Radio Game

This is the story of the way

We tried to get our songs played on the radio

The album was made and plans were laid

To do whatever we could to get a hit song on the radio

So we borrowed a van and drove around

To stations that liked our sound

And invited us to come by sometime and play

We were taking calls and signing walls

Singing songs and shaking hands

Everybody seemed so glad we came

To the Radio Game

There we were in the stores and magazines

Just like a real band, it kinda felt like a miracle

We were playing the music that we loved

As we drove across the United States of America

Then we did a great show at a convention in Boulder

But no one saw us play

Though we had smiled and remembered all their names

‘Cause the hot new band was playing next door

(Who, by the way, is not together anymore)

Those flavors of the month, they all taste the same

In the Radio Game

We’re just trying to play the Radio Game

Sometimes we thought we gained some ground

‘Cause they played our song as we rolled into town on

the interstate

But then we started to see, time and again

Though we knocked ‘em dead

The DJ walked us to our van so he could say

“You know, I’d love to play your songs all day

But a guy who lives eight states away

Tells me who to drop and who to play

You’re one of the best I’ve ever heard

My wife and kids know every word

I’m sorry, it’s just the way things are today

In the Radio Game”

We’re just trying to play the Radio Game

So folks when all is said and done

It can be kind of a drag, but it’s pretty damn fun while you’re doing it

We didn’t make a lot of money but we made a lot of friends

And I know we’re gonna do it all again, ‘cause we’re not through with it

So we’ll write more songs and sign more deals

Pack our bags and spin our wheels

Check out early and get in late

Arrive at five to go on the air at eight

An Iowa mall or a peanut fair

Four part vocals with one mic to share

Non-smoking rooms that smell like smoke

We’re not quite rock and we’re not quite folk

We’ll swallow our pride and have no shame

‘Cause we’re trying to find our fortune and our fame

In the Radio Game

We’re just trying to play the Radio Game