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Left Turn on a Red Light Lyrics by Blackfoot

Strikes

1979

[Intro]
Ooh-ooh
Lord, oh no-oh
[Verse 1]
It's nine o'clock at this old station
And my silver linin' ride is right on time
And as I buy myself a one-way ticket
For somewhere else on down the line
And I see that on their faces
Of a people that will never come home
And when I stare into the mirror, mama
See myself all alone, oh
[Chorus]
And did you ever stop to wonder (Wonder)
About the times that she laid by your side
When you know that I was right
And you finally realize
You took a left turn on a red light
[Verse 2]
Oh-oh
Sun shines down on the desert
And it seems to make my life a haze
And I dream of my childhood sweetheart
And the freedom that I had in those days
When I wake from all my dreamin'
Will this boxcar always be my lonely home? Yeah
Well, I don't know where I am
And I really don't give a damn
This crazy life of mine will soon be gone
[Chorus]
Oh no
And did you ever stop to wonder (Wonder)
About the time that she laid by your side
When you know that I was right
And you finally realize
You took a left turn on a red light
Woah, woah-oh, ooh
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Well, it's nine o'clock at this old station
Once again my ride is right on time
And as I buy myself another ticket, Lord
For somewhere else on down the line
Well, I'll always be a rambler
Well, the ones I love always keep tellin' me
You stare too long in the mirror, son
Someday you'll be too blind to see
[Chorus]
And now I'll stop my wonderin' (Wonderin')
About the times that she laid by my side
Now I know that I was right
And I finally realize
I took a left turn (Left turn) on a red light
Woah, woah-oh
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Blackfoot

Blackfoot

About “Left Turn on a Red Light” by Blackfoot

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"Left Turn on a Red Light" appears on "Strikes" in 1979.

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