Lyrics Joan Armatrading

Joan Armatrading

Single Life

People say

They're jealous of me

Asking all the time how I can be so lucky

And how they wish they'd never kissed

The single life goodbye

And why

They struggle every day

To keep from straying

They want my life

They call and me a crafty little devil

They think I've got it made

That my streets are paved and golden

And I bath in sun rays every day

And everybody tell me

Not to be afraid

To gather all the harvest

That the good Lord made

Single life is not what it appears to be

Hope it's not how fate has mapped my life for me

When you sleep

You sleep alone

And you can roll right to the centre of the bed

And you don't have to have strength

For anybody else

And you never have to shout

To defend yourself

You can eat cake and even ice cream

And you can stay out really late

And you can bring home someone

To make you feel special

But it's for a few hours

Then they go away

And everybody tell me

Not to be afraid

To gather all the harvest

That the good Lord made

Single life is not what it appears to be

Hope it's not how fate has mapped my life for me

Single life is not what it appears to be

Hope it's not how fate has mapped my life for me

When I see two people

They look crazy in love

A little bit of heaven

Shining in their eyes

Free and single sounds exciting and it can be

With no warning a great adventure calls

Hitch a ride

Every time I think I've found that someone

I awake

Single life is not what it appears to be

Hope it's not how fate has mapped my life for me

Single life is not what it appears to be

Hope it's not how fate has mapped my life for me

Single life is not what it appears to be

Hope it's not how fate has mapped my life for me

Don't obsess

But I'm looking real hard

It's a spice that I'm missing

From the ingredients

I got freedom

And the money that I work for every day

Could buy me a colour

But it won't buy me a body

I can feel the language

The language of love

That's so universal

Everybody gets to speak it

When they fall in love

That's the end of lonely nights

And

Single life