left turn on a red light

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

and did you ever stop to 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

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

and did you ever stop to 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

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

and now i can stop my 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 on a red light