Track 1 of the album Overtime Pay · 2016
Bridge Toll Sunrise Freestyle
by Kane Rivers
“Six a.m., steel cables, river like silver. Drive-time radio made this one a regular and I'm still grateful.”
rap · 808 boom-bap · drive-time rap · 3:42
Lyrics
Six a.m. on the bridge, steel cables in the haze River running silver under the morning blaze Brake lights blinking like a necklace of red Coffee in the cup holder, rhyme in my head Every lane a sentence, every car a word Write it in my mind and it's the best thing I've heard East side behind me, downtown up ahead Rolling on the span with a verse to be said Wheels hum low, sun comes up slow Whole day waiting on the other side to go Bridge toll sunrise, hear me spit Gold on the water and I'm here for it Bridge toll sunrise, count the change Every little mile is a chance to rearrange Windows cracked and the beat knocks loud Rapping to the skyline, I'm proud Bridge toll sunrise, let it shine Cross it with me, we're doing fine Truck in the next lane with a ladder on the roof Painter with a lunch pail, wave is the proof We all headed somewhere, different kind of dreams Nurse in the scrubs and a school bus team Seagull on the railing like he's checking the flow Gulls got opinions but they don't know How a rhyme gets born in the first light Somewhere between the dark and the bright Wheels hum low, sun comes up slow Whole day waiting on the other side to go Bridge toll sunrise, hear me spit Gold on the water and I'm here for it Bridge toll sunrise, count the change Every little mile is a chance to rearrange Windows cracked and the beat knocks loud Rapping to the skyline, I'm proud Bridge toll sunrise, let it shine Cross it with me, we're doing fine Middle of the span, everything's still Water down below, sky up on the hill Take a breath, let the morning in Whatever the day is, I'm ready to begin Toll booth lady hands me a smile with the change Says have a good one, nothing strange Little kindness like that stays in the day Carry it forward, pass it on the way Off the far side, downtown glass on fire Heart still climbing like a cable, going higher Verse in my pocket, sun on my face Another morning crossing, another place Bridge toll sunrise, hear me spit Gold on the water and I'm here for it Bridge toll sunrise, count the change Every little mile is a chance to rearrange Windows cracked and the beat knocks loud Rapping to the skyline, I'm proud Bridge toll sunrise, let it shine Cross it with me, we're doing fine Gold on the water, gold on the road Rolling to the rhythm, lighter load