I heard you on the wireless back in 52 Lying awake, you're tending to the innocent If I was younger, I'd stop and let you do so They wrote the credit for your second symphony Rewritten by machine and new technology But now there's problems, there's problems you can see so I met your children, what did you tell them? Video killer, radio star Video killer, radio star And now we're heading for the playback studio We listened to the jingles played so long ago And now this music, this music is to go so He was the first one, he was the last one Video killer, radio star Video killer, radio star In my mind and in my car We can't rewind, we've gone too far Pictures came and broke your heart It was the flame of video You saw me sitting in the corner And you just sat there right next to me You asked me are you feeling lonely Well loneliness is just a word, just a word I came in here just for the music For all the things that makes me feel I get to exorcise my demons To bury those days where only pain was real Keep me late, my dream's open to tonight Come with me, set me free, we'll be alright I should have met you when you were eight But then I was a dance hall freak Baby you can bet I'm too old for dancing I should have met you when I was sixteen Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance You know what I mean Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance Like you were sixteen Tonight I'm drinking myself sober Till I see what I want to see A few more drinks and you will be the perfect lover You will be the one that I truly believe Dance, my dream's open to tonight Come with me, set me free, we'll be alright I should have met you when you were eight But then I was a dance hall freak Baby you can bet I'm too old for dancing I should have met you when I was sixteen Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance You know what I mean Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance Like you were sixteen You are a radio star You are a radio star You are a radio star You are a radio star You are a radio star You are a radio star You are a radio star You are a radio star You are a radio star You are a radio star I should have met you at the age Back when I was young and free Maybe you can dance, you're old for dancing You should have met me, I should have kissed you I should have kissed you at the age Back when I was young and free Maybe you can dance, you're old for loving Won't you die, I'll make you love me Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance You know what I mean Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance Like you were sixteen Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance You know what I mean Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance You know what I mean Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance Set me free Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance Like I was sixteen Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey