Rhythm King Lyrics - Monsoon - Little River Band

The music from the radio, glowing in the dark 

Echoed round his head, before it settled in his heart 

The words were not important if the melody was right 

That radio could burn, burn, burn, all through the night 

The people are gonna rise up to their feet 

When they hear the rhythm king 

They're gonna get so caught up in the beat 

They'll forget about everything 

He can take them places where their hearts have never been 

No one else can swing like the rhythm king, oh yeah 

Like the rhythm king 

High above Manhattan, in a satin finished room 

He searches through an unmade bed, and finds a perfect fool 

He can redesign the present, but he cannot hide his fears 

The mirror won't disguise the lines, from all the wasted years 

The people are gonna rise up to their feet 

When they hear the rhythm king 

They're gonna get so caught up in the beat 

They'll forget about everything 

He can take them places where their hearts have never been 

No one else can swing like the rhythm king, oh yeah 

Like the rhythm king 

So many listen, come to hear the thunder roar 

Now that he's the meantime, they keep calling out for more 

He plays away his feelings, then he moves to overdrive 

The crowd are his disciples, and he needs them to survive 

They're keeping him alive 

The people are gonna rise up to their feet 

When they hear the rhythm king 

They're gonna get so caught up in the beat 

They'll forget about everything 

He can take them places where their hearts have never been 

No one else can swing like the rhythm king, oh yeah 

Like the rhythm king