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The Ting Tings – Traffic Light (2008) | Track profile | Dork

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The Ting Tings
We Started Nothing
Traffic Light

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Traffic Light

Release date: 16th May 2008

From We Started Nothing

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About This Track

"Traffic Light" is a track by The Ting Tings, from the album We Started Nothing, released 16th May 2008. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

The Ting Tings

The Ting Tings

Lyrics

Traffic Light

[Verse 1]

Don't you be a traffic light

Don't you be a traffic light

With all things said

You turn to red

Don't you be a traffic light

[Verse 2]

And don't you be a roundabout

No, not another roundabout

We've come so far

Yet back to the start

Don't you be a roundabout

[Refrain]

Oh now baby

Don't misread the signs

If you just turn the key

Then things will turn out fine

[Verse 3]

Let's not have a breakdown

No, not another breakdown

You're on your own

A long way from home

Let's not have a breakdown

[Refrain]

Don't misread the signs

If you just turn the key

Then things will turn out fine

[Interlude]

[Bridge]

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

First placing me

Not chasing me

Back home

 

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

First placing me

Not chasing me

Back home

 

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

First placing me

Not chasing me

Back home

 

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

First placing me

Not chasing me

Back home

 

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

First placing me

Not chasing me

Back home
 

 

 

[Bridge]

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

First placing me

Not chasing me

Back home

 

 

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

First placing me

Not chasing me

 

 

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

First placing me

Not chasing me

 

 

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

First placing me

Not chasing me

 

 

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

First placing me

Not chasing me
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bridge]

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

 

 

 

 

 

 

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

 

 

 

 

 

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You're pushing me

You're breaking

Overtaking me

You're racing
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Variation]

We've come so far

Yet back to the start

 

Don't you be a traffic light

 

 

 

 

 

With all things said

You turn to red

 

Don't you be a traffic light
[Outtro]

Have a nice day now

Don't let me down

Track details

From We Started Nothing

2008

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We Started Nothing

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Jules De Martino, Katie White
Producer: Jules De Martino