Lyrics

HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS?


I was still asleep when I woke up this morning
My radio started talking without giving me a warning
A scratchy voice came from deep within
Sounding kinda pale and mighty thin

Hello my friend and welcome to the news
You've just won a date with the blues
Yes, you've just won a date with the blues


Now this may sound crazy. I know it sounds absurd
I couldn't think of a single word
To fully explain how it made me feel
My head was spinning like a Ferris Wheel

Hello my friend and welcome to the news
You've just won a date with the blues
Yes, you've just won a date with the blues


Now was this a prank? Or was it true?
I've got enough going on. To keep me good and blue
Yet somehow I felt I wasn't alone
It's like living in the Twilight Zone

Hello my friend and welcome to the news
You've just won a date with the blues
Yes, you've just won a date with the blues


So I poured a cup coffee from the pot
I like it black and good and hot
It helps me think so I can choose
To accept the fact I got a date with the blues

Hello my friend and welcome to the news
You've just won a date with the blues
Yes, you've just won a date with the blues


Then I got in my car to go for a ride
Cruising always helps to put my troubles aside
To the radio station I did go
The traffic was heavy. It was moving mighty slow

Hello my friend and welcome to the news
You've just won a date with the blues
Yes, you've just won a date with the blues


When I finally arrived I got a big surprise
Standing at the door were a thousand other guys
It turned out too they had heard the news
They all had a date with the blues
They all had a date with the blues

Hello my friend and welcome to the news
You've just won a date with the blues
Yes, you've just won a date with the blues


Yes sooner or later
Have you heard the news?
Everybody has a date with the blues
Everybody has a date with the blues

© 2026 Dan Carlson and Bruce Coghill for the lyrics
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