[Verse 1: Full-steam exuberant male MC, exuberant, loud and rolling] Six in the evening and the sky came down Monsoon sideways on the whole of the town Yellow and green, three wheels and a horn Driving this road since the day I was born Silver sports car at the light on my side Window rolled down with a smile that was wide Said bet you a thousand to the station gate Last train leaving at six forty, don't be late [Hook: Full-steam exuberant male MC, full chest, shouted] Meter running, hold on to the rail Three wheels singing where the big cars fail Know every lane like the lines on my palm Meter running, keep your hands on your arm [Verse 2: Full-steam exuberant male MC, exuberant, faster] Light go green and his engine scream I'm off the main road, slipping down a stream Left at the temple, right at the tea Under the arch where the goats can see He on the ring road, stuck in a jam I'm in the alley where the scooters cram Horn going honk like a song in a fight Every auntie on the balcony shouting, go right [Hook: Full-steam exuberant male MC, full chest, shouted] Meter running, hold on to the rail Three wheels singing where the big cars fail Know every lane like the lines on my palm Meter running, keep your hands on your arm [Bridge: Full-steam exuberant male MC, cloth lanes, dhol speeding bar by bar, naming the stalls] Silk on the left, cotton on the right Saris on the wire like a flag in a fight Duck for the awning, swerve for the cart Uncle with the bangles, hold your heart Spice stall, shoe stall, sweets on a tray Brakes are a rumor, we going all the way Out of the market and the station appear Six thirty-eight and the platform clear [Verse 3: Full-steam exuberant male MC, exuberant, laughing, then cocky] Got my thousand, but the story ain't done Silver car stalled in the underpass, son Water to the windows and he standing on the roof Phone in the air like it's gonna be proof I swing back round with my lights on high Lean out the side, say, need a ride, guy He climb in dripping and he don't say a word Meter on double, best fare I ever heard [Hook: Full-steam exuberant male MC, full chest, shouted] Meter running, hold on to the rail Three wheels singing where the big cars fail Know every lane like the lines on my palm Meter running, keep your hands on your arm [Outro: Full-steam exuberant male MC, cheering, dhol rings out and fades] Meter running Pay me double [End]