[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
To the city beat on a treacherous curve
Up upon the high wire you're observed –
Yeag, you live as you live, you'll get what you deserve:
High life, dig those highlights
You're in the lite lights
You'll be like a moth consumed by a flame
(Consumed by a flame)
[Verse 2]
It's a rich man's world, kick those beggars and fools;
Conspicuous consumption the only rule
But the law of retribution will be terribly cruel
[Chorus]
Oh, but you mustn't stop to think about your place upon the planet;
If you did, you might steal yourself away
And it doesn't really matter if the show goes up tomorrow
After all, this petty place is day to day
[Post-Chorus]
It's the highlight
It's the Sun City nightlife
It's the dancing at midnight
It's the dancing all moral existence away
[Instrumental]
[Pre-Chorus]
Nightlife, highlights, highlife, twilight...
[Chorus]
Oh, you mustn't ever think about your place upon the planet
Don't look further than the bottom of a drink
Don't ever think about what's going to come tomorrow
Don't stop dancing or the boat will sink...
All in all it's gone before you blink
[Post-Chorus]
Highlights of the high life
Sun City nightlife
You'll be like a moth consumed by flame...
Here comes the hilight of the high life
Chimes at midnight...
You're still dancing all moral existence away
(You'll be like a moth consumed by flame...)
[Bridge]
(Dancing, dancing)
(Dancing, dancing)
(Dancing, dancing)
(Dancing, dancing)
(Dancing, consumed by flame)
(Dancing, dancing)
(Dancing, consumed by flame)
[Outro]
A motor-bike in Afrika (Dancing, dancing)
He's riding the white line (Dancing, consumed by flame)
Oblivious of snakes stretched out across the way like trip-wire... (Dancing, dancing, dancing, consumed by flame)
He's dancing
(Biko, Biko Biko, Biko)
(Biko, Biko Biko, Biko)
Sun City Night Life was written by Peter Hammill.
Sun City Night Life was produced by Peter Hammill.