One Lane Traffic Blues

Well, I was driving home just the other day
A thousand orange cones, baby, linin' the way
Traffic was open to just one lane
I had to shut my eyes to deal with the pain
It was bumper to bumper; I had nothin' to do
But sing the one-lane, one-lane traffic blues

It takes twice the time now to get to work
It takes twice the gas, collects twice the dirt
A man with a red flag is wavin' me on
He says, "Son take it slow, but man move it along"
I say, "I'm sittin', mister, got nothin' to do
I got the one-lane, one-lane traffic blues"

The signs say, "Men at Work," "Expect Delays"
There's an arrow flashin' sayin', "Go this way"
And I'm about to get in over my head
Because the right lane closes a thousand feet ahead

Well, my house could be a-burnin', burnin' again
My girl could be a-runnin' with another man
And I'm sittin' stranded all alone
In this one-lane, heartbreak traffic zone
Yeah, I'm sittin' hummin' a sad, sad tune
I got the one-lane, one-lane traffic blues