The term “red light” is one which most generally points to the idea of sex. So in this song, with the vocalist(s) offering the addressee “the red light special”, that’s another of T-Boz and Chilli...
The narrator of this song (“Creep”) loves her boyfriend. However, she is compelled to cheat in search of ‘needed affection’. Indeed as illustrated in the second verse, her honeybun sometimes ‘pushes her away’. And the fact...