Flashing ambers

They flash for a reason 

Those amber lights

If no one’s coming

You’re free to go

Just a quick look

And you’re off

Getting closer to that place

Looking forward 

To those stolen moments

Where nothing else really matters. 

Red spells danger and

Green means go

It’s good to be told 

when to stop

And when to go

But those flashing ambers

They’re tricky little things

They tell us we’re in control

Of what’s around the corner.

As long as we can see the road ahead

Those flashing ambers are fine

Friendly anarchy in action but

They must be terrible for insurance. 

What if there was an accident? 

Who’d be to blame? 

The guilty party could think 

of plenty of excuses

To smooth the way

And it’s not inconceivable to suggest

It was actually the fault 

Of those lovely amber lights. 

But what the hell

As long as the coast’s clear

You can go

No waiting

Just a quick look

The other way

And you’re off.