Joan Armatrading Album

Makes the call
Say everything's gonna be all right
Don't worry Joanie
I'll be a little bit late tonight
But I worry
'Cos I know
That's just how I got you

Likes a woman
That he has to chase a lot
So I worry
You know
It breaks a poor girl's heart
I know how he works
I know all the signs
I inspired the lines

Men
No self control
Says I'm all he wants
But I watch him prowl
Yet
If I should stray
I'm a wicked child
And he'd make me pay
The devil I know

One of these days
But that's what I always say
The devil I know
And the games that he can play
I know how he works
I know all the lines

Men
No self control
Says I'm all he wants
But I watch him prowl
Yet
If I should stray
I'm a wicked child
And he'd make me pay

The devil I know
The devil I know

One of these days
That's what I always say
But it's the devil I know
The games that he can play

If you could only see
Just what you mean to me
You would never ever
Pass me by
You would take my number
And you'd call me up
You would never ever make me cry

'Cos you know
That I'm living for you baby
You know
That it's you
It's you or die
You know
That I'm living for you baby
And I can't give in
Give up on your love

If you could only see
Just what you do to me
You would never ever
Pass me by
You'd forget the others
I'd be your favourite lover
You would never want to
Leave my side

'Cos you know
That I'm living for you baby
You know
That it's you
It's you or die
You know
That I'm living for you baby
And I can't give in
Give up on your love

Your love has got
Me in a spin
I turn around
And I begin again
Your love has got
Me in a spin
I turn around
And I begin again
I just can't give in
Give up on your love

You know
That I'm living for you baby
You know
That it's you
It's you or die
You know
That I'm living for you baby
And I can't give in
Give up on your love

If you could only see
Just what you do to me
You would never ever
Pass me by
Don't pass me by
Don't pass me by
Don't pass me by
Don't pass me by

You know
That I'm living for you baby
You know
That it's you
It's you or die
You know
That I'm living for you baby
And I can't give in
Give up on your love

I've been searching for so long
I've been searching for so long
You took control
You made me feel
As if I could
You made me feel
As if I would
You made me feel
As I really should
Do anything

Did I live before
You came upon the scene
Did I make you up
Or are you just a dream
Can you make this feeling last
Can you make this feeling last

I've been searching for so long
I've been searching for so long
My forever man
When you look into my eyes
Did I make you up
Or are you just a dream
Can you make this feeling last
Can you make this feeling last

You took control
You made me feel
As if I could
You made me feel
As if I would
You made me feel
As I really should
Do anything

Did I make you up
Did I make you up
Did I make you up
Or are you just a dream

I've been searching for so long
I've been searching for so long

You won't let me
Meet all your friends
You say
It's for the best
But my instincts
I always follow
I believe
You're jealous
You use words
Like a weapon
You want to
Cut me down
Cut me down
Your affection
Leaves an emptiness
I need stronger love
Stronger love

I want
Stronger love
Don't want a union
Made of jealousy
Don't want
Clinging love
Just want somebody who will
Take care of me

You get possessive
And I get jumpy
I want it simple
I don't want no complication
You get possessive
And I get scared
I want

Stronger love
Don't want a union
Made of jealousy
Don't want
Clinging love
Just want somebody who will
Take care of me

You won't let me
Be by myself
You're scared
I won't think of you
But you're wrong
I think of you
All the while
Your charm is my prison
You smooth talk me
Into staying
But I don't want
This clinging love
I need a stronger love
Different love

I want
Stronger love
Don't want a union
Made of jealousy
Don't want
Clinging love
Just want somebody
Just want somebody

You don't have to
Fight me
To keep me here
By your side
Just be kind
I'll stay with you
All the while

I want
Stronger love
Don't want a union
Made of jealousy
Don't want
Clinging love
Just want somebody who will
Take care of me
Take care of me
Stronger love
Don't want a union
Made of jealousy

Don't want clinging love
Just want somebody
Who will take care of me
Take care of me
Take care of me
I want stronger love

I thought we had it sweet
But your mind's played
A trick on me
I thought that I'd be with you
All the time
And I'd be fine
Yeah I'd be fine

I'll swear you have my feelings
Under thought control
I know you've taken
Such a hold on me
I'm thinking more and more
Of what we had before

Before we lost it
At the shouting stage
Before the days we'd sit there
Side by side
Without a word
And how that hurt

How could eternal love
Made above
We were so in love
We were joined up at the sides
How could two people
Be as one
As one
Blind from the same light
Be out of love with love
In no time

I thought we had it made
But my mind's played
This trick on me
I thought that I would see you
All the time
And I'd be fine
Mmm I'd be fine

I swear you have no feelings
Or you'd call me home
I know there's no one else
There's no one else
Is there
I'm thinking more and more
Of what we had before

We lost it
At the shouting stage
Before we lost it
At the shouting stage

It's down to words I use
It's up to what I say
If you'll stay

Run my fingers down the page
Lost for words
What to say

I should be saying something
But what should I say
Should be feeling something
What will I feel
If you say
It's over
Please don't say
It's over
I want you to
Stay

