THAT'S WHY GOD MADE THE RADIO

        The Beach Boys

        Producer: Brian Wilson
        Released June 5, 2012
        Album Archive entry

        1. Think About The Days
        2. That's Why God Made The Radio
        3. Isn't It Time
        4. Spring Vacation
        5. The Private Life Of Bill And Sue
        6. Shelter
        7. Daybreak Over The Ocean
        8. Beaches In Mind
        9. Strange World
        10. From There To Back Again
        11. Pacific Coast Highway
        12. Summer's Gone


        1. "Think About The Days"
        Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas

        Harmony vocals, but no lyrics


        2. "That's Why God Made The Radio"
        Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas/Larry Millas/Jim Peterik

        Tuning in the latest star
        From the dashboard of my car
        Cruisin' at 7, push button heaven
        Capturing memories from afar
        In my car

        That's why God made the radio
        So tune right in everywhere you go
        He waved his hand, gave us rock'n'roll
        The soundtrack of falling in love
        (Fallin' in love, oh)
        That's why God made the radio

        Feel the music in the air
        Find a song to take us there
        It's paradise when I
        Lift up my antenna
        Receiving your signal like a prayer
        Like a prayer

        That's why God made the radio
        So tune right in everywhere you go
        He waved his hand, gave us rock'n'roll
        The soundtrack of falling in love
        (Fallin' in love, oh)
        That's why god made the radio

        Making this night a celebration
        Spreading the love and sunshine
        To a whole new generation
        Whole new generation
        That's why God made
        That's why God made
        That's why God made
        That's why God made
        That's why God made the radio
        That's why God made
        That's why God made
        That's why God made the radio
        That's why God made
        That's why God made
        That's why God made the radio


        3. "Isn't It Time"
        Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Joe Thomas/Larry Millas/Jim Peterik

        After it's all been said
        The music spinning in our head
        Can't forget the feeling of
        The magic of that summer love
        Ooh, I wanna take you there
        Do you wanna turn back the ages
        Memories and photographs
        The world has changed
        And yet the game is still the same

        Isn't it time we danced the night away
        How about doing it just like yesterday?
        Every time I think of you
        All of things we used to do

        Remember those nights we spent just you and I
        Little did we know how the time will fly
        Isn't it time?, oh, oh
        Isn't it time?, woah!

        But good times never have to end
        Now's the time to let them happen again
        We can have ourselves a blast
        Good times they
        Aren't only in the past

        Isn't it time we danced the night away?
        How about doing it just like yesterday?
        Every time I think of you
        All of those things we used to do

        Remember those nights we spent just you and I
        Little did we know how the time would fly
        Isn't it time?, oh, oh
        Isn't it time?, woah!

        And as the sun goes down
        We raise a glass together
        To all the good times we share
        Isn't it time we get ready again?
        Isn't it time we go steady again?

        Isn't it time we danced the night away
        How about doing it just like yesterday?
        Every time I think of you
        All of things we used to do

        Remember those nights we spent just you and I
        Little did we know how the time would fly
        Isn't it time?, oh, oh
        Isn't it time?

        Isn't it time we danced the night away
        How about doing it just like yesterday?
        Every time I think of you
        All of those things we used to do

        Remember those nights we spent just you and I
        Little did we know how the time will fly
        Isn't it time?


        4. "Spring Vacation"
        Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Joe Thomas

        Driving around, living the dream
        I'm cruising the town, I'm diggin' the scene
        I'm not gonna stress, not gonna worry
        Doing my best, no need to hurry
        Looking ahead, with anticipation
        Making each day a new celebration
        Seems like it could go on forever
        Long as we can all stick together
        We used to get around
        Get up and hit up
        All the hot spots in town.

