Joan Armatrading - Single Life lyrics

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