I Can't Live Without My Radio

Album: Radio (1985)
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  • My radio, believe me, I like it loud
    I'm the man with a box that can rock the crowd
    Walkin' down the street, to the hardcore beat
    While my JVC vibrates the concrete
    I'm sorry if you can't understand
    But I need a radio inside my hand
    Don't mean to offend other citizens
    But I kick my volume way past 10
    My story is rough, my neighborhood is tough
    But I still sport gold, and I'm out to crush
    My name is Cool J, I devastate the show
    But I couldn't survive without my radio
    Terrorizing my neighbors with the heavy bass
    I keep the suckers in fear by the look on my face
    My radio's bad from the Boulevard
    I'm a hip-hop gangster and my name is Todd
    Just stimulated by the beat, bust out the rhyme
    Get fresh batteries if it won't rewind
    Cause I play everyday, even on the subway
    I would of got a summons but I ran away
    I'm the leader of the show, keepin' you on the go
    But I know I can't live without my radio

    Suckers on my jock when I walk down the block
    I really don't care if you're jealous or not
    Cause I make the songs, you sing along
    And your radio's def when my record's on
    So get off the wall, become involved
    All your radio problems have now been solved
    My treacherous beats make ya ears respond
    And my radio's loud like a fire alarm
    The floor vibrates, the walls cave in
    The bass makes my eardrums seem thin
    Def sounds in my ride, yes the front and back
    You would think it was a party, not a Cadillac
    Cause I drive up to the ave, with the windows closed
    And my bass is so loud, it could rip your clothes
    My stereo's thumpin' like a savage beast
    The level on my power meter will not decrease
    Suckers get mad, cause the girlies scream
    And I'm still gettin' paid while you look at me mean
    I'm the leader of the show, keepin' you on the go
    But I know I can't live without my radio
    I'm the leader of the show, keepin' you on the go
    And I know I can't live without my radio

    Don't touch that dial, I'll be upset
    Might go into a fit and rip off your neck
    Cause the radio's thumpin' when I'm down to play
    I'm the royal chief rocker LL Cool J
    Let your big butt bounce from right to left
    Cause it's a actual fact this jam is def
    Most definitely created by me
    Goin' down in radio history
    I'm good to go on your radio
    And I'm cold gettin' paid cause Rick said so
    Make the woofers wallop and your tweeters twitch
    Some jealous knuckleheads might try to dis
    But it's nothin', ya frontin', ya girl I am stuntin'
    And my radio's loud enough to keep you gruntin'
    My name is Cool J, I'm from the rock
    Circulating through your radio non-stop
    I'm lookin' at the wires behind the cassette
    And now I'm on the right, standing on the eject
    Wearin' light blue Pumas, a whole lot of gold
    And jams like these keep me in control
    I'm the leader of the show, keepin' you on the go
    And I know I can't live without my radio

    Your energy level starts to increase
    As my big beat is slowly released
    I'm on the radio and at the jam
    LL Cool J is who I am
    I'ma make ya dance, boogie down and rock
    And you'll scratch and shake to my musical plot
    And to expand my musical plan
    Cut Creator, rock the beat with your hands

    That's right, so don't try to front the move
    As you become motivated by the funky groove
    You can see me and Earl chillin' on the block
    With my box cold kickin' with the gangster rock
    See people can't stop me, neither can the police
    I'm a musical maniac to say the least
    For you and your radio I made this for
    Cool J's here to devastate once more
    Pullin' all the girls, takin' out MCs
    If ya try to disrespect me, I just say Please!
    Here to command the hip-hop land
    Kick it live with a box inside my hand
    I'm the leader of the show, keepin' you on the go
    But I know I can't live without my radio

    Farmers Boulevard, yeah, you know that's where me and E hang out,
    Cool out, you know what I'm sayin'? That's where the crib's at. Writer/s: James Todd Smith, Rick Rubin
    Publisher: Royalty Network, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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