[Intro: DC male MC, slick] Evening, sir, I got it from here [Verse 1: DC male MC, quick and confident] Red vest, black slacks, little podium out front Steakhouse on K Street where the money goes to lunch Lobbyists in camel coats, they never look my way Toss the keys over the shoulder, palm a single, walk away German coupes, black sedans, a truck as wide as my street I can read a man like paper by the junk beneath his seat Envelopes of cash, three phones, a badge that ain't his own And the man who signed the paper that took Grandma's home [Hook: DC male MC, full force] You never saw my face, you just handed me the keys Black car, white gloves, I'm the only one who sees Where you go while you're eating, what you hide beneath the mat You never saw my face, so you won't see it come back [Verse 2: DC male MC, colder] Summer of the fences, they condemned the whole block Gave her thirty days, then a locksmith changed the lock Same man eats a ribeye every Friday at eight Calls me chief, flips a dollar, says don't scratch the damn paint Funny thing about a vest is how it makes a man disappear Thrift store, six bucks, I been wearing it all year Built the podium from plywood and a lectern from the church Host thinks I'm with the city, city never thought to search [Bridge: DC male MC, key-ring jangle on the offbeat, one more key every bar] Every key on the ring is a man who never asked Every key on the ring is a door I could've passed Every key on the ring is a quarter in my jar Every key on the ring, now tell me where's your car [Hook: DC male MC, full force] You never saw my face, you just handed me the keys Black car, white gloves, I'm the only one who sees Where you go while you're eating, what you hide beneath the mat You never saw my face, so you won't see it come back [Verse 3: DC male MC, slow and smiling] Friday at eight, he comes in loud on the phone Flicks me the fob like a bone to a dog he don't own I pull off slow down Pennsylvania, all the way to Southeast Past the corner where we used to eat, the lot where they released Every wall my grandma stood in, nothing left but weeds and dirt Park it dead in the middle, leave it running, take off the shirt Notice on the dashboard with his signature in blue Monday he asks the host and the host says, valet? We never knew [Final Hook: DC male MC, full force] You never saw my face, you just handed me the keys Black car, white gloves, I'm the only one who sees Where you go while you're eating, what you hide beneath the mat You never saw my face, so you won't see it come back [Outro: DC male MC, walking off] Vest in the trash can, podium out on the curb Enjoy your meal, sir [End]
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