This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Those days are over
You don't have to sell your body to the night
Roxanne, you don't have to wear that dress tonight
Walk the streets for money
You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
Ever since I knew you
I wouldn't talk down to you
I have to tell you just how I feel
I won't share you with another boy
I know my mind is made up
So put away your makeup
Told you once I won't tell you again
It's a bad way
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Those days are over
You don't have to sell your body to the night
Roxanne, you don't have to wear that dress tonight
Walk the streets for money
You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
Ever since I knew you
I wouldn't talk down to you
I have to tell you just how I feel
I won't share you with another boy
I know my mind is made up
So put away your makeup
Told you once I won't tell you again
It's a bad way
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
Roxanne, put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Lyrics submitted by ADimeADexter, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Roxanne [Bonus Track] Lyrics as written by Gordon Sumner
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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