Diamonds Are A Man's Dead End

The traffic lights are colorized.
They tell you when or not to drive.
The children are not looking. The officer is booking
Booking up his handouts and his fines.

So let it go now. Let it show now that you gave up the fight.
On the way out if you have doubts, speed through the red light,
And take the wheel for the first time in your life.

The plastic ring must be tied.
It's been broken several times.
Mistaken for the others, replaced it with another,
But you never noticed my disguise.

So let it go now. Let it show now that you gave up the fight.
On the way out if you have doubts, speed through the red light,
And take the wheel for the first time in your life.

Your face is getting older. My feet are getting colder.
I'd rather warm them up and run, and dodge bullets from dad's gun.
My heart's more like a boulder with feelings I must smolder
Without a flame or sun or the love from someone.

So let me go now. Let it show now that you gave up the fight.
On the way out if you have doubts, speed through the red light,
And take the wheel for the first time in your life.

- afm