What's On Tv Lyrics - Singles - Ric Ocasek

The distance revered 

Like a spike on a ball 

Like a -speck- on a ball 

A circular imprint 

Stepped from the light 

And whispered a slogan 

Invented by anyone 

So they all went along 

And they yelled to the heavens 

Where some place is good 

Where you can find the right toothpaste 

Without hardly lookin' 

And it makes it sooooo easy 

Just like getting to Venus 

The resistance was weak 

Idealogy was whimpered 

But they stuck it out! 

With a brand new idea 

Gimme some smoke 

Gimme some dinner 

Gimme some smoke 

Gimme some dinner 

I'll get around to it 

I'll get around to it one of these days 

Probably when we realize that uh... 

We're all morticians 

So what's on TV? 

So what's on TV? 

So what's on TV? 

Okay! I'll nag in there! I'll hang out there! Okay I'll try! 

I'll try to see it the way you see it 

I'll try to see it the way you see 

I'll try to find ecstacy 

So what's on TV? 

So what's on TV? 

So what's on TV? 

(TV voice) "Hey, what's on TV?" 

Hey -- who's the leader here? 

Who's in control? 

What's gonna change? 

Except the characters 

And the color 

And the people 

They don't care 

They can't live without killin' 

People are strange 

We're all morticians 

Hey, what's on TV? 

What's on TV? 

What's on TV? 

People were... Well, we're all moriticians 

(TV voice) "I can't afford surprises! I have to find someone to help me keep this place under control!"