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Florazheng1015 Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Please help me to understand a piece of lyric. TKS

0 Q1 What's the meaning of following sentence? Is company a verb? What does All There mean here? 02br
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00All there to keep me company in the early morn 02br
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00Q2 The airwaves of the nation 02br
00Between midnight and the dawn 02br
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00What is the meaning of "airwaves of nation" here? 02br
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00Q3 A little bit past one-o-one point two? 02br
00Does above refer the frequency of radio? 02br
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00Q4 see whos shooting who 02br
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00Does above refer any violent accident in news? 02br
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00Q5 The Lord is still my shepherd 02br
00But these preachers got to go 02br
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00Why did the preachers have to go?Because He wanted to listen the news abt of U.F.Os? 02br
00What did the writer want to express? 02br
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00Q6 Did the writer talk abt the following? 02br
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00Theres lonely hearts in Arkansas 02br
00Theres truckers in Des Moines 02br
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00Q7 02br
00To think of how it was 02br
00Imagine how it might have been 02br
00What is the meaning of above? 02br
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00Theres lonely hearts in Arkansas 02br
00Theres truckers in Des Moines 02br
00All there to keep me company in the early morn 02br
00A world unknown to daytime 02br
00Is forever going on 02br
00The airwaves of the nation 02br
00Between midnight and the dawn 02br
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00Late night radio 02br
00Take it everywhere I go 02br
00My best friend when Im lonely 02br
00Is my late night radio 02br
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00Well I turn the dial 02br
00A little bit past one-o-one point two 02br
00In time to catch the news 02br
00And see whos shooting who 02br
00Then I hunt around for old songs 02br
00Theyre so good to hear again 02br
00To think of how it was 02br
00Imagine how it might have been 02br
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00Late night radio 02br
00Take it everywhere I go 02br
00My best friend when Im lonely 02br
00Is my late night radio 02br
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00La La La I sing along 02br
00Cause I never know the words 02br
00La La La La La La La La 02br
00Id love to call a talk show 02br
00But I havent got the nerve 02br
00La La La Oh Oh Oh radio 02br
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00The Lord is still my shepherd 02br
00But these preachers got to go 02br
00This time of night my interest 02br
00Lies in U.F.O.s 02br
00So I turn the dial a little 02br
00Past fifty-six point three 02br
00To find myself a lullaby 02br
00To rock me off to sleep 02br
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00Late night radio 02br
00Take it everywhere I go 02br
00My best friend when Im lonely 02br
00Is my late night radio 02br
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00Late night radio 02br
00Take it everywhere I go 02br
00My best friend when Im lonely 02br
00Is my late night radio 0-
  

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0 Answer to Q1: In this context, "company" is a noun meaning companionship. " et cetera) 02br 02br 00Answer to Q2: The "airwaves of the nation" are the various signals sent from radio stations. 2).

— YoungCalifornian

  • 0 Answer to Q1: In this context, "company" is a noun meaning companionship.
  • " et cetera) 02br 02br 00Answer to Q2: The "airwaves of the nation" are the various signals sent from radio stations.
  • 2).
  • 02br 02br 00Answer to Q4: Yes, apparently the singer typically listens to crime reports on a news station before searching for music.
  • 02br 02br 00Answer to Q5: I believe this is a reference to the religious sermons that are often heard on late-night radio in the US.
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0 Answer to Q1: In this context, "company" is a noun meaning companionship. The 'all' in "All there" are the "lonely hearts" and "truckers" mention above (It should say "THERE'S lonely hearts in Arkansas..." et cetera) 02br
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00Answer to Q2: The "airwaves of the nation" are the various signals sent from radio stations. 02br
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00Answer to Q3: Yes, i
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0 Hi Young California, 02br
00Thank you very much for your help. I still have several questions. Please kindly give me a hand again if you could. TKS a lot. 02br
001) hearts and truckers are plural but why the writer used the singular verb of “ is”? 02br
00 I think the correct should be “ there are…..” 02br
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00Theres lonely hearts in Ar
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0 1) You are correct Flora, it should be "there are." The singer is no doubt aware of this, but in an effort to sound colloquial has used the contraction "there's", as many Americans do in that context when speaking informally. 02br
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002) No, radio stations are funded through advertisement. However, because not many companies want to pay for commercials that air when th
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0 Here's a site that should answer some of your question regarding American internet access: 02br
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0 TKS again, Young Californian. I have read it. 0-
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