May you smile upon this band   May your miles beguile the land   Cross every dial and band      When I was young   I lay in bed   And hummed a song   And shook my head   As I grew old   The world was cold   The radio was my only friend      In the California night   There is a chopper overhead   Like a deer caught in the light   I can't help but look ahead      And I'm wondering when it's going to stop   And I'm hoping I won't burn up   Drop in the ocean      How you turn me on but I won't belong   Turn me on I'm playing your favourite song      Police are everywhere   They keep it peaceful there   For bankers in cars, it's lonely as Mars   They're buying the air, they're making the stars   Shine bright      Like a deer caught in the light   I can't help but look ahead   Like a hummingbird in flight, I'm going nowhere   As I beat with all my might      The radio   Radio      In this California night   I can't help but look ahead