That’s the News Songtext
von Merle Haggard

Suddenly it′s over, the war is fin'lly done.
Soldiers in the desert sand, still clingin′ to a gun.
No-one is the winner an' everyone must lose.
Suddenly the war is over: that's the news.

Suddenly celebrity is somethin′ back in style.
Back to runnin′ tabloid for a while.
Pain's almost everywhere, the whole world′s got the blues.
Suddenly the war is over: that's the news.


That′s the news, that's the news.
That′s the ever-lovin', blessed, headline news.
Someone's missin;′ in Modesto, an′ it's sad about the clues.
Suddenly the war is over: that′s the news.

Instrumental break.

Suddenly the cost of war is somethin' out of sight.
Lost a lotta heroes in the fight.
Politicians do all the talkin′: soldiers pay the dues.
Suddenly the war is over, that's the news.

That′s the news, that's the news.
That's the ever-lovin′, blessed, headline news.
Politicians do all the talkin′: soldiers pay the dues.
Suddenly the war is over, that's the news.