Radio Silence

Signal fading, listen to what I'm sayin' "Testin', testin'" This better be worth all of the breath I'm wastin' Maintainin' radio silence from now on Barricaded in the talk radio station Hostage taken The red "On air" light shines on Somethin' cheaper that pa*ses for free speech will have to do Hear him comin' through loud and clear He's tricklin' in your ear He'll tell you anythin' You want to hear The tape starts runnin' He's goin' to tell you somethin' The strings start strummin' another humdrum conundrum Signin' off now maintainin' radio silence from now on But there's one thing I should have said "The hostage will end up dead" It's just a comedy The hostage is me So pay the ransom beyond the run-out groove in Get my wife down here A helicopter on the roof, no police marksman Maintainin' radio silence from now on Mystery voices Drowned out by too much choice that's not to mention The sad waste of this wonderful invention Maintainin' radio silence from now on Libraries filled up with failed ideas There's nothin' more for me there I trust in tender ink And gentle airs Do those drug dealers still polish women made of wax? Gangsters and world leaders Require the same protection from attack From this distance it's hard to tell the difference Between a King and a Jack, between a poet and hack Maintaining radio silence from now on