Joan Armatrading Album

Can you feel
How close we are
Can you tell
That this is real
Make up your mind
'Cos anyway you want it baby
Hey you got it

Power over me
I'm your whipping boy
I can positively say

I am in love with you
I am in love with you
I am in love with you
I am in love with you

Here you are
All I've waited for
Bap par dap... ah

Now I give my heart to you
Take it all now
Make me feel good
It can make you feel good too

Hey you got it
Don't waste any precious time
Said anyway you want it baby
Hey you got it

Temptation drags you down
Take you were you wanna be
But deep inside you know
The reason for the fear

The fear of letting go
The fear of being so
Possessed
All the time

Being hypnotised
By those evil evil eyes
Lead me not into

Temptation
Temptation
Temptation

Paralyse the thoughts
Beat them to the ground
Offer up a sacrifice
Don't feed the fear

The fear of letting go
The fear of being so
Possessed
All the time

Being hypnotised
By those evil evil eyes
Lead me not into

Temptation
Temptation
Temptation

Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
It offers everything
That you could possibly need

Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide

It all looks so inviting
Till it drags you to you knees

Temptation
Temptation
Temptation

Here come the glare
Here come the glare
I cannot see
I cannot see
When you appear
You dazzle

Poor me
Pity on me
Why don't I know
How to make those moves
I picked your face
From a thousand smiles

And now the knees
They start to shake
And all the people
Take a look
And once again
I'm thinking

Poor me
Pity on me
Why don't I know
How to make those moves
I picked your face
From a thousand smiles

And stand there
Vacant
Rooted to the stupid floor
And too scared to think
Get out the door

Water
Running
Down my back
Is this what it's like
Before the soldiers attack

I'm gonna shapen up my act
I'm gonna get ya

Poor me
Pity for me
Why don't I know
How to make those moves
I picked your face
From a thousand smiles

Trying to be
The invisible man
And so scared
In case you don't see
Who I am

I don't want the label
Of an also ran
With the flowers
And champagne

Other guys
Run around
They pick and choose
I chose you
And I don't want to lose

I want you
To alleviate my blues
Just as long as you talk to me
Just as long as you talk to

Poor me
Pity on me
Why don't I know
How to make those moves
I picked your face
From a thousand smiles
Why don't I know
How to make you smile

There's a very old expression
Called talking to the wall
And it means
You get no answers
Just stone silence

But walls have ears
And you can hear me
When I call

I can feel it
Feel it in my bones
You really mean it
It is not a hoax

Sham bam
Thank you ma'am
Not for you
You're bona fide... ah

You don't come on
In a trojan horse
No hidden wires
To make me fall

What I see
Is what I get
Straight and true
My solid wall

You keep my chin up
Stabilise my highs and lows
You're extra special
Nothing superficial

You see right through me
Rust
Cracks
Warts and all
Nothing changes
I'm the last word
In what you want

You're as solid
As a wall
and I can
Lean against you

I can tell you
All my troubles
And I know
You'll hear me

Walls have ears
You can hear me
When I call
Talking to the wall

Anybody looking on
They can see
I'm not so good
People in the know
they can see that I miss you
In the night
With no one to hear me
I'm afraid and I cry
Seasons change
But there's nothing changes my mind

I've been loving you too long
And I can't seem to stop
You are my lifeline
You make me happy
I said that
I had to say it baby
Who on earth ever held me like you
I'd like to see someone try
Love by you
And no other loving will do

In your time
Baby come back to me
Don't leave this girl
Lost in space
You're the one who could
Guide me out of this maze

In the new edition
I'm gonna rule out friction
I'm gonna get someone
Who understands

I want a heart
Less demanding
Speak your mind
But standing
Cuddling close
Cuddling close

A thinking man's
What I want
In action
And in words
A thinking man's
What I need
And if you can't give respect
It's better we don't start

I've had enough indifference
I... I... I...
That's all I heard
That's all I heard

I want someone
Who listens
No fighting
For position
No other self
To have to satisfy

Oh I wanna be with you
I know that you want me too
Say it's not just for my body
Give me piece of mind
Give me piece of mind

In the new edition
I'm gonna rule out friction
Cuddling close
Cuddling close

I see your body when I look at you
It's breating me up
Cos you say we're through
It's such a shame
If we just had to remain

Friends not lovers
Two people
One state of mind
We can't be friends
Not lovers
No way
Baby I'm not lying

I want you back
I want you back

Maybe baby

You're not aware
Broken hearts
Can get reparied
It's a losing game
If we should have to part as

Friends not lovers
Two people
One state of mind
We can't be friends
Not lovers
No way
Baby I'm not lying

I want you back
I want you back

I see your reasons
I know your fears
People change
I stand here
To be what you want
To be where you are
I just wanna say

We can't be friends and not lovers
Two people
One state of mind
We can't be friends
Not lovers
No way
Baby I'm not lying

I want you back
I want you back

I only see
The side of you you want to show
How do I know
How much to let my feelings go
'Cos every night
I have the same good dream
You making love
And the face I see
Looks like me
When you hold me tight
It seems so real

Oh babe I know
I could make you stay
If I could have
One night
And I know I could make you stay

Ready for love
Don't you think of safety first
Be a hero
You could take a chance on me
'Cos every night
Here comes my favourite dream
You making eyes
And that courting stance
Is right at me
When you hold me tight
It's all so real

Oh babe I know
I could make you stay
If I could have
One night
And I know I could make you stay

I write it down in invisible ink
I write it down
Everything I want
I keep it private
Don't let nobody know
It's my secret
And I won't let go
It's my secret
And I won't let go

Do you want to join my society
Well you'll be governed
By intelligence
You've got to swear
Be reticent
And answer questions
With a number

And when you talk
No facial expressions
You've got to hold things back
And when your friends say
Give me names and dates
Don't give the answer

It's a secret

Keep it safe
Under lock and key
Keep it hid
And it's a mystery

So tighten up on security
Don't run the risk
We won't tell nobody
Though they'll want to know
It's a secret scret
And we won't let go

It's a secret

Lets keep this exclusive
A sect for two
It's a secret secret
For me and you

It's a secret secret

Strange
How everything feels so strange
Since you walked out on me

I should be feeling blue
I should be feeling sad
But strange
So strange
I'm not crying over you

Strange
How this place
Once too small
No room to breathe
Now overpowers me

Now I'm free to choose
I only see the walls
Closing in on me
It's so strange
So strange
I am not missing you

When I was a girl
I dreamed about you
And for a while
You made my life a dream
But now it's all over
And it all seems so

Strange
How the real stories end
No happy ever after
No beginning again

Strange
So strange
It's so strange
I am not missing you

Strange
So Strange
I am not missing you