Well, there's so much smog in California these days I've spent so much time in traffic on the way to LA There's nowhere for your car if you get there late And it's so hard to registrate Yeah, that's the way it is in my '91 hatchback Every time I try you know I fail the smog check It always gets me down On the day when I get that letter from the state But those greens lights are just fantastic Oh, my brakes lock up At the red lights, the engine can barely stay on In my '91 Honda So, I spend 300 dollars trying to get it fixed And up and down The Five like a lunatic Went up to Santa Anna had some things replaced But it still wouldn't do the trick But I met this girl named Paula, down in Tampa Bay She moved back to California, to the desert yeah She said, "I know a guy who could fix your Honda 'Cause she could use a lot of love" Those green lights are just fantastic Oh, my brakes lock up At the red lights, the engine can barely stay on In my '91 Honda, my '91 Honda ♪ So I'm on my way I'm on my way Yeah, I'm on my way, to Victorville Where I know someone who knows it there Those green lights are just fantastic Oh, my brakes lock up At the red lights, the engine can barely stay on In my '91 Honda, my '91 Honda