there s a little old town in louisiana that i m lucky call my own there s a warm bed waiting and a mama saying you can always come back home i spent my younger years shifting gears driving fast as a young man does i had my eyes on the prize and my name in lights kicking up a cloud of dust i was born on a green light got the windows down it s a good time for running around get up get out of town turn the radio louder now born on a green light ain t no stopping me now you gotta get right get your feet off the ground get up get out of town turn the radio louder now i met a sweet talking girl out of west virginia and she loved me like a king but i could see it in her eyes every time she smiled she was making plans for me i said oh no baby you know me maybe but i know me better than that take a look at my life and my ex wife i m leaving i ain t looking back cause i was born on a green light got the windows down it s a good time for running around get up get out of town turn the radio louder now born on a green light ain t no stopping me now you gotta get right get your feet off the ground get up get out of town turn the radio louder now  cause if there s a road baby i m gonna go it and if there s an answer damn sure i m gonna know it cause i was born on a green light got the windows down it s a good time for running around get up get out of town turn the radio louder now born on a green light ain t no stopping me now you gotta get right get your feet off the ground get up get out of town turn the radio louder now