Turn On The News

Hüsker Dü

If there's one thing that I can't explain
Is why the world has to have so much pain
With all the ways of communicating
We can't get in touch with who we're hating

But now we can't get in touch with you, yeah-yeah-yeah
So turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on) the news
Turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on) the news

I hear it every day on the radio
Somebody shoots a guy he don't even know
Airplanes falling out of the sky
A baby is born and another one dies

Highways fill with refugees, now
Doctors finding out about disease
With all this uptight pushing and shoving
Keeps us away from who we're loving (loving)

It keeps us away from who we should be loving, so turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on) the news
Turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on) the news

(Turn on, turn on, turn on, turn on)
(Turn on, turn on, turn on, turn on)
(Turn on, turn on, turn on, turn on)
(Turn on) the news

Turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on) the news

Turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on) the news

Oh, turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on) on the news

Turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on)
Turn on (turn on) the news

You got to turn it on (turn on)
Got to turn it on (turn on)
Turn it on (turn on)
Turn it on (turn on)
Turn it on (turn on)
Turn it on (turn on)
Turn it on (turn on)
(Turn on)
(Turn on)
(Turn on)
(Turn on)
(Turn on)
(Turn on)
(Turn on)
(Turn on)


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Turn on the News Lyrics as written by Grant Vernon Hart

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  • +2
    General Comment

    i dont beleive theres no comments here!! class song anyhoo, it seems to be about problems in the world in general, and how people just dont see it, or dont care, so should just take time to notice.. i.e. turn on the news my fav song by em love it

    adr11ianoon June 11, 2008   Link
  • +1
    My Opinion

    Really love the guitar in this one

    hobophobeon January 28, 2011   Link

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