Summer in the City

[Verse 1] Listen. It never stays out for too long That sun shines bright but it seems the clouds are too strong And when brawn beats brains, it's unfortunate mate Cause your barbecuing chicken in the pouring rain I can’t change the weather, but can offer a song About the one thing you want all year long But my friends it's like a trophy England's never got it for long You know it’s fucked up when even the Met office are wrong When it’s hot I get it on like factor fifteen Grab my Frisbee and Jack Daniels whisky Hash-tag my next tweet meet me in the park, I brought fat bags of sensi You'll see me on the grass And that’s where I’ll be until the sun goes down Until the keeper smells the reefer and he comes and throws us out I reckon he's just green with envy cause I've got a spliff with me When the sun shines on the big city [Hook x2] When the sun shines on the big city Promise me that you will be there with me We can do a little of a lot or a lot of a little When the sun shines on the big city [Verse 2] We need sunshine today man I've got so many bad weather memories I might be Rain Man The same old people in your boat ain't banal When they’re dropping clichés as you float on they canal And even if you’re in a park deep in Wanstead You wanna live the sailor life, seated on decks But rain drops moves that the heat cannot test And picnics turn to wet T-shirt contests Make rainfall my sprinklers I’ll gladly delete the reason the damn thighs aren't well-cooked And mate I'd wear shorts in my pictures And sadly wouldn't be a real bad man in Vybz Kartels books I'd go to where shorts aren't tough and never fit in Cold stares in scorchers are just air-conditioning Knees out but trust me I’m not a big sissy When the sun shines on the big city [Hook x2] When the sun shines on the big city Promise me that you will be there with me We can do a little of a lot or a lot of a little When the sun shines on the big city When the sun beams down on a grey land Be prepared, meet me there in your Raybans I swear this would be wrong time of day For the clouds to come around and rain on my parade But I guess I'm only fooling myself if I go against the weather when we're all just helpless We should make the most of what we witness The summer's back in business My ice-cream is already melting [Hook x2] When the sun shines on the big city Promise me that you will be there with me We can do a little of a lot or a lot of a little When the sun shines on the big city