John Hiatt Pirate Radio song lyrics

Well, those electric sheep to the valley they keep walkin'

On the radio waves, selling tennis shoes and beer

It induces sleep when that DJ starts his talkin'

I'm lookin' for one song to save me on this midnight clear

So how far do we have to go

To hear that Pirate Radio?

One song that could steal our hearts

Before they turn into silver and gold

Well I'm drivin' my car real slow

And my baby wants to know

When we gonna hear our song

On that Pirate Radio?

Oh, one star in the sky so I named it Otis Redding

Or maybe Marvin Gaye, lookin' for his Tammi Terrell

There ain't no mountain high enough to stop this wedding

Rollin' out of Memphis to Detroit I can hear those bells

So how far do we have to go

To hear that Pirate Radio?

One song that could steal our hearts

Before they turn into silver and gold

Well I'm drivin' my car real slow

And my baby wants to know

When we gonna hear our song

On that Pirate Radio?

Oh, we've been drivin' all night, ever since we were teenagers

Up to that border town where the outlaw station air waves

Where the DJ's out of sight and his heart is so courageous

And he loves every song that he's puttin' on for the free and brave

So how far do we have to go

To hear that Pirate Radio?

One song that could steal our hearts

Before they turn into silver and gold

Well I'm drivin' my car real slow

And my baby wants to know

When we gonna hear our song

Oh, when we gonna hear our song

Yeah, when we gonna hear our song

On that Pirate Radio?

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