Hit The Freeway – English Lyrics

• By: Toni Braxton, Loon
• Album: The Essential Toni Braxton

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythm of "Hit the Freeway" by Toni Braxton featuring Loon, a compelling R&B and hip-hop track that offers a fantastic opportunity to learn English through its empowering lyrics. You'll grasp expressions of moving on and setting boundaries, while enjoying the catchy beat and Toni's distinct vocals. The song's clear narrative about leaving a past relationship behind makes its language accessible and memorable, perfect for expanding your English vocabulary and understanding of conversational idioms.

[English]

Uh-huh

Yeah

Oh!

And we don't stop, no ma

What's the problem

Always complain when there's chick are starvin'

What type of game is this, I used to support ya

I thought you'd appreciate some of these things that I bought you

Shoes from Milan, Louis Vuitton

Animals on back and jewels on your arm

Mami, it's nothin' to make moves with a Don

Loon the big fish, leave them fools in the pond

Just when I made up my mind, I thought, but you would allow

You're hard to trust, you owe me, what makes you wanna call now

Can you try to tell me what made you choose her as your friend

Chose you as a friend, baby

Just when I think you've given up, it's you again

All I can say

Take away my lonely one

Nothing else can be done (so hit the freeway)

I don't ever wanna see you again

You didn't do me right so

So long, goodbye, goodbye (so hit the freeway)

Maybe in some other life I'll see you again

I would have bet the Dow Jones, if men compared to out of fun, yeah

Imagine how crush it was when you say I was not the one

I didn't mean it girl, sorry 'bout that

My friends say I was in denial defendin' you as a perfect friend (you know I like you)

Now new must've risen up, it's you again

Now all I can say

Take away my lonely one (take away)

Nothing else can be done (so hit the freeway)

I don't ever wanna see you again (sing it, girl)

You didn't do me right so

So long, goodbye, goodbye (so hit the freeway)

Maybe in some other life I'll see you again (bridge)

Now that you've left me crazy, you upset me

You only could've kept me but baby, you didn't get me home

To finally discover explorin' covers

World as we know it, but you had to go and blow it

Damn, it's been so long, since I head your voice last summer

To be honest, it made me smile when I seen you not with her

Hey, baby, you know I miss you

Baby, tell me what I should feel

Instead of being your regret (you know)

Maybe someday in your dreams, my love

You could say, "Damn, it's you again"

Now all I can say

Farewell, my lonely one (farewell)

Nothing else that can be done (so hit the freeway)

I don't ever wanna see you again (don't wanna see you, you, baby)

You didn't do me right, so (do me right, baby)

So long, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye (bye, bye) (so hit the freeway)

Maybe in some other life I'll see you again

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
freeway /ˈfriːweɪ/ A2	noun - a wide road designed for fast travel, often without fees
support /səˈpɔːrt/ A2	verb - to assist or help someone
appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ B1	verb - to recognize the value or significance of something
trust /trʌst/ A2	verb - to believe in the reliability or goodness of someone
choose /tʃuːz/ A1	verb - to select something or someone from a group
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
upset /ʌpˈsɛt/ A2	verb - to make someone worried or unhappy adjective - worried or unhappy
discover /dɪˈskʌvər/ A2	verb - to find or learn something for the first time
explore /ɪkˈsplɔːr/ B1	verb - to travel through an unfamiliar area to learn about it
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B1	noun - a feeling of sadness about something that happened verb - to feel sad about something that happened
denial /dɪˈnaɪəl/ B2	noun - the refusal to believe or accept something
defend /dɪˈfɛnd/ A2	verb - to protect someone or something against attack
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ A2	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics
farewell /fəˈrɛl/ B1	noun - a wishing of happiness or success at a parting
blow /bloʊ/ A2	verb - to spoil or ruin something

Key Grammar Structures

• And we don't stop, no ma

  ➔ Present Simple for habitual actions

  ➔ The phrase "we don't stop" uses the present simple tense to describe a habitual or ongoing action, indicating something that happens regularly or continuously.

• What's the problem

  ➔ Question formation with 'What'

  ➔ This is a question formed using "What" to ask about a problem or issue. It follows the structure: "What + verb + subject?" where "is" is contracted to "'s".

• I used to support ya

  ➔ Used to for past habits

  ➔ The structure "used to + verb" expresses past habits or states that are no longer true. Here, "I used to support ya" means the speaker supported someone in the past but doesn't anymore.

• Just when I made up my mind, I thought, but you would allow

  ➔ Past Simple and Future in the past

  ➔ This line combines past simple ("made", "thought") with future in the past ("would allow"). "Would" is used to express a future action from a past perspective, indicating what was expected to happen.

• You're hard to trust, you owe me

  ➔ Adjective + infinitive structure and stative verbs

  ➔ This line features the structure "adjective + to + infinitive" ("hard to trust") which describes difficulty in performing an action. It also uses the stative verb "owe" which describes a state of being indebted rather than an action.

• I would have bet the Dow Jones

  ➔ Third conditional

  ➔ This line uses the third conditional structure "would have + past participle" to talk about a hypothetical past situation that did not happen. It expresses what the speaker would have done under different circumstances.

• My friends say I was in denial

  ➔ Reported speech

  ➔ This line demonstrates reported speech, where the speaker is conveying what someone else said. The reporting verb "say" is followed by a clause that reports the content of what was said.

• Take away my lonely one

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ This line uses the imperative mood, which is used to give commands or make requests. The imperative form begins with the base form of the verb "take" without a subject.

• You didn't do me right so

  ➔ Past Simple negation

  ➔ This line uses the past simple negative form "didn't + base verb" to indicate that an action was not completed in the past. The structure is subject + "didn't" + base form of the verb.

• Maybe in some other life I'll see you again

  ➔ Future Simple with possibility

  ➔ This line uses the future simple tense "will + verb" ("I'll see") to express a future possibility. The word "maybe" at the beginning indicates uncertainty about this future event happening.