1978 (Leave the Radio On) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by NickStevens 

Cover art for 1978 (Leave the Radio On) lyrics by Ed Motta

The person speaking is still in shock over a difficult relationship breakup; he is no longer in the girl's world since she "said something like 'I don't want 'ya". By "p(l)aying around" the couple found that "[their] world" was actually not what they thought: "never our world then".

He begs for the listener to leave "the radio on", maybe it keeps him distracted from the immediate pain of lost love...

"L.A. love, oh-oh..."

My Interpretation