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Joan Armatrading Album


Sleight Of Hand (1986)
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Kind words and a real good heart
Doesn't mean you get respect
Kind words and a real good heart
Doesn't mean you get the best
It doesn't mean they won't get brutal
It doesn't mean they won't assault you
With a kind heart
With a kind heart

Bad guys sometimes hard to find
Cos they don't all dress in black
Good guys sometime make mistake
I say don't look
Don't look back
Be mindful how you get used up
You can't always
Trust an honest man
Be mindful how you get used up
You can't always
Trust an honest man

You gotta make your own beginning
Mark it down
Growing pains
With a kind heart
With a kind heart

Kind words and a real good heart
Doesn't mean you get respect
Kind words and a real good heart
Doesn't mean you get the best
It doesn't mean the whole world loves you
It doesn't mean more than it means
A kind heart
A kind heart

Kind words and a real good heart
Doesn't mean you get respect
Kind words and a real good heart
Doesn't mean you get the best

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When you're pleasure seeking
I'm left killing time

It's a homicide
A ritual
Don't treat a human like that

You're very smart
You ignite my flame
After all is said and done
Baby you're the only one

I don't get jealous
But when you say you love me
I only half believe
But baby
I could never leave

Right now is all I want
Right here
Here is where you belong
With me
As long as you stay
With me
You'll see
I'm real good company

Sleight of hand
The way you play your tricks

You cheat on me
All the time
But I turn my back
Cos we had
Some
Good times

Here is where you belong
With me
As long as you stay
With me
You'll see
I'm real good company

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When the world has gone crazy
And there's no one around
You can talk to
I'll be there in a hurry
Cos I know how you feel
Don't worry

Reach out
I'll be there
Reach out for someone who cares
I'll be there
I'll make you feel fine
I'll put your mind at ease
I can be of help
I know I can
I can help

When you're looking for a friend
You won't find no better
Right on to the bitter end
Here I am
Here I am

When you feel a little bit lonely
There's no need
Can't you hear me

Reach out
I'll be there
Reach out for someone who cares
I'll be there
I will be the one
I'll make you feel fine
I can be the one to put your mind at ease
I can be of help
I know I can
I can help

When you're looking for a friend
You won't find no better
Right on to the bitter end
Here I am
Here I am

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Take the girls
Take the money
Cos you want to survive
It's a hard world
With hard people
And it's nothing but heartache

Angel man
Are you in love with one girl
Oh angel
You fight for respect
But you can't take on
The whole world

Diamond rough
Are you a child of the devil
Oh angel
There's no stopping you now
There's no turning back
Angel man

A man of means
With the Midas touch
Everybody's searcing
Cos they all want as much
In this hard world
With hard poeple
And it's nothing but heartache

Angel man
Are you in love with one girl
Oh angel angel
There's no stopping you now
There's no turning back
Angel man
Angel man
Angel man
Oh angel

You're the last of the angry young men
The only man who has all the power
And the glory
Who cares nothing
For no-one

Angel man
Are you in love with one girl
Oh angel
You fight for respect
But you can't take on
The whole world

Diamond rough
Are you a child of the devil
Oh angel angel
There's no stopping you now
There's no turning back
Angel man
Angel man
You're the last of the angry young men
Such aggression
You fight for respect
But you can't take on the whole world
Angel man

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Leaning on a blade of grass
Looking for support
I got my head in the lion's mouth
I got my feet on thin ice
Oh that spells danger
Will I get compensation
When you break my soul
Will I get anxious
For a little affection
Oh I feel danger

I don't want to cry too soon
Don't want to sound the alarm
A lonely pedestrian
Walking in the night
And there's no need to run
Cos I'm following behind
And I don't want
I don't want
I don't want to misunderstand

Am I the prize
The laurel and the rose
Will you use me well
Or will I see hell
That's the danger

I don't want to cry too soon
Don't want to sound the alarm
A lonely pedestrian
Walking in the night
And there's no need to run
Cos I'm following behind
And I don't want
I don't want
I don't want to misunderstand

But I feel there's some danger
And I know that you're the source
Well I could try to run
But I'm sure you've got the speed
And I can't say
I can't say
I can't say I'd fight you to win

