The Human League - W.X.J.L. Tonight Lyrics

The way it was in the pastA long, long time agoBefore staff levels droppedThey used to listen to the radioAnd listen to the DJ's talkAbout the songs they didn't knowAs if it really matteredHit-pick or phone-in showI don't want you to go tonightTen thousand watts of powerNews headlines on the hour tonightOur music beats the bestYou just don't need the rest tonightOnce I couldn't care at allBut I can feel the ratings fall tonightAnd 20 years agoNo-one seemed to careThe people must have knownThe DJ's role was only thereTo fill in space between the songsThat talk of love and other thingsAs if they didn't matterAutomatic stations cameAnd sent them all awayAnd now I'm left aloneI haven't got a word to sayAnd you're the one who makes the choiceTo turn me on or turn me offBut now it really mattersHit-pick or phone-in showI don't want you to go tonightTen thousand watts of powerNews headlines on the hour tonightOur music beats the bestYou just don't need the rest tonightOnce I couldn't care at allBut I can feel the ratings fall tonightHit-pick or phone-in showI don't want you to go tonightTen thousand watts of powerNews headlines on the hour tonightOur music beats the bestYou just don't need the rest tonightTen thousand watts of powerNews headlines on the hour tonight