A                            Bm
A billion people died on the news tonight
A                            Bm
But not so many cried at the terrible sight
            A
And mama said, "It's just make believe
C#m
You can't believe everything you see
      Bm                              D        D     Dm
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
Dm                A     Bm
On the news tonight."
A                                     Bm
Who's the one to decide that it would be all right
A                           Bm
To put the music behind the news tonight?
             A
Well mama said, "You can't believe everything you hear
 C#m                        Bm
The diagetic world is so unclear
                        D   C#m
So baby close your ears"

                 Bm
[[:On the news tonight
               F#m
On the news tonight,:]]

   Bm                              F#m
The unobtrusive tones on the news tonight
               A     E
And mama said, "Mmm, mmm."
A
Why don't the newscasters cry
                     Bm
When they read about people who die?
A
At least they could be decent enough
              Bm
To put just a tear in their eye
           A
But mama said, "It's just make believe
    "C#m
You can't believe everything you see
      Bm                              D  Dm      D      Dm
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
                  A  Bm  A
On the news tonight."