Yesterday’s news said people were dying down in Africa
Burned in the afternoon sun—Too little to eat
Armies of «saviours» ran to the rescue
While the world looked on
To help while the cameras were rolling
Then sound the retreat
Yesterday’s news…Yesterday’s news
Yesterday’s news said thousands of children
Would surely die
The refuse of love gone wrong
Love put to the test
Angry disciples now have grown silent
I, the worst of all
My passion for righteousness joins the children at rest
Yesterday’s news…Yesterday’s
News
But today under the weight of the world
Only so much attention to go ’round
And yesterday’s tears like morning dew
Have burned away