Lyrics
While the city was sleeping, somebody stayed Lights on in the hallway, a kind word, a hand Coffee gone cold and the clock moving slow Somebody was there when the dark hours go So here's to the ones who keep watch Here's to the ones who don't stop Thank God for the night shift, night shift Thank you for the light you kept on Thank God for the night shift, night shift Now the sun is up and the worry is gone Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you You were there till the dawn Soft shoes in the corridor, steady and calm A gentle voice saying you're safe, no alarm Nurses and drivers and bakers at four Holding the world up till the morning door So here's to the ones who keep watch Here's to the ones who don't stop Thank God for the night shift, night shift Thank you for the light you kept on Thank God for the night shift, night shift Now the sun is up and the worry is gone Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you You were there till the dawn Sing it for the tired, sing it for the strong Sing it for the ones who carry us along Clap your hands for the quiet kind of brave Morning came because of the way you gave Thank God for the night shift, night shift Thank you for the light you kept on Thank God for the night shift, night shift Now the sun is up and the worry is gone Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you You were there till the dawn Thank you, thank you You were there till the dawn