A billion people died on the news tonight But not so many cried at the terrible sight Well momma 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 momma said You can't believe everything ya 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 momma said, mmmmmmm Why don't the news casters cry when they read about people who die? At least they could be decent enough to put just a tear in their eyes Momma said it's just make believe You can't believe everything ya see So baby close your eyes to the lullabies On the news tonight