tones on the news tonight.
And mama said, "Mmm, mmm."
Why don't the newscasters cry
When they read about people who die?
At least they could be decent enough
To put just a tear in their eye.
But mama said, "It's just make believe
You can't believe everything you see
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
On the news tonight."