Jack Johnson The News song lyrics

A billion people died on the news tonight

but not so many cried at the terrible sight

well 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 alright?

To put the music behind the news tonight?

well Mama said, "you cant 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, mmmmm-mmmmm

"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 eyes"

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."