This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
How to be proud of that town ain't nobody heard of
Had a big dream, seventeen, some day how to grow up
How to make dust fly out on a no name road
Yeah, I learned it from the radio
How to wake up
How to work tough
How to roll up those sleeves
How to throw down
How to get loud
And what to put in that drink
To give the stars in the sky a little halo
Yeah, I learned it from the radio
If it wasn't for the speakers in the door
Telling me a truth I hadn't ever heard before
I never woulda kissed that girl
Never woulda known what to say
I woulda never known better
I'd have let her get away
Thank God for four wheel drive
Thank God for windows down
And all the DJ's in all those little static towns
How to live
How to love
Everything I need to know
I learned it from the radio
What to say when you think that you've found that girl
Who to call when she's gone and she wrecks your world
How to get over it, yeah, how to let her go
I learned it from the radio
How to see it all, from a front porch
And how to say it all just using three chords
And when to run when you're young
When to come back home
I learned it from the radio
If it wasn't for the speakers in the door
Telling me a truth I hadn't ever heard before
I never woulda kissed that girl
Never woulda known what to say
I woulda never known better
I'd have let her get away
Thank God for four wheel drive
Thank God for windows down
And all the DJ's in all those little static towns
How to live
How to love
Everything I need to know
I learned it from the radio
From the radio
I learned it from the radio
Back when we used to
Burn it up
Turn it up, up, up, up
If it wasn't for the speakers in the door
Telling me a truth I hadn't ever heard before
I never woulda kissed that girl
Never woulda known what to say
I woulda never known better
I'd have let her get away
Thank God for four wheel drive
Thank God for windows down
And all the DJ's in all those little static towns
How to live
How to love
Everything I need to know
I learned it from the radio
Mmm, from the radio
I learned it from the radio
Back when we used to
Burn it up
Turn it up
Had a big dream, seventeen, some day how to grow up
How to make dust fly out on a no name road
Yeah, I learned it from the radio
How to wake up
How to work tough
How to roll up those sleeves
How to throw down
How to get loud
And what to put in that drink
To give the stars in the sky a little halo
Yeah, I learned it from the radio
If it wasn't for the speakers in the door
Telling me a truth I hadn't ever heard before
I never woulda kissed that girl
Never woulda known what to say
I woulda never known better
I'd have let her get away
Thank God for four wheel drive
Thank God for windows down
And all the DJ's in all those little static towns
How to live
How to love
Everything I need to know
I learned it from the radio
What to say when you think that you've found that girl
Who to call when she's gone and she wrecks your world
How to get over it, yeah, how to let her go
I learned it from the radio
How to see it all, from a front porch
And how to say it all just using three chords
And when to run when you're young
When to come back home
I learned it from the radio
If it wasn't for the speakers in the door
Telling me a truth I hadn't ever heard before
I never woulda kissed that girl
Never woulda known what to say
I woulda never known better
I'd have let her get away
Thank God for four wheel drive
Thank God for windows down
And all the DJ's in all those little static towns
How to live
How to love
Everything I need to know
I learned it from the radio
From the radio
I learned it from the radio
Back when we used to
Burn it up
Turn it up, up, up, up
If it wasn't for the speakers in the door
Telling me a truth I hadn't ever heard before
I never woulda kissed that girl
Never woulda known what to say
I woulda never known better
I'd have let her get away
Thank God for four wheel drive
Thank God for windows down
And all the DJ's in all those little static towns
How to live
How to love
Everything I need to know
I learned it from the radio
Mmm, from the radio
I learned it from the radio
Back when we used to
Burn it up
Turn it up
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Learned It From the Radio Lyrics as written by Jimmy Robbins Ashley Gorley
Lyrics © Anthem Entertainment, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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