W*O*L*D
Chapin Harry Lyrics

Hello Honey, it's me
Beginning of the story where the singer talks to his wife after a long time

What did you think when you heard me back on the radio?
Asking his wife about her reaction when she heard him back on the radio

What did the kids say when they knew it was their long lost daddy-o?
Asking his wife about the reaction of their children when they knew that it was their father on the radio after a long time

Remember how we listened to the radio
Reminiscing about the old memories of the time when they used to listen to the radio together

And I said "That's the place to be"
Recalling the moment when he expressed his desire to work as an FM jock

And how I got the job as an FM Jock the day you married me?
Recalling the moment when he got the job as an FM jock on the day of his marriage

It was two kids and I was into AM rock
Recalling the moment when he had just two children and was more into AM rock

But I just had to run around
Admitting that he was not satisfied with his life and had to run around to find his true self

It's been ages since I left you babe
Admitting that it has been a long time since he left his wife

Let me tell you 'bout what's gone down
Telling his wife about all that has happened since he left

I am the morning DJ at W*O*L*D
Introducing himself as a morning DJ at W*O*L*D

Playing all the hits for you wherever you may be
Explaining that he plays all the popular songs for the listeners

The bright good-morning voice who's heard but never seen
Explaining that he has a good voice, but the listeners cannot see him

Feeling all of forty-five going on fifteen
Expressing his feelings of being mature and old at the same time

The drinking I did on my last big gig, it made my voice go low
Explaining that his voice became low due to drinking on his last big gig

They said that they liked the young sound when they let me go
Explaining that he was let go because the bosses wanted someone with a young sound

So I drifted on down to Tulsa, Oklahoma to do me a late-night talk show
Explaining how he moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma to do a late-night talk show

Now I worked my way down home again, here to Boise, Idaho
Explaining that he worked his way back home to Boise, Idaho

That's how this business goes
Explaining that this is how the business works

I been making extra money doing high school sock hops
Explaining how he has been making extra money by doing high school sock hops

I'm a big-time guest MC
Referring to himself as a big-time guest MC

You should hear me talking to the little children
Telling his wife that she should hear him talking to the little children

And listen what they say to me
Explaining that the children say something to him that he finds interesting

Got a spot on the top of my head, just begging for a new toupee
Jokingly saying that he needs a new toupee to cover the spot on the top of his head

And a tire around my gut from sitting on my butt
Admitting that he has a tire around his gut from sitting down all the time

But it's never gonna go away
Admitting the fact that the tire around his gut is never going away

Sometimes I get this crazy dream that I just take off in my car
Explaining that he gets a crazy dream of running away in his car

But you can travel on ten thousand miles and still stay where you are
Realizing that running away is not going to change anything

I've been thinking that I should stop disk jockeying
Revealing that he is thinking of quitting disk jockeying

And start that record store
Describing his plan of starting a record store

Maybe I could settle down if you'd take me back once more
Asking his wife to take him back so that he could settle down

OK Honey, I see
Acknowledging his wife's decision to not take him back

I guess he's better than me
Admitting that his wife's new partner is better than him

Sure, Girl, I understand
Assuring his wife that he understands her decision

You don't have to worry; I'm such a happy man
Assuring his wife that he is happy with his life

I am the morning DJ at K*A*H*J
Introducing himself as a morning DJ at K*A*H*J

Playing all the hits for you, playing 'em night and day
Expressing the fact that he plays all the popular songs all day and night

W*O*L*D, W*O*L*D, W*O*L*D, W*O*L*D, W*O*L*D*
Repeating the name of the radio station multiple times