I don't want to cry too soon
Don't want to sound the alarm
But I feel there's some danger
And I know that you're the source
Well I could try to run
But I'm sure you've got the speed
And I can't say
I can't say
I can't say I'd fight you to win
So I'll just face the danger
I don't want to cry too soon
Don't want to sound the alarm
I don't want to cry too soon
Don't want to sound the alarm

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Take it from me
I'm the one who knows
I've been there myself
I can tell you
It's not the place you want to be

Nothing's right
It's all wrong
And nothing good
Can ever come

Learn from me
I was stupid
Now I'm an enemy for life
I can tell you
It's not a thing I like

I feel so bad
Nothing works
I try my best
But I fail the test

Oh baby please don't go
It's just the one mistake
Give me one more chance
My heart my heart

Hear the sound
As I fall apart
Watch my senses fade
I'll throw the question open
How can I make things change

Nothing works
It's all wrong
I try my best
But I fail the test
I feel so bad
Nothing's right

I feel so bad
I feel so bad
I feel so bad

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I bring myself down by making the things up
I imagine you gone
Russian roulette
Like dancing with death
I carry on

I'll take the blame
I know I've got it wrong
But if you high tail
I just can't carry on

The blood in my veins
Runs thin when I think
Are you with somebody
Opening doors
Moonlight love
And the promise you promise

The fear inside
Is stronger than the truth
It grows day by day
By night time I'm confused

Oh help me
You can go on you can go on
Can't go on
You can go on you can go on

I'm a prisoner in chains
Confound these thoughts
I could kill somebody
Like a lamb
Like a dove
You lay down while I shout
Accepting your fate

I'll take the blame
I know I've got it wrong
But if you high tail
I just can't carry on

Oh help me
You can go on you can go on
Can't go on
You can go on you can go on

Oh help me
You can go on you can go on

I bring myself down by making things up
I imagine you gone
Russian Roulette
Like dancing with death
I carry on

Oh help me
You can go on you can go on
Can't go on
You can go on you can go on

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To save her from the beast
To save her from herself
And all the troubles
She imagines
In the world
Oh Jesse

You can do magic
You can do magic
You can do magic
It's a pleasure
How you stole her heart

They sail off to the Sun
He makes romance
The story always stops the same way
A happy end
Oh Jesse
Jesse

You can do magic
You can do magic
You can do magic
It's a pleasure
How you stole her heart

So strong and handsome
Like a raging river You tantalise
You sparkle

You can do magic
You can do magic
You can do magic
It's a pleasure
How you stole her heart

The only one she trusts
The only man
She runs her fingers down the index
And there she stops
At hero
Jesse

You can do magic
You can do magic
You can do magic
It's a pleasure
How you stole her heart

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He'll teach you to wait by the phone
And then won't call
Throw your life in a turmoil
And when you fall
Just when you need him most
He won't see you
Don't let him
Don't let him
Don't let him get you down

When your dreams get shattered
Down where nothing matters
But if he won't have you
You can bet your life
Bet your life
It's not the end
And if he can't see
What a friend you are
That's his loss
It's not the end

Don't let him
Don't let him
Don't let him get you down

Watch his lips while he speaks
And read his eyes
It's a figure of speech
So don't be surprised
When he talks of love
But his deeds can break you
Don't let him
Don't let him
Don't let him get you down

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I want that very special love
You hold on to
I want that passion
I won't play with words

You could be Don Juan
You could fire my desire
And you do

I want to hear I'm very special
I want to be the first thing that comes
To your mind shen you wake up to the day
I want that very special love you have

There was never any doubt
I fell for you
Possessor
You have my heart

You could be Don Juan
You could fire my desire
And you do

Take all of me
Don't break my heart
Don't break my heart
Take all of me
Don't break my heart
Don't break my heart

You could be Don Juan
You could fire my desire
And you do

I want to be the one you cling to
When you feel all the pressures of the world
I want that very special love you have
I want that very special love you have
I want that very special love you have
Possessor
You have my heart
You could be Don Juan
You have my heart
You have my heart

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