It was back in '69
Like a nightmare cryin'
In a hotel bed on the coast
Happy Shanghai girls
Like a pretty string of pearls
And a snow storm up in my nose

I was on my way to heaven
With a funky red 11
And a switchblade job on the side
Hear the music playin'
And my heartbeat prayin'
To the airwaves out in the night

Ouuh radio! I love my radio, my Chinese radio!
Ouuh radio! I love my radio, my Chinese radio!
Ouuh!

Chorus:

Oh, I could write a million stories
Tales of love and hate and pain
And my fears would truly frighten
Any ordinary man
Is there someone out there laughing
Walking in the pouring rain?
Lord, I'm sure I know the answers
But it's too hard to explain

Now my head is burning
And I feel it turning
In an igloo up on the moon
Saying: Lord, have mercy
On a guy from Jersey
And it falls back into my room

Just a stranded tourist
And I wouldn't touch the purest
If I ever get out here alive
While the FM-switches
And the green light-digits
Keep in touch with the world outside

Ouuh radio! I love my radio, my Chinese radio!
Ouuh radio! I love my radio, my Chinese radio!
Ouuh!

Chorus

Just a river on the run, now
I'm flyin' and I won't touch down
Got nowhere left to run
I get on my knees and pray