Have you heard of our Johnny?
He was on the news today
It was one of those sad stories that never end up well

Well Johnny was my buddy
I used to know him well
Not well enough I guess to foresee his tragic fate
When your own house is just a jail
When your own mind is just a cage
When there’s nothing we can say

I wish I could change the news
Oh, oh, oh!
I wish I could break the rules
Oh, oh, oh!
And stop this game of fools
Oh, oh, oh!
I wish I could change the news

The neighbours said it’s never pretty around this neck of the woods
But what the hell do I know?
I was the lucky one

Who would have thought the teacher’s pet
The quiet one who never swears
Who never broke a single plate
Could do a thing like this

It feels like Hell broke loose today
You can see shadows everywhere
You raise the questions
It’s all fake
There ain’t no answers yet

When your own house is just a jail
When your own mind is just a cage
When there’s nothing we can say

I wish I could change the news
Oh, oh, oh!
I wish I could break the rules
Oh, oh, oh!
And stop this game of fools
Oh, oh, oh!
I wish I could change the news

When your own house is just a jail
When your own mind is just a cage
When there’s nothing we can say

I wish I could change the news
Oh, oh, oh!
I wish I could break the rules
Oh, oh, oh!
And stop this game of fools
Oh, oh, oh!
I wish I could change the news

We never gave much credit to no one’s highs and lows
You can always wash it down as long as the tap is on

Written by Harvey Springfield © 2020