Sometimes It's Easy to Turn Off the News Lyrics

I wish our ideas were covered in gold

So somebody would take an interest in them

And I hope for the time when our days won't be counted

Down by the hour until we get home

I think that we ought to know where we come from

And think about all the things that we hated

Are they just things you can't do or just things you won't

If you're not scared of anything what's holding you back

Some days I wish I would walk around more

Than just the one trip outside to my mailbox

I've fallen into I don't want to move

Work through the evening and sleep through the day

If you're coming to my house then we're sharing a beer

We'll talk about politics and the state of the world

Cause it's this day in age when honesty's faltered

And when it prevails it's in the worst way

Look at the jackasses on that podium

Never have I talked so much back to my TV

Applause and interruption and shouting matches

Sometimes it's easy to turn off the news