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Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
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Roadrunner was released on September 1, 1976 by Sanctuary Records as a part of the album The Modern Lovers
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LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jonathan Richman
Jonathan Richman
Vocals
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jonathan Richman
Jonathan Richman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Cale
John Cale
Producer
Jerry Harrison
Jerry Harrison
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
One, two, three, four, five, six
[Verse 2]
Roadrunner, roadrunner
Goin' faster miles an hour
Gonna drive past the Stop & Shop
With the radio on
I'm in love with Massachusetts
And the neon when it's cold outside
And the highway when it's late at night
Got the radio on
I'm like the roadrunner
[Verse 3]
Alright
I'm in love with modern moonlight
One twenty eight when it's dark outside
I'm in love with Massachusetts
I'm in love with the radio on
It helps me from bein' alone late at night
It helps me from bein' lonely late at night
I don't feel so bad now in the car
Don't feel so alone, got the radio on
Like I'm roadrunner
That's right
[Verse 4]
Said welcome to the spirit of 1956
Patient in the bushes next to '57
The highway is your girlfriend as you go by quick
Suburban trees, suburban speed
And it smells like Heaven
I say roadrunner once, roadrunner twice
I'm in love with rock and roll
And I'll be out all night
Roadrunner, that's right
[Verse 5]
Well, now
Roadrunner, roadrunner
Goin' faster miles an hour
Gonna drive to the Stop & Shop
With the radio on at night
And me in love with modern moonlight
Me in love with modern rock and roll
Modern girls and modern rock and roll
Don't feel so alone, got the radio on
Like the roadrunner
Okay, now you sing, Modern Lovers
[Verse 6]
(Radio on)
I got the AM (Radio on)
Got the car, got the AM (Radio on)
Got the AM sound, got the (Radio on)
Got the rockin' modern neon sound (Radio on)
I got the car from Massachusetts, got the (Radio on)
I've got the power of Massachusetts when it's late at night (Radio on)
I got the modern sounds of modern Massachusetts (Radio on)
I got the, I got the world, I've got the turnpike, got the (Radio on)
I got the, I got the power of the AM, got the (Radio on)
Oh, late at night, lit up white, rock and roll late at night (Radio on)
We've got the factories and neon signs, we've got the (Radio on)
Power of the modern sounds (Radio on)
Alright (Radio on)
[Verse 7]
Right
Bye-bye
Written by: Jonathan Richman

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