THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS

This city never sleeps

I hear the people walk by when it's late

Sirens bleed through my windowsill

I can't close my eyes

Can't control what I'm into

Okesuna by Pike is alive

Lion junction noise keeps me awake

With my hood up and lace untied

Sleep fills my mind

Can't control what I'm into

Lagos Island calls me a stranger

A traveler

But Lagos is my home, my home

I'm burning on the bed sheet

Stuck here, sleeping with my eyes wide open

insomnia on the bed

What they  do isn't cool by me

And if the city never sleeps

Then that makes two

The street signs is my friend

And it will take me where I need to go

I find it trips me up

And puts me down

This is not what I'm used to

The aboki shop across the street

Fulfills my needs and gives me company

When I need it

Voices speak through my walls

I don't think I'm gonna make it

Past tomorrow

Lagos Island calls me a stranger

A traveler

But Lagos is my home, my home

I'm burning on the bed sheet

Stuck here, sleeping with my eyes wide open

insomnia on the bed

What they do isn't cool by me

And if the city never sleeps

Then that makes two

And my lungs hurt

And my ears bled

With the sound of the city life

Echoed in my head

Do I need this to keep me alive?

The music stops and DJ starts

But I need to rest my head

Lagos Island calls me a stranger

A traveler

But Lagos is my home, my home

I'm burning on the bed sheet

Stuck here, sleeping with my eyes wide open

insomnia on the bed

What they're do isn't cool by me

And if the city never sleeps

Then that makes two

@passenger

@talk2leigh