Lyrics to
Radio Sweetheart

This version of Radio Sweetheart was released by Elvis Costello in 1977.

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My head is spinning and my legs are weak
Goose step dancing, can’t hear myself speak
Hope in the eyes of the ugly girls
That settle for the lies of the last chancers
When slow motion drunks pick wallflower dancers
You come here looking for the ride to glory
Go back home with a hard luck story
I can hardly wait around until the weekend comes to town

Play one more for my radio sweetheart
Hide your love, hide your love
Though we are so far apart
You’ve got to hide your love
‘Cause that’s the way the whole thing started
I wish we had never parted

When it’s late and the night gets colder
Don’t lay your head on any other shoulder
Some hire themselves out for a good time
But you and I, we have been sold
So I keep on saying…

Play one more for my radio sweetheart
Hide your love, hide your love
Though we are so far apart
You’ve got to hide your love
‘Cause that’s the way the whole thing started
I wish we had never parted

Play one more for my radio sweetheart

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About Lyrics and Radio Sweetheart by Elvis Costello

The lyrics to Radio Sweetheart are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Elvis Costello in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Radio Sweetheart are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Elvis Costello and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Radio Sweetheart back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Radio Sweetheart by Elvis Costello in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Radio Sweetheart" means the words set to the music of Radio Sweetheart, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Elvis Costello. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Radio Sweetheart and the lyrics to Radio Sweetheart are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Elvis Costello who came here looking just for the lyrics to Radio Sweetheart, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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