Lies

You read the paper,

Watch the news and think

Your well informed

I've got some news for you, my friend

That headline that you read,

The story that broke

Was a scandal and a scam,

A political master stroke

They tell you what

They want you to hear

So close your eyes

And open your ears

It's easier that way

When you don't have to

Think for your self, you say

I tell you no lies

I read it all in black and white

It was on my TV

They were telling me

Just what to believe

I tell you no lies

All the while

They're tellin' you lies

Everyday you and me,

We see what we are shown

It's hard to scratch below

The people at the top,

Are hidden far from view

They're not goin' to show their faces

To the likes of me and you

You never see them on the street

Always see the things that they do

They know they can get away

And no price is too

High for them to pay

I tell you no lies

It's very simple

It's in black and white

It's on your TV

We got every thing

You need to believe

I tell you no lies

And all the while

They are telling you lies