back and forth, t.v. to school, there's not much else you know   they're the only things that feed you what you think, you need to grow   in the meantime, washington's concerned with overseas   establishing (through corporate interest) foreigh policies   get off the bus, walk through the door, a latchkey kid alone   the t.v. is on as soon as you set foot in your home   today is different, news is on instead of normal shows   when i was younger, persian gulf. now kids see kosovo   u.s. army, channel 4   how can you trust anyone who's televised a war   oil, power, channel 3   there's entertainment value in the military   investors increase profit margin, networks boost their ratings   protest turns to celebration and disapproval is fading   thousands die, but war is profit america is grinning   t.v. dinners, fat with pride and thinking we are winning   watch for our prosperity   watch for our economy   watch us die on t.v.   watch us kill humanity   back and forth, t.v. to school, there's not much else you know   they're the only things that feed you what you think, you need to grow   so if you want your kids to learn the morals of modern war   then sit them down at home and they'll tune into channel 4