[Hook: Shouting Baltimore-club male MC, shouted, full chest] Bridge up, the whole town waiting on me Gates down, lights red, can't nobody leave Sailboat sliding through like it's royalty Bridge up, the whole town waiting on me [Verse 1: Shouting Baltimore-club male MC, shouting, bouncing] Night shift tender in a tower by the river One big lever and a coffee and a sliver Of a window where I see the whole town wait Every car at the gate, every one of 'em late Doctor in a wagon, couple on a date Driver with a load full of chickens and freight I hit the horn, I hit the gates, I hit the lights Most powerful man in the county most nights Six minutes up, then I bring it back down Nobody knows my name, but they all know my sound [Hook: Shouting Baltimore-club male MC, shouted, full chest] Bridge up, the whole town waiting on me Gates down, lights red, can't nobody leave Sailboat sliding through like it's royalty Bridge up, the whole town waiting on me [Verse 2: Shouting Baltimore-club male MC, shouting, faster] Friday, midnight, the span starts to groan Halfway up and it locks like a bone Hit the lever, nothing, hit it again Two hundred cars and they honking like ten Both banks lit up in a long red row Mechanic on the phone says "dawn, maybe, slow" So I open up the window and I look at the line And I plug in my phone to the tower speakers, fine If y'all gonna wait, y'all gonna wait right Turn the gridlock into the club tonight [Bridge: Shouting Baltimore-club male MC, span lift, the foghorn stabs the downbeat, the beat climbs with the deck] Bridge up, bridge up, bridge up, bridge up Hands up, hands up, from the tower to the truck Gates down, horn on, let the deck climb high Every brake light blinking like a party in the sky [Verse 3: Shouting Baltimore-club male MC, shouting, full force] Doctor on the roof of the wagon, getting loose Driver on the flatbed doing the chicken, no excuse Couple on the date doing splits on the hood Pizza man handing out pies, all good Grandma from the bakery dancing with a cop Kid on a cooler lid keeping it hot Dawn comes up and the mechanic shows his face And he stands there looking at a dance floor in his place Span comes down and they don't wanna go Honking for an encore from the tower window [Final Hook: Shouting Baltimore-club male MC, shouted, full chest] Bridge up, the whole town waiting on me Gates down, lights red, can't nobody leave Sailboat sliding through like it's royalty Bridge up, the whole town waiting on me [Outro: Shouting Baltimore-club male MC, shouted, the foghorn rings out and fades] Bridge up Bridge down [End]
