Oh TV,
stop depressin' us
Give us a specimen grin
Everything you say is
so disappointing,
give us something
that could be worth wanting.
I know what you want,
you want something to cheer you up,
you want to sit in a field under the sun.
I know what you want,
you want to think you're having fun,
as you stare into the barrel of a gun.
Sometimes it seems life's so ordinary,
never hitting the mark
We're missing stitches
in this close -knit community
They're tearing all our houses down
to build a shopping theme park
They know what we want,
we want something to cheer us up
We want a city
and a field under the sun
They know what we want,
we want to think we're having fun
As we stare into the barrel of a gun
The writing's on the wall
And it's making my skin crawl
But while Rome burns,
they're fiddlin' my fingers
We warm our hands on the flames
They say it's luxurious,
stay down on your knees
They toss us a cherry
while they're eatin' our cake
Because they know what we want,
we want something to cheer us up
We wanna sit and feel under the sun
They know what we want,
we want to think we're having fun
As we stare into the barrel of a gun
Focus on product and buy
You