        Spring vacation
        Good vibration
        Summer weather
        We're back together
        Easy money
        Ain't life money
        Hey, what's it to ya
        Hallelujah

        As for the past
        It's all behind us
        Happier now
        Look where life finds us
        Singing our songs is enough reason
        Harmony boys is what we believe in!
        Some said it wouldn't last
        All we can say is
        We're still having a blast

        Spring vacation
        Good vibration
        Summer weather
        We're back together
        Easy money
        Ain't life money
        Hey, what's it to ya
        Hallelujah

        Every night's special occasion

        Spring vacation
        Good vibration
        Summer weather
        We're back together
        Easy money
        Ain't life money
        Hey, what's it to ya
        Hallelujah

        Spring vacation
        Good vibration


        5. "The Private Life Of Bill And Sue"
        Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas

        The private life of Bill and Sue
        Can you dig what I'm telling you?
        No one knows just why we care
        We see their faces everywhere
        The strangest story you ever knew
        The private life of Bill and Sue

        From California to Mexico
        Everybody's just gotta know
        Dallas, Texas to Monterey
        Wasting time on a sunny day
        Santa Barbara to Jersey Shore
        At the line in the grocery store
        Everybody who ever knew
        The private life of Bill and Sue

        The private life of Bill and Sue
        The world is wondering what they do
        We watch them on our TV screen
        Their lives are like a movie scene
        The strangest story you ever knew
        The private life of Bill and Sue

        From California to Mexico
        Everybody's just gotta know
        Dallas, Texas to Monterey
        Wasting time on a sunny day
        Santa Barbara to Jersey Shore
        At the line in the grocery store
        Everybody who ever knew
        The private life of Bill and Sue

        Sometimes life can be so strange
        Maybe we're just looking for a change

        From California to Mexico
        Everybody's just gotta know
        Dallas,Texas to Monterey
        Wasting time on a sunny day
        Santa Barbara to Jersey Shore
        At the line in the grocery store
        Everybody who ever knew
        The private life of Bill and Sue

        From California to Mexico
        Everybody's just gotta know
        Dallas,Texas to Monterey
        Wasting time on a sunny day

        Spoken like a radio broadcast
        "Bill and Sue, stars of the once popular reality show,
        'The private life of Bill and Sue', were reported lost
        at sea today along with their camera crew while filming an
        episode on vacation in Catalina Island. Skeptics speculate
        that the once popular duo whose ratings have
        tumbled since leaving the network actually faked their
        demise..."


        6. "Shelter"
        Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas

        Did you ever listen with the music missin'
        Turn your radio on
        When the trees are swaying and the band is playing
        Our favorite song

        Shelter from the sunlight
        Shelter from the cold night
        Just where I wanna be
        Baby just you and me
        Staying at home
        Summertime, take a few calls, make a little love
        Thank God for shelter

        I'll give you shelter from the storm
        And a house to keep you warm
        I'll give you shelter through the night
        And a chance to make this right

        Do you ever still think of me
        And the way that we used to be
        When the world was just you and me
        Hanging out in our shelter

        Now it's two o'clock
        Lines around the block
        Waiting for the parade
        When the dark of night
        Or the bright sunlight
        Has you runnin' for shade

        Together we can run and hide
        Maybe we can stay inside
        Just where I wanna be
        Baby just you and me
        Staying at home
        Summertime, take a few calls, make a little love
        Thank God for shelter

        I'll give you shelter from the storm
        And a house to keep you warm
        I'll give you shelter through the night
        And a chance to make this right

        Do you ever still think of me
        And the way that we used to be
        When the world was just you and me
        Hanging out in our shelter

        Do you think that you'd ever stay
        Take a page out of yesterday
        If we could only find a way
        Hanging out in our shelter


        7. "Daybreak Over The Ocean"
        Mike Love

        Bring back
        Won't you bring back
        Bring back my baby

        Daybreak over the ocean
        Moonlight still on the sea
        Will the waves gentle motion
        Bring my babe, my baby back to me

        And the stardust sprinkles the morning
        Venus fades from my side
        Will my love be returning
        Like the sun to brighten up my life

        And as day breaks over the ocean
        Moonlight still on the sea
        I pray the waves gentle motion
        Will bring my baby to me

        Bring back
        Won't you bring back
        Bring back
        Bring my baby back
        Bring back
        Won't you bring back
        Bring back my baby

        Darlin' if you could only
        Hear this song in my heart
        Then you know why you need, never feel lonely
        We'll soon be together, never to depart
        And as long as there is an ocean
        Long as stars are to shine
        Baby you will always have my devotion
        I'll love you pretty baby
        Till then end of time

        And as day breaks over the ocean
        Moonlight still on the sea
        I pray the waves gentle motion
        Will bring my baby to me

        And as day breaks over the ocean
        Moonlight still on the sea
        I pray the waves gentle motion
        Will bring my baby to me

        Darlin' if you should ever
        Wonder what you should do
        Baby you should know I'll love you forever
        Maybe little darlin'
        That will see you through

