Joan Armatrading

[fox69]

"The Dealer"

"The Dealer"



Everybody wants to be my friend
Everybody wants to take me home
All these people want the number
Of my phone
Do you know why
They want me

I'm the dealer
And they want me for all
All I can give

I deal in danger
When I do the buying
You pay the price
And I'll do the crime

I'm the dealer

No credit
Just paper or gold
You pay your bills
And I'll fill the holes

I'm the dealer
And they want me for all
All I can give

I deal in women
Medicine and art
If you need help
I can fix it

 

[fox69]

"The Devil I Know"

"The Devil I Know"



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

 

[fox69]

"The Flight Of The Wild Geese"

"The Flight Of The Wild Geese"



Sad are the eyes
Yet no tears
The flight of the wild geese
Brings a new hope

Rescued from all this
Old friends
And those newly found
What chance to make it last

When there's danger all around
And reason just ups and disappears

Time is running out
So much to be done
Tell me what more
What more
What more can we do.

There were promises made
Plans firmly laid
Now madness prevails
And lies fill the air.

What more, Oh
What more
What more can we do.
What chance to make it last

What more
What more can we do.

 

[fox69]

"The Game Of Love"

"The Game Of Love"



The sun is out
And we're in the park
We'll be making love
Til it gets too dark
We've played the games
That we wanna play
It's a different sport
That is on it's way

It's the game of love
It's the game of love

We ran around
In our shorty shorts
Yeah we kicked the ball
And we rode the horse
We ate the food
And we drank the wine
Now we've done all that
You know I think it's time

For a game of love
It's the game of love

The game of love
Everybody plays
The game of love
Everybody scores
the game of love
Some they like it rough
The game of love
Some they ain't so tough

It's a game
It's a game

 

[fox69]

"The Key"

"The Key"



I want the key to your heart

You tell me that you need
My loving
But when you gonna
Give me the key
To the basement
Every other lover
You had before
Got a key to the door

You say you're gonna
See me on Sunday
But when you gonna
Give me the key to your heart
All of my friends
Have walked down eh aisle
Now we're miles apart

They say that love is often blind
And I'm blind, I'm blind
I know I'm blind
They say that love will fool us all
And I'm fooled, I'm fooled
I know I'm fooled

I want the key to your heart

You tease me cos you know I need you
But how much waiting
Can one girl do
For one boy
To look at you now
Why am I waiting at all

 

[fox69]

"The Power Of Dreams"

"The Power Of Dreams"



Somehow you supply
All of the answers
I've fallen for your lack of mystery
Your honest emotions
Your love for me
Has opened up my world
Renewed my taste for life
Nothing was easy
Till you
You came
Everything else just fell into place
Till you
Daily routine was dragging me down

But somewhere deep inside
All disillusions
Were shattered by your hand touching mine
The strength of a new love
Can conquer all
I ever want is here
By any other name
The power of love

You came
Everything else just fell into place
You made all of the bad times
Just disappear
My step is light
You made my soul and my spirits fly
And how my fortune changed
The power of change

All I ask of all my hopes
My one recurring dream
The power of dreams
The power of dreams

 

[fox69]

"The Shouting Stage"

"The Shouting Stage"



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

 

[fox69]

"The Weakness In Me"

"The Weakness In Me"



I'm not the sort of person who falls in and quickly out of love
But to you I gave my affection right from the start
I have a lover who loves me, how could I break such a heart
Yet still you get my attention

Why do you come here when you know I've got troubles enough
Why do you call me when you know I can't answer the phone
Make me lie when I don't want to
And make someone else some kind of unknowing fool
You make me stay when I should not
Are you so strong or is all the weakness in me
Why do you come here and pretend to be just passing by
But I need to see you
And I need to hold you, tightly

Feeling guilty, worried, waking from tormented sleep
This old love has me bound but the new love cuts deep
If I choose now, I'll lose out, one of you has to fall
And I need you, and you

Why do you come here when you know I've got troubles enough
Why do you call me when you know I can't answer the phone
Make me lie when I don't want to
And make someone else some kind of unknowing fool
You make me stay when I should not
Are you so strong or is all the weakness in me
Why do you come here and pretend to be just passing by
But I need to see you
And I need to hold you, tightly

 

[fox69]

"There Ain't A Girl Alive"

"There Ain't A Girl Alive"



There ain't a girl alive who likes to look in the mirror like you do
There ain't a girl alive who likes to look in the mirror like you do
There ain't a girl alive who likes to look in the mirror like you do
There ain't a girl alive who likes to look in the mirror like you do

Yeah you love your reflection
Looking back at you
With your long blond hair
And your leggie legs

Yeah you like to go the shopping mall
They got mirrors wall to wall
You like to be on the center stage
You can see adulation on a thousand faces

It gets your motor running wild
Any object that shines
It's a great opportunity
To look yourself in your big beautiful eyes

There ain't a girl alive who likes to look in the mirror like you do
There ain't a girl alive who likes to look in the mirror like you do
There ain't a girl alive who likes to look in the mirror like you do
There ain't a girl alive who likes to look in the mirror like you do

Wanna see the juices flow
Just stand you next to a mirror
Any polished metal
Can't pass up the chance
To see the image that you love the most

You like to go the shopping mall
They got mirrors wall to wall
You like to be on the center stage
You can see adulation on a thousand faces

There ain't a girl alive who likes to look in the mirror like you do
There ain't a girl alive who likes to look in the mirror like you do
There ain't a girl alive who likes to look in the mirror like you do
There ain't a girl alive who likes to look in the mirror like you do

 

[fox69]

"Thinking Man"

"Thinking Man"



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