[VERSE 1]
black shirt, fresh trim, Friday night confidence
meeting at the station underneath the departures list
five lads deep, one speaker, one plan
acting like the city got built for us in advance
first bar, first round
girls laughing near the window
one mate's already saying
he's found "the one"
for the sixth time this month though
flash of a wristband
flash of a camera light
flash of somebody's name
already lost to the night

[PRE]
and London's spinning
faster than the record does

[HOOK]
we were night bus royalty
champagne dreams on lager money
talking like tomorrow
was a place we'd never see
all those borrowed neon moments
burning brighter than they should
kings of nowhere for a few hours
thinking life was understood

[VERSE 2]
VIP booth packed out
somebody's standing on the seat
one girl's telling stories
that nobody can hear above the beat
phone full of blurry photos
everybody pointing at the sky
like we discovered something new
hidden above the city lights
last club shuts
nobody wants the night to end
so we walk for miles
having conversations we'll forget again
laughing at nothing
laughing at everything
twenty years old
feeling richer than kings

[PRE]
and London's glowing
like it knows we're leaving soon

[HOOK]
we were night bus royalty
champagne dreams on lager money
talking like tomorrow
was a place we'd never see
all those borrowed neon moments
burning brighter than they should
kings of nowhere for a few hours
thinking life was understood

[BRIDGE]
top deck
central line still sleeping
sun coming through dirty glass
one mate's snoring
someone missed their stop
again
phone slips slowly
off the seat
hits the floor
nobody notices
until an old woman says
"love, I think that's yours"
and suddenly
it's morning

[FINAL HOOK]
we were night bus royalty
now the city looks different
same streets
same stations
but the spell has disappeared
all those borrowed neon moments
still living somewhere in my head
between the clubs
the girls
the buses
and the things we never said