Waiting in vain for requests

Looking back, it was naive to believe my requested song would ever be played. After all, the request line rang over 100 times before the DJ answered, and the DJ never confirmed that it would be played.  This was a recurring scenario when I was a kid, though.  In time, I came to realize that the standard response most DJs gave to requests, "I'll see what I can do," meant, "Most or all of our music is scheduled in advance, so if it happens to appear on my playlist, I'll attach your name and/or city to it when it comes up.  If I see it's not on the playlist, I won't tell you; that way, you'll keep listening to hear if it's played."