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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Drums
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Lead Vocals
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Bass Guitar
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Songwriter
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Songwriter
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Songwriter
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mitch Easter
Mitch Easter
Producer
Don Dixon
Don Dixon
Producer
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Decide yourself if radio's gonna stay
Reason it could polish up the gray
Put that, put that, put that up your wall
That this isn't country at all
[PreChorus]
Radio station
Decide yourself
[Verse 2]
Keep me out of country in a word
Dear, the porch is leading us absurd
Push that, push that, push that to the hull
That this isn't nothing at all
[PreChorus]
Straight off the boat
Where to go?
[Chorus]
Calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio free Europe, radio
[Verse 3]
Beside defying media too fast
Instead of pushing palaces to fall
Put that, put that, put that before all
That this isn't fortunate at all
[PreChorus]
Radio station
Decide yourself
[Chorus]
Calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio free Europe, radio
[Bridge]
Decide yourself
Calling on a boat
Media's too fast
[Verse 4]
Keep me out of country in a word
Disappointers into us, absurd
[PreChorus]
Straight off the boat
Where to go?
[Chorus]
Calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio free Europe
Radio free Europe
Calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio free Europe
Radio free Europe
Written by: Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, William Thomas Berry

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