[Short Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Last customer leaves with half my change I pull the cloth across the stand Three soft mangoes, seven peppers One cracked bowl still in my hand Lady two stalls down starts laughing Says my scale has cheated me again Tables fold, the chairs get stacked Now there’s nobody left to impress [Hook - rhythmic lift] After the market closes Nobody needs to sell We trade the jokes we saved all day And count the coins by feel After the market closes The loudest voices drop What’s left gets split, what’s owed gets marked Then someone turns the radio up [Verse 2] Fabric woman folds her colors Boy with sacks sits down at last I still owe for yesterday’s onions She just waves it off and laughs Man across the lane keeps boasting Says today was his best yet Everybody saw his empty basket Nobody lets him forget [Short Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] I sort what travels home tonight From what won’t last another day Good ones in the woven basket Soft ones cooked before they waste There’s enough to make tomorrow Not enough to call it rich Coins go down into my pocket One slips through the broken stitch [Hook - rhythmic lift] After the market closes Nobody needs to sell We trade the jokes we saved all day And count the coins by feel After the market closes The loudest voices drop What’s left gets split, what’s owed gets marked Then someone turns the radio up [Final Section] Tomorrow morning, cloth goes up Someone asks, “My friend, how much?” I’ll complain the day is killing me And off we go again.
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