Music Video
Music Video
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Taylor
Performer
Don Grolnick
Piano
Valerie Carter
Vocals
David Lasley
Vocals
Kate Markowitz
Vocals
Arnold McCuller
Vocals
Michael Landau
Guitar
Carlos Vega
Drums
Clifford Carter
Keyboards
Jimmy Johnson
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Taylor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Don Grolnick
Producer
George Massenburg
Mixing Engineer
Michael White
Engineer
Rail Rogut
Assistant Engineer
Doug Sax
Mastering Engineer
Gavin Lurssen
Mastering Engineer
Nathaniel Kunkel
Recording Engineer
John Godenzi
Recording Engineer
Randy Hutson
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Damn this traffic jam, how I hate to be late
It hurts my motor to go so slow
Damn this traffic jam, time I get home, my supper'll be cold
Damn this traffic jam
[Verse 2]
Well, I left my job about five o'clock
It took fifteen minute to go three blocks
Just in time to stand in line, with the freeway lookin' like a parking lot
[Verse 3]
Damn this traffic jam, how I hates to be late
It hurtin' my motor to go so slow
Damn this traffic jam, time I get home, my supper'll be cold
Damn this traffic jam
[Verse 4]
Now I almost had a heart attack, lookin' in my rearview mirror
I saw myself, the next car back, lookin' in the rearview mirror
'Bout to have a heart attack, I said
[Verse 5]
Damn this traffic jam, how I hate to be late
It hurts my motor to go so slow
Time I get home, my supper'll be cold
Damn this traffic jam
[Verse 6]
Now, when I die, I don't want no coffin
I thought about it all too often
Just strap me in behind the wheel and bury me with my other mobile
[Verse 7]
Damn this traffic jam, how I hate to be late
It hurts my motor to go so slow
Damn this traffic jam, time I get home, my supper'll be cold
Damn this traffic jam
[Verse 8]
Damn
[Verse 9]
Now, I used to think that I was cool, runnin' around on fossil fuel
Until I saw what I was doin' was drivin' down the road to ruin
Written by: James Taylor