Bill Thompson

Lyrics

Red light, nobody’s drivin’
Midnight hum on a county line
Gas station flickers like it’s tired
Of watchin’ dreams just pass it by
Long road, white lines fading
Every mile feels heavier now
I’ve been runnin’ from a yesterday
I still keep circlin’ around

I came here thinkin’ I could disappear
But the silence says, “Hey, you’re still right here”

So many ready to disappear
But the red light means they’re still here.

Which way you turn
When all the roads feel wrong?
Sideways highways, dead ends drawn
Time stands still, but the hurt goes on
A red light in a one light town

There’s a man up ahead of me
Hands deep in his worn-out coat
Looks like he’s waitin’ on forgiveness
From a God he barely knows

I see myself in the way he stands
Like he’s lost but holdin’ ground
Two broken stories at the same damn stop
Just waitin’ on the same way out

Guess we’re both just killin’ time
Hopin’ green means a brand-new sign

Which way you turn
When all the roads feel wrong?
Sideways highways, head-down dawns
Clock don’t move, but the night drags on
A red light in a one light town

Maybe the stop is the reason we’re here
Maybe the wait makes the truth appear
You can’t outrun what you won’t slow down
Even a green light won’t save you now

Which way you turn
When all the roads feel wrong?
Sideways highways, but I’m holdin’ on
Maybe this pause is where I’m found
At a red light in a one light town

Red light…
In a one light town
© 2026 Words and Music by William Fred Thompson