| Song Length |
5:15 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Cars, Youth |
Similar Artists |
Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band, Wilco |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
MOTOWN ON THE RADIO by Scott Aycock
Copyright 2000
Motown on the radio
And Memphis on my mind.
We were on our way to Tupelo
We were looking for some sign.
Not sure why we're going
I was only seventeen.
It never seemed to matter much
Where we went, only where we'd been.
Parker had an uncle down in Tupelo
Said he knew he'd do us right
Give us money for gasoline
So we could drive all night
Seems that when you're young
with time on your hands
always trying to hurry up,
hurry up and become a man.
I remember Otis on the radio
Singing about that dock on the bay.
And looking out my window
As the clouds begin to rain
And wishing that time would stand still
So I could always feel this way
But it is so hard to stay
When there is so much pain.
Now I play it safe
Rarely leave the comfort of my home
And when I venture out
I know just where I'm going.
Still I'm thinking 'bout Motown on the radio
And Otis on that bay.
Wondering what became of us
And how we lost our way.
Motown on the radio
And Memphis on my mind.