        And as the sun sets over the ocean
        And the world fades from view
        Baby always know our love and devotion
        Will brighten up the night
        We will make it through
        Because I love you

        Bring back
        Won't you bring back
        Bring back
        Bring my baby back
        Bring back
        Won't you bring back
        Bring back my baby
        Please my baby

        Bring back
        Won't you bring back
        Bring back
        Bring my baby back
        Bring back
        Won't you bring back
        Bring back my baby
        Please my baby


        8. "Beaches In Mind"
        Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Joe Thomas

        We've got beaches in mind
        Man it's been too much time

        Woke me up before dawn
        Wish I could sleep some more so I could carry on
        With the dream I've been meaning to make come true
        And that's to get away with you

        I think we all can agree
        That there's no better place for us to be
        We can drive on for miles till we're finally free
        It will just be you and me

        We've got beaches in mind
        Man it's been too much time
        Not a care in the world is where I want to be

        Southbay surfing again
        Haven't been this way in I don't know when
        If I have my say we'll be back again
        Where the good times never end

        We've got beaches in mind
        Man it's been too much time
        Not a care in the world is where I want to be
        With the surfers, sand and the sea

        We'll find a place in the sun
        Where everyone can have fun

        Beaches in mind
        Man it's been too much time
        Not a care in the world is where I want to be
        With the surfers, sand and the sea

        We've got beaches in mind
        Man it's been too much time
        Not a care in the world is where I want to be
        Beaches in mind


        9. "Strange World"
        Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas

        On Santa Monica city pier
        We watch the people who gather here
        The uninvited who've lost their way
        And now we're all here to stay

        And it's a strange world
        There's nothing to it
        Strange world
        I'm getting through it
        Strange world
        Thinking it over
        It's a strange world after all

        Multi-colourful lives we run
        To catch a glimpse of the setting sun
        I can't imagine how life would be
        If you were not here with me

        And it's a strange world
        There's nothing to it
        Strange world
        I'm getting through it
        Strange world
        Strange world after all

        Sunday morning
        Skies so blue
        Yo te amo
        Means I love you

        You can drive your car
        To the county fair
        Or ride your bicycle anywhere
        It doesn't matter that much to me
        Cause we're pretty good company

        And it's a strange world
        There's nothing to it
        Strange world
        I'm getting through it
        Strange world
        Thinking it over
        It's a strange world after all


        10. "From There To Back Again"
        Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas

        Why don't you run away
        And spend some time with me
        On this summer's day
        There's nowhere else I'd rather be
        Why don't we feel
        The way we used to anymore
        There's a place along the way
        That maybe we could stay
        And listen to the waves
        At my front door

        You've been thinking about
        Some things we used to do
        Thinking about when life
        Was still in front of you
        Back where you belong
        Our favorite song
        Won't you listen

        Don't you understand the words
        Are singing in the wind
        I wish that we could get
        From there to back again

        The clouds are breaking
        It's a beautiful day
        For a wonderful, Pacific coast getaway
        The sun is shining
        Could we just find a way
        If you just call, just fall, just fall
        To the ground

        Through our compromise, paradise
        Is just another place up on the wall
        Through the common sense of it all
        We had a lot to live, we gave it all
        Through the consequence of the wine
        Another place in time

        Fade out with wordless vocals and whisting


        11. "Pacific Coast Highway"
        Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas

        Sometimes I realize my days are getting on
        Sometimes I realize it's time to move along
        And I wanna go home

        Sunlight's fading and there's not much left to say
        My life, I'm better off alone
        My life, I'm better on my own

        Drivin' down Pacific coast, out on highway 1
        The setting sun
        Goodbye


        12. "Summer's Gone"
        Brian Wilson/Jon Bon Jovi/Joe Thomas

        Summer's gone
        Summer's gone away
        Gone away
        With yesterday

        Old friends have gone
        They've gone their separate ways
        Our dreams hold on
        For those who still have more to say

        Summer's gone
        Gone like yesterday
        The nights grow cold
        It's time to go
        I'm thinking maybe I'll just stay

        Another summer gone

        Summer's gone
        It's finally sinking in
        One day begins
        Another ends
        I live them all and back again

        Summer's gone
        I'm gonna sit and watch the waves
        We laugh, we cry
        We live then die
        And dream about our yesterday




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