I taped this off the radio MANY years ago...
and this station/dj only announced the title...
and didn't ID the singers/artists [it is a man/woman duet]

if any mudcatter knows it/has it would like a
second opinion on the lyrics...my aging ears
gives me problems with duets/trios/groups...

TRAFFIC LIGHT

I was out of gas on a country road when I flagged an old man down
In a '65 GTO. He was headed into town.
He floored that 389 and we roared through the night.
He was doing ninety down the yellow line when he ran that traffic light.

He backed off the accelerator when he saw my face was white.
He said, "Son, I didn't mean to make you so nervous and uptight,
But this road don't have no traffic, so I always run that light.
Now it's just a habit but it started out of spite.

CHORUS: " 'Cause they had no business putting that thing there,
Shining late at night in the middle of nowhere,
So it's pedal to the metal if I see it turning red.
I hate that traffic light. I run it every chance I get.
I hate that traffic light. I run it every chance I get."

He said, "That light went up when they built the mini mall,
To help with the congestion that comes with urban sprawl,
But that mall's an empty eyesore now; nothing's there at all,
Windows covered up by boards and cracks in all the walls.

"When this GTO was new, back in '65,
There were no malls to spoil your view. There was freedom in a drive.
Now the only freedom that I feel is when that light turns red:
The freedom not to touch my brakes, but to hit the gas instead." CHORUS

We headed back to my car with some gas in a can.
He said, "Son, I don't like breaking laws. I'm a solid citizen.
But you saw me break one tonight," then the four-barrel kicked in.
He said, "You're going to see me break it twice," and he ran that light again.

He dropped me off and I watched the taillights of his GTO
Heading out of sight back up that country road.
Out of regard for my new friend, and just for pure delight,
I cranked my car and I followed him, and we ran that traffic light. CHORUS