[Verse 1]
Look at the hottie in the tight jeans
Look at the pipe dreams
Look at the fat man burst at the seams
Look at the captain with the galaxy, right off his balcony
Look at the science and the alchemy
Look at the sirens on the cop cars
Look at the pop stars
Look at the convicts filing the bars
Look at the wife
Look at the knife
Look at the pom-pom prom queen scream and scream and run for her life

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, it's always right
The perfect light
The dark of night
Give up the world
Give up your life
'Cause you cannot fight the television

[Chorus]
Oh, woo-oo-oo
The television, television
Oh, woo-oo-oo
The television!
[Verse 2]
Look at them trying to get the flag higher
Look at the quagmire
Look at the tread separate from the tire
Look at the junky trying to get a gram
Look at the bettin' man
Look at him folding on a better hand

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, it's always right
The fearless light
The dark of night
Give up the world
Give up your life
'Cause you cannot fight the television

[Chorus]
Oh, woo-oo-oo
The television, television
Oh, woo-oo-oo
Oh, the television!

[Bridge]
Look at me hypnotized and half alive
Maybe it's four or five
Some parts are sleeping, some parts are paralyzed
Just one more minute
Just one more minute
I think I'm almost in it
[Chorus]
The television, television
Oh, woo-oo-oo
The television, television
Oh, woo-oo-oo

[Outro]
Oh, give me tits and politicians (the television, television)
Oh, woo-oo-oo
Oh, give me death and demolition (television, television)
Oh, woo-oo-oo
Oh, give me glamour and sedition (television, television)
Oh, oh, woo-oo-oo
Oh, woo-oo-oo
The television!