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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sting
Sting
Bass
Shaggy
Shaggy
Performer
Sting International
Sting International
Drums
Martin Kierszenbaum
Martin Kierszenbaum
Keyboards
Eliot Sumner
Eliot Sumner
Vocals
Dominic Miller
Dominic Miller
Guitar
Dwayne Shippy
Dwayne Shippy
Keyboards
Maggie Buckley
Maggie Buckley
Saxophone
Shane Hoosong
Shane Hoosong
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sting
Sting
Composer
Martin Kierszenbaum
Martin Kierszenbaum
Composer
Eliot Sumner
Eliot Sumner
Composer
Orville Burrell
Orville Burrell
Composer
Ashante Reid
Ashante Reid
Composer
Dominic Miller
Dominic Miller
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sting International
Sting International
Producer
Martin Kierszenbaum
Martin Kierszenbaum
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Now we're workin' on the night shift
Me know ya can see me and ya fight it
From no range, I know I like it
[Verse 2]
I have to work another night shift
I won't be comin' home tonight
You don't have to worry where the time slip
Only by the night I come to life
[Verse 3]
Working weekends and the weekdays
Workin' in the darkest of the hours
I'll take the bus, I'll take the subway
Whatever gets me to my destination
[Verse 4]
A fast falls the evenin' time, it's Friday night
And I've only got to work into the day
I got a message to send back home and say
That I'll be workin' in the night time, hey
[Verse 5]
I have to work another night shift
No chance of coming home at all
3 O'clock has always been a sweet spot
That's what they call the witching hour
[Verse 6]
A fast falls the evenin' time, it's Friday night
And I've only got to work into the day
I got a message to send back home sayin'
Mama, I just had to be away
[Verse 7]
A fast falls the evenin' time, it's Friday night
And I've only got to work into the day
I got a message to send back home sayin'
Mama, sorry I had to leave
Mama, sorry I had to leave
[Verse 8]
So, baby girl, I got to leave
Make sure go your bed, no bother wake up for me
Not getting a break until 'bout quarter till 3
Before me rejoin you, know the sun you want to see
[Verse 9]
So tonight you and I sleep alone
'Cause if you're lookin' for me in the middle of the night
I won't be home
No bother send no text, and don't ya try call me pon the phone
Workin' late at the office, I may head out to the street to roam
Lord
[Verse 10]
A fast falls the evenin' time, it's Friday night
And I've only got to work into the day
I got a message to send back home sayin'
Mama, I just had to be away
[Verse 11]
A fast falls the evenin' time, it's Friday night
And I've only got to work into the day
I got a message to send back home sayin'
Mama, I just had to leave
Mama, sorry I had to leave
Written by: Ashante Reid, Dominic Miller, Eliot Sumner, Martin Kierszenbaum, Orville Burrell, Sting
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