A kind of fire seldom seen 
Stepping into your machine 
Hoping I can turn it on 

She dances all night and sleeps all day 
Her room's a mess, her dad's away 
She puts her heroes on the wall 

With her green light 
Green light 
To hold a faded flower to my chest 
Green light, green light 
Cause only faded flowers are the best 

She said the things you will expect 
From magazines, her intellect 
These are words I will forget 
She likes the boys that sing the songs 
Something wicked this way comes 
I know I can sing along 

Just give me the green light 
Green light 
To hold a faded flower to my chest 
Green light, green light 
Cause underrated flowers are the best 

I was barely out of school 
... 
She knew someone who I was with 
I've never seen anything like her before 
She is trouble 
Exquisite trouble 
I'm out of your league son 
She seemed to say 
And for a little while 
She was 

Leave the light on 
Leave the light on 
Ohh ohh oh oh, ohh ohh oh oh 

Leave the light on 
Just leave the light on 
Ohh ohh oh oh, ohh ohh oh oh 
Ohh ohh oh 

She gave me the green light 
Green light 
To hold the faded flower to my chest 
She gave me the green light 
Green light 
Those overrated flowers are the best 

Cause only faded flowers are the best