I heard you on the wireless back in fifty two
Lying awake in bed then tuning in on you
If I was young, it didn't stop you coming through

They took the credit for your second symphony
Rewritten by machine and new technology
And now I understand the problems you can see

I met your children
What did you tell them?

I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you

And now we meet in an abandoned studio
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
And you remember how the jingles used to go

You were the first one
You'll be the last one

Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Pictures came and broke your heart
Pictures came and broke your heart

Oh but babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world

I met your children
What did you tell them?

Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind, we've gone too far
We can't rewind, we've gone too far