Yesterday's News
Every day at six
The news comes on and the conversation stops
Every day at six
More bad news from the talking faces
I start to tell mom how I spent my day
But dad says quiet, they killed a green beret
I’m thinking to myself that’s
Yesterdays News
I don’t care about yesterday’s news
The world’s still turning, isn’t it true?
So what if bridges are burning?
That’s yesterday’s news, does it matter to you?
Every day at six
The staff comes in to brief the president
Every day at six
More bad news from the experts, they all agree
The earth’s getting warmer than it’s supposed to be, can’t you see? (0r)
The war’s about oil, not democracy
And all we’re doing is making enemies
But he’s thinking to himself that’s
Yesterdays News
He don’t care about yesterday’s news
The world’s still turning, isn’t it true?
So what if bridges are burning?
That’s yesterday’s news, does it matter to you?
If it matters to you, you gotta turn the screw
For anything to change, you gotta turn the screw
Every day at six
We all stop and stare at the TV set
But some day, we gotta find the passion to get off the couch
Stand together and take a vow
We’re gonna start the turn somehow
And make sure the bad news is Yesterdays news
If it matters to you, you gotta turn the screw.