The emotion's in my heart
Can't even write it down
Where do I start

Find the trigger for you smile
I'm desperate to get it back
I'm desperate
I'm desperate

Got to get back that feeling
Got to get back that spark
Got to get back that feeling
Got to get back that spark

Stay
Stay
Oh won't you stay

I should be saying something
But what should I say
Should be feeling something
What will I feel
If you say
It's over
Please don't say
It's over
I want you to
Stay

I know the place where lovers go
You wanna take me there I know
Cos you believe in me
And I believe in you
But there's other things

I don't want you to think
That our love is going under
Just need time for me
And my thoughts to freely wander
This troubled world
And I worry for myself
Where lies my destiny

Every person feels their strength
Now and then they doubt their worth
Friendships bond
Boys and girls
Sisters, brothers
Lovers, too
But we need some air
To find ourselves
Find ourselves

And there's no need for guilt
It's an innocent request
You get space to breathe
And I get time to think
When we're apart
We appreciate our love
I know it

Life is more than fairy tales
Sometimes sad
Sometimes frail
You owe it to yourselves
To take a moment to reflect

Don't think
That our love is going under
Just need time for me
And my thoughts to freely wander
This troubled world
And I worry
Where lies my destiny

When we're apart
We appreciate our love
We know we've got the best
We know it

Every time I try to tell you
Just what's on my mind
You try
And calm me down
But this thing's got to come out
In the open some time
Yeah

You've been seeing
Somebody else
Behind my back
It don't seem fair
I'm the one who ends up
Looking like trash
Straight talk

I'm seriously thinking
That your brain is in revers
Don't try and change my track
I'm gonna spell out something
remember where you heard it first
Yeah

You had my respect
I believed I had your
Respect back
But that's all changed
Now I find you really silly
Straight talking

Oooo you get these weird ideas
Oooo let's get your image clear
You're not bad
But you're no
No Romeo
You know that
No Romeo
You know that
You know that
You know that

Every time I try to tell you
Every time I try to tell you
Got to come out in the open sometime
Oooo you get these weird ideas
Oooo let's get your image clear
You're not bad
But you're no
No Romeo
You know that
No Romeo
You know that
You know that
You know that

Every time I try to tell you
Every time I try to tell you
Got to come out in the open sometime
You've been seeing
Somebody else behind my back
And it don't seem fair
I'm the one who ends up
Looking like trash
Had my respect
I believed I had your
Respect back
But that's all changed
I just find you really silly
Straight talk

There are some things you can't hide
And I don't want to
I'll shout it out
I want the world to know

There's bound to be some envy
When they find out
That I'm with you
But I don't care 'bout that

Still I'm gonna watch my step
When I go walking out
I'm gonna look around

'Cos they'll be looking for me
you've got my man
High and low
Hunt to kill

That's why I'm gonna watch my step
When I go walking out
Yeah watch my step
When I go walking out

Oh
There's people all around
They try
They try to put us down
But I don't care
I don't care
I don't care what they say
And I don't care
I don't care
I don't care what they do
And I don't care
I don't care
I don't care what they say

Hey watch your step
When you go walking out
Watch your step
When you go walking out
I'm gonna look around
And watch out for them alley cats

Some things you can't hide
And I don't want to
I'll shout it out
I want the world to know

Yeah let them sweat
We're stepping out
Hey place your bets
We're gonna ride though rough sea out
Watch your step
When you go walking about
You better look around
Watch out for them alley cats

Watch your step
When you go walking out
Watch your step
When you go walking out
Watch your step
When you go walking out
You better look around

Watch out
Watch out
Watch out
Watch out for them alley cats
Watch your step
When you go walking out
Better look around

Watch your step
When you go walking out
Watch your step
When you go walking out
Watch your step
When you go walking out
Look around

Watch your step
Watch your step
Watch your step

Brings her flowers every day
And he phones her every night
Because she's his fancy
She's bound to love him too
And he's proved his feelings
He gives her all she needs
This boy can't understand

Though he holds her in his arms
He won't whisper words of love
He thinks it's all right
Love can come later

But woman
Love is all she needs
He will never get his way
With ease
He has to woo her properly
Or he'll never win her heart

Man likes to own
A woman shares
Man has his needs
A woman cares

Never means to make her cry
Oh he want this girl so bad
The boy can't understand
He thinks it's all right
Love can come later

But woman
Love is all she needs
He will never get his way
With ease
He has to woo her properly
Or he'll never win her heart

I've told some dark truths
And I can't keep on lying
'Cos one day I'll find
I'm not your hero

It's so nice
That someone thinks you're special
Treat them right
That trust in you is precious
All the same
We make mistakes

I've used up a few lives
Now I'm afraid of dying
'Cos one day I'll find
You're not forgiving

It's so nice
There's someone to rely on
Treat them right
That trust in you is precious
All the same
All the same
We make mistakes
And I've used up a few lives
Oh...