
Two Stalls Down
[Verse 1: Full-voiced melodic male singer-rapper, punchy, half-sung] Friday at the market where the parking lot glows Strings of little bulbs over forty-two rows I run the skewers, charcoal, salt and lime Two stalls down she's been stealing my line I yell two for five, she yells three Whole line turns like a wave on the sea I drop to three, she drops to four Now we both going broke by the cooler door Her name is Lin and she don't smile at me Flips a dumpling at the crowd like a coin for free [Pre-Chorus: Full-voiced melodic male singer-rapper, climbing] Smoke in my eyes and the steam in hers Ain't no peace in aisle seven, not a word [Chorus: Full-voiced melodic male singer-rapper, full voice, belted] Two stalls down and you're all I can see Steam on your side, all the smoke on me Every Friday night is a war we can't win Two stalls down, won't you let me in [Verse 2: Full-voiced melodic male singer-rapper, rapped, faster] Manager came walking with a clipboard and a frown One permit left for the aisle, one stall goes down Whoever sells the most by the midnight bell Keeps the spot, the other packs up the grill So I'm flipping flaming skewers like a juggler at a fair She's pinching fifty dumplings with a pencil in her hair Line wrapping round to the fortune teller tent Both of us yelling till our voices got bent Midnight comes and the man adds it twice Dead even, every dollar, every slice [Chorus: Full-voiced melodic male singer-rapper, full voice, belted] Two stalls down and you're all I can see Steam on your side, all the smoke on me Every Friday night is a war we can't win Two stalls down, won't you let me in [Bridge: Full-voiced melodic male singer-rapper, calling across the aisle] Lin, you hear me over the fire I been yelling at you all year, I'm tired [Bridge Answer: Female answer vocal, her voice from across the aisle, belted, first time she sings] I hear you every Friday from the other side Hand me that wrench, let's take the wall down tonight [Verse 3: Full-voiced melodic male singer-rapper, rapped, glowing] She unbolts the panel and it clatters on the ground One long table where the two stalls found Skewers on the left and the dumplings on the right Manager laughing at the one big light Painted a new sign with the paint from my van Lin and Marco, one stall, one plan [Final Chorus: Full-voiced melodic male singer-rapper and female answer vocal together, belted] Two stalls down and you're all I can see Steam on your side, all the smoke on me Every Friday night is a war we can't win Two stalls down, won't you let me in [Outro: Full-voiced melodic male singer-rapper and female answer vocal, laughing, guitar rings out and fades] Two for five Make it three, together [End]

