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Waiting For the Light to Turn Green

from The Secret of Life by Gretchen Peters

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It's raining in my coffee cup
Comin' down since I got up today - cold and gray
And lookin' in my rearview mirror
I could be anywhere but here I am - traffic jam

All these people without names
Every day we face the same routine
Waiting for the light to turn green

The lady in the blue sedan
Combs her hair and steals a glance at me - who is she?
Does anybody hold her tight
Or does she spend her days and nights at home all alone

And over in the passing zone
All wrapped up inside their own daydreams
They're waiting for the light to turn green
Do they wonder who I am
Do they know I'm not some damn machine
Waiting for the light to turn green

What about the love I long for
What about the child I want someday - where are they?
What about my heart's desire
What about these four bald tires I'm on - how long?

I've been goin' nowhere fast
Runnin' out of time and gasoline
Waiting for the light to turn green
I'll be damned if I'll grow old
Waitin' for these wheels to roll, not me
Waitin' for the light to turn green

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from The Secret of Life, released June 4, 1996
written by Gretchen Peters and Suzy Bogguss

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Gretchen Peters Nashville, Tennessee

For two decades, Gretchen Peters has been one of Nashville's most beloved and respected artists. A 2014 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Peters has accumulated accolades as both songwriter and artist. Her latest album, The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury (May 2020), is a loving tribute to another Hall of Fame songwriter. ... more

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