1956

when the dj broke to play us something new

hearts broke hearts skipped

and we knew that this was made for me and you

when he told us he was lonely

he was speaking from the heart

i was much too young to know him

but i knew it was the start

i was raised on the radio

raised on the radio

just an all american boy

who found his favorite toy

michelle, lady jane

yeah, i fell in love with girls i never met

i learned to play guitar

while the other boys where busy learning math

but all the simplest equations

never add up very far

when all my musical persuations

kept me reaching for the stars

raised on the radio

just an all american boy

i got my favorite toy

remembering when times were bad

love is all we need and love was all we had

1964

when the dj broke to play us something new