Riddle of the Eighties

Yonder, onward, way beyonder navy housing
The USS Townsend haunting me
Do it to it sue me to the nth degree
My history is me 
C'mon bail then wail along with me
Check out the lightyears here in between
Hey I'm reaching out
Hear me spieling about
What the eighties mean to me

Listening, whistling, missing that other dude
Thinking him refused the right to choose
Still the clock was running
So I kept running and did the job
Others counting on my clues
C'mon bail then wail along with me
Check out the lightyears here in between
Hey I'm reaching out
Hear me spieling about
What the eighties mean to me

The difference, yes the difference kept this riddle rocking
You at the door knocking for me
I could not refuse him
Foisting right in
Proving to me, the answer see here is we
Now I'm stronger for it, ain't no more to it