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.

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...