I Didn't Hear it on the News

I didn’t hear it on the news today,
About how you were changing you way,
About how you were leaving the world,
With so many tears on people’s faces,
The world lost someone great today
But I didn’t hear it on the news today,
I didn’t hear it on the news today,
How much you impacted everyone around you,
But you were not told about because you weren’t
A celebrity you were what is considered normal,
And normal doesn’t sell news today,
I didn’t hear it on the news today,
That you were marrying the guy of your dreams,
And that you couldn’t tell me because the news
Was all filled with things of sadness and not greatness,
Of wars and pain,
Of hate and religion,
Of politics and strife,
I didn’t hear it on the news today,
That you had a new joy that you brought in the world,
That you brought a new face to the planet,
That your life forever changed,
That you were now experiencing parenthood,
I didn’t hear it on the news today,
That the person you thought loved you,
Broke your heart into millions of pieces,
And now you were left with building it together,
And that you were trying to find your way,
I didn’t hear it on the news today,
Because ordinary doesn’t seem to matter,
Normal isn’t newsworthy,
If you are not a celebrity your feelings,
Your joys,
Your new changes,
Don’t make it in any news,
But what happens to you matters to me,
Even if I didn’t hear it in the news today.