There is a tiny heartbeat Hasn't seen the light of day Her mama's only fourteen Does she keep it or throw it away? She says, her life's too crowded This kind of trouble she don't need So she hands the doctor money After all it's not a human being It's just bad news for a modern man Bad news for the human race When you turn your back on Him Then evil takes His place Bad news for modern man Bad news for the human race When you turn your back on Him Then nothing but evil takes His place Her daddy, he's a preacher Who's wrapped up in his world Her daddy knows his Bible But he don't know his little girl She feels our condemnation She knows our spiritual pride The church should care for the wounded Not leave them on the street to die That's just bad news for modern man Bad news for the human race When you turn your back on Him Then evil takes His place
Bad news for modern man Bad news for the human race When you turn your back on Him Then evil takes His place Want the bad, bad news? Will we live 'til 1990 Or will the bomb k** us all by then? People go to war for the love of money Human life is so cheap to them Frankie say, Repent, get to it We need a healing in our land Light of the world, well, baby, you're in it When will you take a stand? Bad news for a modern man Bad news for the human race When you turn your back on Him Then evil takes His place Bad news for modern man Bad news for the human race When you turn your back on Him then nothing but evil takes His place (Bad, bad news) Bad, bad news Bad, bad news, (bad news) For the human race You let evil take its place You got bad news, you got bad news Everybody lose, everybody lose If there's nothing but bad, bad news