We Want the Airwaves

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The message here is similar to “Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio,” from the previous year’s End of the Century, but lyrics are a little more forceful. Joey and the boys… Read More

Jul. 20, 19811 viewer

We Want the Airwaves Lyrics

[Verse 1]
9 to 5 and 5 to 9
Ain't gonna to take it, it's our time
We want the world and we want it now
We're gonna take it anyhow

[Chorus]
We want the airwaves (that's right, that's right)
We want the airwaves (that's right, that's right)
We want the airwaves, baby
If rock is gonna stay alive

[Post-Chorus]
Oh yeah, well all right
Let's rock, tonight
All night
Oh yeah, well all right
Let's rock, tonight
All night

[Verse 2]
Where's your guts and will to survive?
Don't you want to keep rock n' roll music alive?
Mr. Programmer, I got my hammer
Gonna smash my smash my radio (oh)

[Chorus]
We want the airwaves (that's right, that's right)
We want the airwaves (that's right, that's right)
We want the airwaves, baby
If rock's gonna stay alive

[Post-Chorus]
Oh yeah, well all right
Let's rock, tonight
All night
Oh yeah,well all right
Let's rock, tonight
All night

[Outro]
We want the airwaves
We want the airwaves
We want the airwaves
We want the airwaves
We want the airwaves, baby

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The message here is similar to “Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio,” from the previous year’s End of the Century, but lyrics are a little more forceful. Joey and the boys want to keep the ‘80s safe for real rock 'n’ roll, and they’re willing to seize the airwaves by any means necessary. That or smash their radios with hammers. Either way.