Nine Volt Heart Lyrics - Singles - Dave Alvin

His mama said, "Baby, wait for me in the car" 

And she went lookin for his daddy inside a bar 

So he sat and let the radio take him far away 

Listenin to XPRS and KRLA 

Plastic silver nine volt heart 

You click it on and let the music start 

And the radio was his toy 

The radio was his toy 

Well, Rachel was twenty and he was seventeen years old 

Sittin in a parked car on a country road 

Runnin his fingers through her long black hair 

And the Staples singin, "Baby, Ill take you there" 

Plastic silver nine volt heart 

You click it on and let the music start 

And the radio was his toy 

The radio was his toy 

Doin the dishes long after midnight 

Talkin about the evenin news with his wife 

The baby wakes up and starts to cry 

So they turn the radio on for his lullaby 

Plastic silver nine volt heart 

You click it on and let the music start 

Plastic silver nine volt heart 

You click it on and let the music start 

And the radio was his toy 

The radio was his toy 

Plastic silver nine volt heart 

Plastic silver nine volt heart 

You click it on and let the music start