The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I be on the hotline like every day
Making sure the DJ know what I want him to play
You know I got my top back and my beat low
Rocking my stunner shades and turning up my radio
Turn up my radio (radio, radio)
I think I'm in love with my radio
'Cause it never lets me down
And I fall in love with my stereo
Whenever I hear that sound (oh)
Whenever I hear that sound (oh)
Whenever I hear that sound
You're the only one that papa allowed to hang out in my room
With the door closed, we'd be alone
And mama never freaked out when she heard it go boom
'Cause she knew we were in the zone
Hold him in my arms and look out of my window
(Under the moonlight)
And he'd be keeping me calm, so I'd never let him go
He's got a place in my heart
I think I'm in love with my radio
'Cause it never lets me down
And I fall in love with my stereo
(With my stereo, oh oh)
Whenever I hear that sound (oh whoa, whoa)
(Oh, oh, oh whoa, whoa)
Whenever I hear that sound (oh whoa, whoa)
(Oh, oh, oh whoa, whoa)
Whenever I hear that sound
When I get into my car, I turn it up
Then I hear vibrations all up in my trunk
And the bassline be rattling through my seats
Then that crazy feeling starts happening, oh
I get butterflies when I hear the DJ
(Playing the stuff I like)
And I fall deeper in love with every song he plays
He's got a place in my heart
I think I'm in love with my radio (with my radio)
'Cause it never lets me down (no no, no, no, no)
And I fall in love with my stereo (with my stereo)
Whenever I hear that sound (ohh, oh whoa, whoa)
(Oh, oh, oh whoa, whoa)
Whenever I hear that sound (oh, oh whoa, whoa)
(Oh, oh, oh whoa, whoa)
Whenever I hear that sound
I be on the hotline like every day
Making sure the DJ know what I want him to play
You know I got my top back and my beat low
Rocking my stunner shades and turning up my radio
Turn up my radio (radio, radio)
I think I'm in love with my radio
'Cause it never lets me down
And I fall in love with my stereo
Whenever I hear that sound (oh whoa, whoa)
(Oh, oh, oh whoa, whoa)
Whenever I hear that sound (oh whoa, whoa)
(Oh, oh, oh whoa, whoa)
Whenever I hear that sound
Oh whoa, whoa
Oh whoa, whoa
Oh whoa, whoa, whoa
Making sure the DJ know what I want him to play
You know I got my top back and my beat low
Rocking my stunner shades and turning up my radio
Turn up my radio (radio, radio)
I think I'm in love with my radio
'Cause it never lets me down
And I fall in love with my stereo
Whenever I hear that sound (oh)
Whenever I hear that sound (oh)
Whenever I hear that sound
You're the only one that papa allowed to hang out in my room
With the door closed, we'd be alone
And mama never freaked out when she heard it go boom
'Cause she knew we were in the zone
Hold him in my arms and look out of my window
(Under the moonlight)
And he'd be keeping me calm, so I'd never let him go
He's got a place in my heart
I think I'm in love with my radio
'Cause it never lets me down
And I fall in love with my stereo
(With my stereo, oh oh)
Whenever I hear that sound (oh whoa, whoa)
(Oh, oh, oh whoa, whoa)
Whenever I hear that sound (oh whoa, whoa)
(Oh, oh, oh whoa, whoa)
Whenever I hear that sound
When I get into my car, I turn it up
Then I hear vibrations all up in my trunk
And the bassline be rattling through my seats
Then that crazy feeling starts happening, oh
I get butterflies when I hear the DJ
(Playing the stuff I like)
And I fall deeper in love with every song he plays
He's got a place in my heart
I think I'm in love with my radio (with my radio)
'Cause it never lets me down (no no, no, no, no)
And I fall in love with my stereo (with my stereo)
Whenever I hear that sound (ohh, oh whoa, whoa)
(Oh, oh, oh whoa, whoa)
Whenever I hear that sound (oh, oh whoa, whoa)
(Oh, oh, oh whoa, whoa)
Whenever I hear that sound
I be on the hotline like every day
Making sure the DJ know what I want him to play
You know I got my top back and my beat low
Rocking my stunner shades and turning up my radio
Turn up my radio (radio, radio)
I think I'm in love with my radio
'Cause it never lets me down
And I fall in love with my stereo
Whenever I hear that sound (oh whoa, whoa)
(Oh, oh, oh whoa, whoa)
Whenever I hear that sound (oh whoa, whoa)
(Oh, oh, oh whoa, whoa)
Whenever I hear that sound
Oh whoa, whoa
Oh whoa, whoa
Oh whoa, whoa, whoa
Lyrics submitted by tonyxthrashdown
Radio Lyrics as written by Richard Preston Butler James Scheffer
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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the lyrics are wrong. it's supposed to be "the only one that papa allowed to hang in my room with the door closed, we be alone"