He didn't turn the radio off. He let the silence sit for a moment, the "tears in his eyes" finally drying into a smile of quiet gratitude. He had lived the song, and for four minutes and fifty seconds, he had been young enough to feel the sting all over again.
A fading echo, leaving only the sound of the rain against the glass. The Final Chord uriah_heep_tears_in_my_eyes_2017_remaster_offic...
Notice how the slide guitar mirrors the "crying" mentioned in the lyrics. He didn't turn the radio off