Verse
Dust on my sneakers, six in the morning
Log drum still shaking, but the sky's giving warning
Gold on the tin roofs, smoke from the fire
Somebody's mama's already hanging the wire
We been dancing since the stars went quiet
Shweshwe skirts and the amapiano riot
Whistle still in my pocket, cup of rooibos in hand
Township waking slow to a sunrise band
Pre-Chorus
So how do we leave when the feeling's this good
Can the night just stay a little longer if it could
Look east, look east, watch the color start to spread
Chorus
Sunset over Soweto turning into gold
Same sky, new colors, watch the morning unfold
We danced until the dark gave way to the glow
Sunset over Soweto, this is how we go
Verse
Yabo shouts across the yard, neighbor's already grilling
Bassline in my chest still low-key thrilling
Concrete's warm under my feet, taxi horns start to hum
Auntie sweeping her stoep to a piano drum
We been holding hands through the whole set list
Now the day is opening up like a fist
Chrome rims catching light on the corner store
This the moment that we came here for
Pre-Chorus
So how do we leave when the feeling's this good
Can the night just stay a little longer if it could
Look east, look east, watch the color start to spread
Chorus
Sunset over Soweto turning into gold
Same sky, new colors, watch the morning unfold
We danced until the dark gave way to the glow
Sunset over Soweto, this is how we go
Bridge
No goodbyes, just a slow fade
Every sunrise here feels handmade
Hold the moment, don't let it close
Golden hour is where the good life grows
Chorus
Sunset over Soweto turning into gold
Same sky, new colors, watch the morning unfold
We danced until the dark gave way to the glow
Sunset over Soweto, this is how we go
Outro
Gold on the rooftops, we're still here
Sunset over Soweto, year after year
