Lyrics

When I was fourteen
We had a rock n' roll band
We were the worst thing
You ever heard
We couldn't tune our guitars
We didn't know the tight chords
But at least we forgot the words

My dad took me aside
with a worried look
where did you hear that stuff
he wanted to know

chorus:
I heard it on the radio
Turn it up and let it roll
I can hear that music
Floating on the air I breathe
I heard it on the radio
They were playin' that song for me

I left home when I was seventeen
Hit the road
Playin' every night

I was runnin' head first
Down a long, dark tunnel
At the end I could see the light

My dad took me aside
Right before I left
How will I hear from you
He wanted to know

chorus:
they'll be playin' a song by me

My dad died
When I was twenty-one
Now my mom
Lives with me and my wife

I've got a little boy
Who stands about so tall
One of the greatest
Joys in my life

One day I took him aside
And I said anything you want
Just let your daddy know

chorus:
He said I want a radio

I can hear my dad
Singin' on the air I breathe
I hear him like a radio
Singin' that song for me