He loved to listen to sports from Spain Newscasts from Nebraska Mariachi music from Mexico And weather reports from Alaska He heard talk shows in Texas and Tennessee And a ballgame in Baltimore But one night he listened to something strange That he'd never heard before He turned the volume all the way up Until it hissed and it crackled and popped A few minutes later he turned it off And his ears rang after it stopped He scratched his head and rubbed his eyes Then a grin spread across his face Somehow he figured that what he had heard Was coming from outer space The song was sincere and simple But it lacked any wit or charm It sounded a lot like a cross between A drill and a burglar alarm It might have been music from Venus That he listened to that night But I think it was probably the static you hear When your radio's not tuned in right