I was guessing what it feels like
To have a girl that wants me
Say exactly what she feels like
So that I could see

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This traffic light I'm stopped at
Tells me when to go
With all of these mixed signals
I am feeling overthrown

You say you want to take a rest
Just a little break
That would be okay with me
If my heart wasn't at the stake

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How will I ever conquer this mountain
Without you with me by my side
How will I ever find the right time
To pull you close and make you mine

[Chorus]

You wanted me to be flawless
Your knight in shining armor
My suits a little dirty
And this disease I can't cure

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Don't you be a traffic light,
Don't you be a traffic light
With all things said
You turn to red,
Don't you be a traffic light.

Don't you be a round-a-bout,
No, not another round-a-bout.
We've come so far,
yet back to the start.
Don't you be a round-a-bout.

Oh now baby, don't misread the signs,
If you just turn the key, then things will turn out fine.

Let's not have a breakdown,
No, not another breakdown.
You're on your own a long way from home
Let's not have a breakdown.

Don't misread the signs,
If you just turn the key, then things will turn out fine.

You're pushing me, you're breaking
Overtaking me, you're racing.
First placing me not chasing me back home.

Don't let me down.

Don't you be a traffic light,
Don't you be a traffic light
With all things said
You turn to red,
Don't you be a traffic light.

Don't you be a round-a-bout,
No, not another round-a-bout.
We've come so far,
yet back to the start.
Don't you be a round-a-bout.

Oh now baby, don't misread the signs,
If you just turn the key, then things will turn out fine.

Let's not have a breakdown,
No, not another breakdown.
You're on your own a long way from home
Let's not have a breakdown.

Don't misread the signs,
If you just turn the key, then things will turn out fine.

You're pushing me, you're breaking
Overtaking me, you're racing.
First placing me not chasing me back home.

Don't let me down.

Don't you be a traffic light,
Don't you be a traffic light
With all things said
You turn to red,
Don't you be a traffic light.

Don't you be a round-a-bout,
No, not another round-a-bout.
We've come so far,
yet back to the start.
Don't you be a round-a-bout.

Oh now baby, don't misread the signs,
If you just turn the key, then things will turn out fine.

Let's not have a breakdown,
No, not another breakdown.
You're on your own a long way from home
Let's not have our breakdown.

Don't misread the signs,
If you just turn the key, then things will turn out fine.

You're pushing me, you're breaking
Overtaking me, you're racing.
First placing me not chasing me back home.

Don't let me down.

The traffic light waits for you to tell me
The tale of a shattered life tonight
And I just passed by
When you have had the chance to fight
Or would you spend your last days alone
Thinking nobody would have cared to know

Just look me in the eye and see that it's a lie

So you’re telling me this is how you're going down
You thought that I never really wanted you around
Well you were way off track to think like that
'Cause now you're taking back everything that you ever said
About how I'd never want to see you again
Well this is what I, what I left behind

(What I left behind, what I left behind)

We need a change and a minute of my time
Did I get your name?
Will you say that I haven't been asked that in years
Now I think the traffic light that stood in the way
So that I could hear what you had to say

I'm halfway through your story
Can't help thinking that you're just like me

This is how I'm going down
I thought they never really wanted me around
Well I was way off track to think like that
'Cause now I'm taking back everything that I ever said
About how they never want to see me again
Well this is what I, what I left behind

Forgetting about ourselves
Is like history that dust is covering
Left on the self, on the self
The crosswalks make the way for us
To say what we need to say

Yeah girl, this is how you're going down
You thought that I never really wanted you around
Well you were way off track to think like that
'Cause now you're taking back everything that you ever said
About how I never want to see you again
Well this is what I, what I left behind
This is how you're going down
This is what I, what I left behind