In The News Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
In The News
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
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Read about the sorry way he done somebody's daughter
Chained her
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to a heavy thing and threw her
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in the water
She sank into the darkness with their baby son inside her
A little
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piece of truth and beauty
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died
Burning up the atmosphere and cutting down the trees
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billion dollar bombing of a
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nation on its knees
Anyone not marching to their tune they call it treason
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Everyone says God is on his
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side
See the lightning hear the
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cries
Of the
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wounded in a world in Holy
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war
Mortal thunder from the
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skies
Killing
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everything they say they're fighting
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for
Broken babies broken
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homes
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hearted people dying every
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day
How'd this happen what went
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wrong
Don't blame
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God I swear to God I heard Him
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say
Not in my name not on
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my
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nothing but the ending of the
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war
No more killing or it's
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over
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mystery won't matter any
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more
Broken dreamers broken
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rules
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hearted people just like me and
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you
We are children of the
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stars
Don't blame
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God I swear to God he's crying
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too
Not in my name not on
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my
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nothing but the ending of the
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war
No more killing or it's
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over
And the
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mystery won't matter any
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more
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FAQ
Who sang the the song In The News?
- The song In The News was sang by Kris Kristofferson.
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).
