[Intro] [Bass guitar] [Electric guitar] [Melancholic Verse] He looks the part of a teenage boy From the wrong side of the tracks Hair in his face and so is his dad Always telling him what he lacks -- The old man is such a hypocrite Preachin' what's right and wrong Mom's aced out on prescription meds All she knows is how to get along -- Sister's on the streets from dusk til dawn Using the night to apply her skills And he's in his room, on the edge of his bed Wonderin' who's gonna pay all these bills [Building intensity, Pre Chorus] He needs a break and... He needs an escape and... He needs his favorite radio station To help him run away [Break] [Drum fill] [Cool, upbeat chorus with 80s harmony vocals] Oooooooh! Radio Runaway! Gonna wanna run away, run away! Move through static Tune out the day Turn that dial to freedom Block out the screams and pain Gonna wanna run away! Oooooooh! Radio Runaway! Gonna wanna run away, run away! [Melancholic Verse] Big brother was all he loved in life The man he tried to be But no ones heard a word from him Since the Summer of '83 -- He showed him all the greatest hits Bands with the best guitar They'd listen to them for hours Just drivin' in his car -- That Saturday morning, he woke up To see his brother left home He found a Walkman and a note that read "I love you. Put on the headphones." [Building intensity, Pre Chorus] He needs a break and... He needs an escape and... He needs his favorite radio station To help him run away [Break] [Drum fill] [Cool, upbeat chorus with 80s harmony vocals] Oooooooh! Radio Runaway! Gonna wanna run away, run away! Far from this mess Tune in tonight Help stop the bleedin' Make believe it's alright Gonna wanna run away! Oooooooh! Radio Runaway! Gonna wanna run away, run away! [guitar solo] [Music calms] Verse 3 Radio Runaway’s all grown up As tall as his dad with more hair Sister's married, brother's not around Mom OD'd, dad’s senior care -- He lives his life in the bed of a truck Moving from town to town Rock and rolling joints, like he don't give a damn ‘Cause he's the only one that puts him down -- From time to time he reflect back when He grew up in that home He remembers the fights, and the lonely nights That's when he turns up the radio [Building intensity, Pre Chorus] He needs a break and... He needs an escape and... He needs his favorite radio station To help him run away [Break] [Drum fill] [Cool, upbeat chorus with 80s harmony vocals] Oooooooh! Radio Runaway! Gonna wanna run away, run away! Move through static Tune out the day Turn that dial to freedom Block out the screams and pain Gonna wanna run away! Oooooooh! Radio Runaway! Gonna wanna run away, run away! Oooooooh! Radio Runaway! Gonna wanna run away, run away! Oooooooh! Radio Runaway! Gonna wanna run away, run away! [Crash ending]
