Good for the Ratings

There's a war on TV

And it's good for the ratings

There's a madman kissing babies

And it's good for the ratings

No-one likes to hear swearing in an interview

But if word slips out in some well-placed previews

Well, who knows?

There's some live suicide and it's good for the ratings

A plane goes down, some relatives cry

And that's good for the ratings

It's OK to exploit public tears on a face

Provided we appear to disdain it on the surface

That's OK

And if it's good for the ratings

It's good for you

You get better quality programming too

And if it's good for the ratings

It's good for me

I love my TV

And if it's good for the ratings

It's good for us all

We just gotta hope the ratings will fall

I hate to see a bad loser

But he's good for the ratings

And some gun-toting lunatic

Always good for the ratings

If he's gonna do it, it's not my problem, it's his 'n

Hey, man, that's what I call good journalism

Well, whatever...

There's a game show on TV

And I'm not concentrating

There's another squeaky soap

You know I'm still waiting

I just flick through the channels

I watch them zap by

I'm waiting for something to catch my eye

Hey! Look at that

And if it's good for the ratings

It's good for the world

It keeps the flags unfurled

And if it's good for the ratings

It's good for your soul

Everyone needs to be told

And if it's good for the ratings

It makes you stand tall

You just gotta hope the ratings will fall

I hope the ratings will fall

I hope the ratings will fall