all the clichés turned to fact now   and the cynic is proven right   you know this comedown was as hard as unexpected   like a knife stab in the back      we're wasting time   that should've been our prime   'cause you can't get this motherfucker on the radio   it's a ball and chain   seven years down the drain   'cause you can't get this motherfucker on the radio      old sustainers went away now   leaving lose ends all around   and the new retainer could not pick up all the pieces   like a jester in a suit      we're wasting time   that should've been our prime   'cause you can't get this motherfucker on the radio   it's a ball and chain   seven years down the drain   'cause you can't get this motherfucker on the radio         motherfucker on the radio   motherfucker on the radio   motherfucker on the radio   motherfucker on the radio