Thirty more channels than you need
I could tune in free
Some rabbit ears, some foil, and a hanger

Static on channel 13 cleared, long enough for a scene.
A jet flew over head, and it faded.

Couldn't find you any place upon my screen...
Bought a satellite, bought a satellite, bought a satellite
...Satellite

Dug up from the depths of old man sewers southern flow.
A boy I couldn't name, I knew well.
And still I render, useless to my call,
You're nowhere to be found on the airwaves

Couldn't find you any place upon my screen
Bought a satellite, bought a satellite, bought a satellite
...Satellite

So far from my reach
Close enough to see
I sleep beside the set at night and I can't let you leave

Couldn't find you any place upon my screen
Need to (spy???) and I'm coming for your love over there
Nothing along the ?????
Nothing I want to see but your face

Couldn't find you any place upon my screen
Bought a satellite (repeat)


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    Lyric Correction

    corrected lines with ->

    A boy I couldn't name, I knew well ->Newscast [man or end] is still a render useless to my cause You're nowhere to be found on the airwaves

    Couldn't find you any place on my screen ->Need to spy on a communist love affair ->Nothing along the moon Nothing I want to see but your face

    this lyric is awesome, too bad it is mostly unintelligible (once I caught communist it all fell together) - a communist love affair refers to sputnik (first satellite) and the moon is also a satellite

    Schnarron August 01, 2012   Link
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    Lyric Correction

    corrected lines with ->

    A boy I couldn't name, I knew well ->Newscast [man or end] is still a render useless to my cause You're nowhere to be found on the airwaves

    Couldn't find you any place on my screen ->Need to spy on a communist love affair ->Nothing along the moon Nothing I want to see but your face

    this lyric is awesome, too bad it is mostly unintelligible (once I caught communist it all fell together) - a communist love affair refers to sputnik (first satellite) and the moon is also a satellite

    Schnarron August 01, 2012   Link
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    General Comment

    Lol. C’mon now! Corrections.

    Some rabbit ears, some foil, and a hanger

    A boy they couldn’t name, I knew well

    Newscast ended and still I’m rendered useless to my cause

    Sleep beside the set at night and I can’t let you in

    CdubNFon May 10, 2022   Link

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