[Verse 1: Baritone male MC, deep slow flow, dry snare] Midnight on the old mill road, the frost is on the rail Kids are lined up at the top and every one of them is pale Somebody's older brother told 'em how the story goes Rider with no head comes down the hill, and nobody knows Where he's from or where he sleeps or why he never quits Only thing they know for sure, the covered bridge is where he sits Make the bridge and you are safe, he can't cross the water there So they stretch and say their prayers and they shiver in the air [Hook: Baritone male MC, tritone sting before the line, full force] I'll give you a head start Count it slow and listen to your heart Run until the bridge and you can laugh about it after I'll give you a head start [Verse 2: Baritone male MC, colder, low bass] One, I hear the sneakers slappin' frozen gravel down Two, the lanky one is cryin' and he's lookin' all around Three, I let the horse take one step out of the trees Four, the little girl in front is fast, she's runnin' with ease Five, the fog is on the hill and I can hear 'em scream Six, I keep it at a trot, I never go full steam Seven, eight, they hit the bridge and I just pull the reins Every year the same, and every year the same refrains [Bridge: Baritone male MC, very low, minor guitar] Now the town will tell you I been huntin' for a head Say I lost it in a battle and I'm lookin' for a spread But I'll let you in on somethin' that I never say out loud Pull the string on this old sack and look inside, I'm proud [Hook: Baritone male MC, tritone sting before the line, full force] I'll give you a head start Count it slow and listen to your heart Run until the bridge and you can laugh about it after I'll give you a head start [Verse 3: Baritone male MC, slow and sure, punchy kick] Two hundred years it's been right here, tied to the saddle horn Starin' up at me and grinnin' every Halloween morn I don't need another head, I never needed one at all What I need is hearin' kids go flyin' down the hill and fall And the bridge don't stop me, children, I just like it as a line Gives a little hope, and hope is what makes runnin' so fine So next year bring your brother and your sister and your friends I'll be countin' at the top, and that's the part that never ends [Final Hook: Baritone male MC, full force, dry snare] I'll give you a head start Count it slow and listen to your heart Run until the bridge and you can laugh about it after I'll give you a head start [End]
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