warren zevon – gridlock lyrics
written by warren zevon 1989 zevon music inc./bmi
it’s 5: 00 p.m. on a weekday, friend
there’s one of me and two million of them
the whistle blows and the factories close
there’s a million more commuters on the access roads
the brake lights flash–there’s an rv crashed
i’m in the p-ssing lane going nowhere fast
the traffic crawls and the engine stalls
i’m stuck on the edge of the urban sprawl
gridlock
up ahead
there’s a line of cars as far as i can see
gridlock
goin’ nowhere
roll down the window, let me scream
oh yeah, ain’t it a shame
we’re all jammed up at the interchange
the paramedics and the chp
wait impatiently for catastrophes
i’m spending half my days like this
i might as well be working on the midnight shift
the radio’s tuned to the traffic news
and everybody’s choking on monoxide fumes
gridlock
up ahead
there’s a line of cars as far as i can see
gridlock
goin’ nowhere
roll down the window, let me scream
i can close my eyes and dream
i can close my eyes and dream
i can close my eyes and dream
it’s 5: 00pm on a weekday, friend
i’m going home but i don’t know when
i hate this traffic and i hate this town
gotta honk my h-rn, try to get around
i feel like going on a killing spree
tomorrow i’m going on the rtd
the traffic crawls and the engine stalls
i’m stuck on the edge of the urban sprawl
gridlock
up ahead
there’s a line of cars as far as i can see
gridlock
goin’ nowhere
roll down the window, let me scream
i can close my eyes and dream
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