Crosstown Traffic

37 Contributors Crosstown Traffic Lyrics “Crosstown Traffic”, track 3 to Electric Ladyland, uses wordplay and fast/slow innuendos to compare the girl Hendrix is chasing to literal traffic. The song was the third single for the album, but was… Read More [Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] You jump in front of my car When you, you know all the time That ninety miles an hour, girl Is the speed I drive You tell me it's alright You don't mind a little pain You say you just want me to Take you for a drive You're just like [Chorus] (Crosstown traffic) So hard to get through to you (Crosstown traffic) I don't need to run over you (Crosstown traffic) All you do is slow me down And I'm trying to get on the other side of town [Verse 2] I'm not the only soul Who's accused of hit and run Tire tracks all across your back I can, I can see you had your fun But uh, darling can't you see My signals turn from green to red? And with you, I can see a traffic jam Straight up ahead You're just like[Chorus] (Crosstown traffic) So hard to get through to you (Crosstown traffic) I don't need to run over you (Crosstown traffic) All you do is slow me down And I've got better things on the other side of town [Instrumental Bridge] Yeah, yeah [Outro] (Crosstown traffic) (Yeah, look out) Look out! Look out, baby, comin' through (Crosstown traffic) Yeah, yeah (Yeah, look out) (Crosstown traffic) Yeah (Yeah, look out) Look out, look out, baby (Crosstown traffic) (Yeah, look out) What's that on the street? Move over (Crosstown traffic) (Yeah, look out) Yeah! (Crosstown traffic) (Yeah, look out)