Lyrics to
Gridlock

This version of Gridlock was released by Warren Zevon in 1989.

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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 passing 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 5:00 PM 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 horn, 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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Warren Zevon has released many songs over the years besides Gridlock. Warren Zevon released songs from 1969 to 2003 spanning across albums like Wanted Dead Or Alive, Warren Zevon, Excitable Boy, Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School, Stand In The Fire, The Envoy, Sentimental Hygiene, Transverse City, Hindu Love Gods, Mr. Bad Example, Mutineer, Life'll Kill Ya, My Ride's Here, and The Wind. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Warren Zevon.

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