Original Soul Survivors version
I've been trying to get to you for a long time
'Cause constantly you been on my mind
I was thinking about a shortcut I could take
But it seems like I made a mistake
But I was wrong
Ooh took too long
I got caught in the rush hour
Then fellas started to shower
You with love and affection
Now you won't look in my direction
On the expressway to your heart
That expressway, not the best way
At five o'clock
It's much too crowded (too crowded)
Yeah it was much too crowded (too crowded)
So crowded (too crowded)
It was much too crowded, oh yeah (oh too crowded)
So, so, so crowded (oh too crowded)
There's too many ahead of me
They're all trying to get in front of me
I thought that I could find a clear road ahead
But I found stop lights instead
But I was wrong
Baby, took too long
I got caught in the rush hour
Then fellas started to shower
You with love and affection
Come on, look in my direction
On the expressway to your heart
That expressway, not the best way
At five o'clock
It's much too crowded (too crowded)
Much too crowded (too crowded)
So crowded (too crowded)
No room for me (oh, too crowded)
(Oh, too crowded)
...
[Fades out]
EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and originally recorded by Soul Survivors who released it on their 1967 album When The Whistle Blows Anything Goes. The above lyrics are for the original Soul Survivors version of EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART as released in 1967.
Bruce Springsteen performed EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART live once, in 2009. See the live 04 May 2009 version for more details.
List of available versions of EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART on this website:
EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART [Live 04 May 2009 version]