you ve practiced and rehearsed but in your heart you know it s too late experience should tell you never get your story too straight you d better steel yourself and prepare for some blues to descend cause you ve broken something this time stoplight roses can t mend you ve dusted off your shame face in the mirror behind the bathroom door that little boy lost look that used to work so well doesn t anymore if you believe your same old used to be will see you through you ll last about as long as stoplight roses do stoplight roses in their sad array love s promise in cellophane lace or dead giveaway you ll need time to devise a stylish plan and you ll do it driving over to the stoplight roses man and if you believe your same old used to be will see you through you ll last about as long as stoplight roses do