I have seen the streets and alleyways
Of a million faceless towns
The camera comes, the camera goes

Filming our blues for the late night news
We gather round
Never searching for our innocence

Our faith, our truth, our love
They're only there when things go wrong
Filming our blues for the late night news

We gather round

Show us peace and understanding

Brother love for fellow man
Cure us, we are sick from violence
In your sideshow of life


Impartiality is like
A coin they have to spend

The currency of the chosen few
They place their bets
Switch on your sets


There's world disasters by the minute
They tell us on the hour

And when we think we've paid our dues
They've filmed our blues for the late night news
We gather round


Show us peace and understanding
Brother love for fellow man

Cure us, we are sick from violence
In your sideshow of life


Sideshow of life

When it's late at night and you're all alone

With the one you love
Turn on the late night news and cry
Tears for all the lost and lonely people

Innocents in prime time

(Tragedies) of our life

(Tragedies) of our life
(Tragedies) of our life