Verse 1
Salt in the wind off the water line
Generator humming in double time
Yellow cabs idling side by side
You pull my hand and we step inside
Red plastic cups on the wooden bar
Bass drum shaking every parked-up car
Pre-Chorus
Can you feel the timber start to sway?
We threw the morning so far away
Hands in the air, nobody leaves
Nothing between us but the ocean breeze
Chorus
Lagos nights never sleep
Log drum rolling at our feet
Drop your shadow, feel the heat
Lagos nights never sleep
Verse 2
Shirt sticking wet to a heavy chest
Nobody talking about sleep or rest
Sweet pepper smoke from the roadside fire
Speaker cone singing like an open wire
Two steps left and you pull me close
Giving the rhythm what it wants the most
Pre-Chorus
Can you feel the timber start to sway?
We threw the morning so far away
Hands in the air, nobody leaves
Nothing between us but the ocean breeze
Chorus
Lagos nights never sleep
Log drum rolling at our feet
Drop your shadow, feel the heat
Lagos nights never sleep
Bridge
No yesterday, no tomorrow
Not a single minute left to borrow
Just the pulse, just the roll
Let the deep bass take control
Let it roll, let it roll
Chorus
Lagos nights never sleep
Log drum rolling at our feet
Drop your shadow, feel the heat
Lagos nights never sleep