A certain shade of green
Tell me, is that what you need?
All signs around say move ahead
Could someone please explain to me
Your ever present lack of speed?
Are your muscles bound by ropes?
Or do crutches cloud your day?
My sources say the road is clear
And street signs point the way

{Le refrain} :
Are you gonna stand around till 2012 A.D.?
What are you waiting for, a certain shade of green?
I think I grew a gray watching you procrastinate
What are you waiting for, a certain shade of green?

Would a written invitation signed
"Choose now or lose it all," sedate your hesitation?
Or inflame and make you stall?
You've been raised in limitation
But that glove never fit quite right
The time has passed for hand-me-downs
Choose anew, please evolve, take flight

{Le refrain}

What are you waiting for?
A written invitation?
A public declaration?
A private consolation?

{Le refrain}

What are you waiting for ?