The Next Car

I pulled up to the red light I came up to a stop I’m thinkin’ ‘bout humanity We’re all livin’ by the clock And we're passin’ right in front of me Goin’ left and right Was westbound, goin’ off to work Eastbound, goin’ home Girl in that Mercedes-Benz Lookin’ so alone She should leave that man forever Or go to him tonight The next car passin’ ‘fore me Was a mother and her son The next car was a lowrider Cruisin’ just for fun The next car was a family Dog and seven kids The next car was black and white The man in back, handcuffed tight I wondered what he did I pull out with the green light I fed that engine gas The guy that had that stressful day Just has to try to pass We’ll meet him at the next light We’re all trapped on the same road I noticed who’s beside me In this cavalcade of cars Working guys, in their beat-up trucks And limos filled with stars This is the one place we all gather In the city streets at night The next car comin’ for me Swervin’ back and forth I think about her head on That drunkard sailin’ North The next car right in front of me Is filled with doped up kids The next car was black and white The man in back, handcuffed tight I wondered what he did The next car The next car I pulled up to the red light Came up to a stop I’m thinkin’ about humanity We’re all livin’ by the clock We all tryin’ not to notice Just how different we all are There’s that macho guy in the black Trans-Am, the old man’s new sedan We drive whatever fits us and not drive a travelin’ freeway van That sexy black-haired vixen, in a tramp’s sports car (Cool) The next car passin’ ‘fore me Was a mother and her son The next car was a lowrider Cruisin’ just for fun The next car was a family Dog and seven kids The next car was black and white The man in back, handcuffed tight Wondered what he did Well the next car The next car The next car