I went to the doctor, all nervous and crazy, I told him the way things were,
He smiled quite nicely and, without thinking twice, he said, "Just try the great American cure."

You put your brain in neutral, turn on the television set,
Kick off your shoes and don't worry, they haven't cut the power off yet, no, no.

So I went on home and I tried his prescription; I watched 'til my eyeballs dried,
The good guys are winning, I can't keep from grinning and I dream about the TV guide.

Put your brain in neutral, (all night movies, think it's time to tune out)
Turn on the television set, turn it on, turn it on, (prime time boob tube, baby's getting burned out)
Kick off your shoes, and don't worry, don't worry, (all night movies, think it's time to tune out)
They haven't cut the power off yet, no, no, no, no. (prime time boob tube, baby's getting burnt)

Oh.

So, one time,
Oh yeah, alright,
It's all going down the tubes,
Down the tubes, down the tubes.

So if you feel faint when you pick up the papers, if politics make you ill,
If people upset you and high prices get you, and you're just too broke to purchase a thrill.

You put your brain in neutral, turn on the television set,
Kick off your shoes, don't worry, don't worry, they haven't cut the power off yet, no.

Turn it up,
Turn it up,
Turn it up,
Help...help me, yeah,
Help me, yeah,
Help me, yeah, yeah.

I went to the doctor, all nervous and crazy, I told him the way things were,
He smiled quite nicely and, without thinking twice, he said, "Just try the great American cure."

Put your brain in neutral, turn on the television set, turn it on, turn it on, turn it on,
Kick off your shoes and don't worry, baby, they haven't cut the power off yet, no, no, no,
Put your brain in neutral, turn on the television set,
Kick off your shoes and don't worry, don't worry, they haven't cut the power off yet.

All night movies,
Think it's time to tune out,
Prime time boob tube,
Baby's getting burned out,
All night movies,
Think it's time to tune out,
Prime time boob tube,
Baby's getting burned out,