Trouble Lyrics - Joan Armatrading

You've lived your life 

And how you survived 

I'll never know 

People talk of hardships 

What do they know 

What do they know 

Of the strength you had to show 

To stop yourself from crying out 

To keep you head above the sand 

Those times when you were in dispair 

When trouble seemed your only friend 

Somehow you kept your spirits high 

You told him straight don't call again 

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Now there were times 

When it seemed I didn't care 

Don't misjdge my silence 

You had my sympathy 

I had sympathy 

And I admired how you 

Stopped yourself from crying 

Kept your head above the sand 

When trouble seemed your only friend 

Somehow you kept your spirits high 

You told him straight 

Don't call again 

And now the future's looking bright 

You fought alone and won the fight 

Kept your faith 

When times were hard you made it through 

Trouble seemed your only friend 

Somehow you kept your spirits high 

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You stopped yourself from crying out 

You kept your head above the sand 

Those times when you were in despair 

Trouble seemed your only friend 

Somehow you kept your spirits high 

You told him straight 

Don't call again