Static on the Line
Alex Wilson
Description
A heartbreaking neotraditional country ballad about lost love and the painful echoes of a broken connection. Alex Wilson's 'Static on the Line' tells the story of a working man left behind as his lover chases dreams in Los Angeles. The song uses the metaphor of a fading radio signal to portray the growing distance and eventual breakdown of their relationship, capturing the raw emotion of a love that's become nothing more than static on the line.
Lyrics
[Verse 1] Gotta dial on my dashboard tuned to 98.9 Just tryin’ to kill the silence on this county line The signal’s comin’ through, but it’s startin’ to fade and hiss Sounds a hell of a lot like your last long-distance kiss I was your steady broadcast, your only station then Now I’m just a ghost on the airwaves again [Chorus] You’re livin’ in the sunshine, I’m stuck here in the rain I’m just an old AM station you can’t pick up in L.A. Your new life is the noise, girl, and my true love got lost Just static on the line, no matter what the cost Yeah, the connection’s broken, I can hear it in the whine Nothin' but static on the line [Verse 2] I’m still punchin’ that clock, still sendin’ you the pay For that beachfront apartment and your sociology degree You said my overtime would buy a future for us two Didn’t know that future didn’t include me and you Now I see your pictures, all white wine and ocean spray And that boy beside you is gettin’ closer every day [Chorus] You’re livin’ in the sunshine, I’m stuck here in the rain I’m just an old AM station you can’t pick up in L.A. Your new life is the noise, girl, and my true love got lost Just static on the line, no matter what the cost Yeah, the connection’s broken, I can hear it in the whine Nothin' but static on the line [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] So I’ll sit here in this truck, and let the engine run Underneath the same old moon, beneath the same old sun But they don’t shine the same now, they feel a world apart There’s a thousand miles of desert grown right around my heart [Verse 3] Remember dancin' in the kitchen to that cracklin' radio? Singing along to Haggard, lettin' the good times flow Now those memories are just echoes, faint and far away Like a distant signal, slowly fadin' day by day Guess our frequency just drifted, couldn't stay in tune Leavin' me with nothin' but this lonely afternoon [Chorus] You’re livin’ in the sunshine, I’m stuck here in the rain I’m just an old AM station you can’t pick up in L.A. Your new life is the noise, girl, and my true love got lost Just static on the line, no matter what the cost Yeah, the connection’s broken, I can hear it in the whine Nothin' but static on the line [Outro] Just static on the line... Fadin’ out this time... Yeah, all I hear is static... on the line. Just static... static... faded...