New Music on the Radio

I watched TV the other night, they were giving out awards

for all the million-selling songs that we adore

and I can only wonder at the royalties they pay

fifteen cents a spin for airplay

The songs were all recycled, derivative, and bland

the verses weren't subversive, the choruses were canned

nothing got me thinking and nothing made me cry

but everything made me wonder why

Everyone's afraid to play new music on the radio

Clear Channel's made a Wal-mart out of it

except for college staions and some things on NPR

everytning's completely turned to shit

Now I've been on the radio more times than I could count

you'd think they'd send a couple of beans my way

but the racketeers at ASCAP and those punks at BMI,

they're closing down the places where I play

I sure am glad they're sending all that cash down Bruce's way

but the richer Springsteen gets, it seems, the less I'll get to play

'cause the PRO's are closing down the places where you go

to hear the songs you'd like to get to know