Old man, young man
 Preacher saying amen
 Taking up collection
 Playing on a bass drum
 How come the city it never sleeps at night
 
 
 Red cars, blue cars
 Payment overdue cars
 Cops with indigestion
 Billionaires and some bums
 How come the city it never sleeps at night
 How come the city it never sleeps at night
 
 Short girls, tall girls
 Happy that they're all girls
 Walking with some nice man
 Holding hands and then some
 How come the city it never sleeps at night
 
 Good guys, bad guys
 Millionaires and show guys
 Losers with their hands out
 Patients begging breadcrumb
 How come the city it never sleeps at night
 The city it never sleeps at night
 
 Long night, short night
 Big hellos and goodbyes
 Dreams of conversation
 Not a single ho-hum
 How come the city it never sleeps at night
 
 
 Old man, young man
 Preacher saying amen
 Taking up collection
 Playing on a bass drum
 How come the city it never sleeps at night
 
 
 It never sleeps at night