[Intro]
Neon flickers over the Nile Road, Kampala hums in the dark
Metered rain on the tarmac, boots tap-tap on the park
[Verse 1]
Sseeze nange ndagamba, nakubwana mu kigambo eky’ensozi
Wee, mukyala w’ekisanja, mu bbaluwa y’ennaku eteri-tosi
Abantu basooka ku gguuwo, nga ngaambuuka n’emirembe
Nnaakulira mu ddoola ezitandika okuzaala obutonde bwe
[Pre-Chorus]
Nkulemesa, nga nyumirwa mu mazzi ag’akawongo, omukka g’amaanyi
Mukyala mu Kampala, obulamu bwebungaye, naye ssiitalaanyi
[Chorus]
Nkojoona nga gankoma ekisiikirize mu mutima, n’asomesa okuddeka
N’akaseera akalungi akasanyizo k’obulamu, n’okumala okusaba
Nnyinza okwongera mu ddoola, naye ssanyu lyaffe likuba mu bitundu
Nafuna olunaku lwa wansi w’ebirooto, nga bwe bishop watto
[Verse 2]
Akalulu k’amasannyalaze, omulabe asinga ku mukulungu
Nkukose mu luganda lwa Kampala, mu maaso go ndiyise mu ddalu
Ndabye okulaba omuntu atambula ku kyenvu, ndi mu nsi eno eyaffe
Bbaloba kimuwee, kyokka n’abantu bafuna okuzaalibwa mu ndagaano
[Pre-Chorus]
Omuzungu wa masanyalaze anaabiksa, naye amateeka g’omu mboozi kujja
Nze ndi gwe, nga tusanyiza mu byabugazi, ssanyu lya kujja
[Chorus]
Nkojoona nga gankoma ekisiikirize mu mutima, n’asomesa okuddeka
N’akaseera akalungi akasanyizo k’obulamu, n’okumala okusaba
Nnyinza okwongera mu ddoola, naye ssanyu lyaffe likuba mu bitundu
Nafuna olunaku lwa wansi w’ebirooto, nga bwe bishop watto
[Bridge]
Tulina essanyu ery’emmotome, kubanga tulina ku mukutu gwa bulamu
Ng’omuzigo gwa jingo z’ekyama, tusaba mu ddungu lya 'neon’ n’ekiseere
[Chorus]
Nkojoona nga gankoma ekisiikirize mu mutima, n’asomesa okuddeka
N’akaseera akalungi akasanyizo k’obulamu, n’okumala okusaba
Nnyinza okwongera mu ddoola, naye ssanyu lyaffe likuba mu bitundu
Nafuna olunaku lwa wansi w’ebirooto, nga bwe bishop watto
[Outro]
Okutereera mu kkubo, Kampala bakyala b’omu ddungu, tugenda nayo mu ndaba
N’oluwaluwa lw’amasanyalaze, tulindikiriza eby’obulamu n’obutali bwenjawulo