Lyrics

RADIO BOY

You?d see him ?round town, he never looked clean
Always dressed the same
Couple years older, maybe seventeen,
None of us knew his name.

We called him Radio Boy, he never said a word
Always had the headphones on
We made fun but because he never heard
I never thought it was wrong.

Late one day I took a shortcut home
Saw him in an open field
His arms were raised, he was swayin? slow.
I didn?t know how to feel.

Sun settin? on Radio Boy
Shining in the light
Sun settin? on Radio Boy.
I walked into the night.

Forty years later my brother died
I went home to leave.
We laid him down, I knew I wouldn?t cry
I knew where I had to be.

Walkin? I wept where the sun went down
Gone was the open field
Radio Boy, I?m sorry, now,
I know how to feel.

Sun settin? on Radio Boy
Shining in the light
Sun settin? on Radio Boy.
I walk into the night.

November 25, 2004