The A-Team

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The A-Team by Ed Sheeran

About The A-Team

"The A Team" is the debut solo single by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2011, serving as the lead single from his debut album, +. "The A Team" is a folk ballad about a sex worker addicted to crack cocaine, a Class A drug. It was written after Sheeran visited a homeless shelter and heard some of the stories of the lives people had been living. He wrote the song following a last-minute performance at an event for the homeless. .

The A-Team Lyrics

[00:11.76] White lips, pale face
[00:14.65] Breathing in snowflakes
[00:17.43] Burnt lungs, sour taste
[00:23.15] Light's gone, day's end
[00:25.94] Struggling to pay rent
[00:28.70] Long nights, strange men
[00:33.26] And they say, she's in the Class A Team
[00:37.77] Stuck in her daydream
[00:40.72] Been this way since eighteen but lately her face seems
[00:46.48] Slowly sinking, wasting
[00:49.15] Crumbling like pastries, and they scream
[00:53.21] The worst things in life come free to us
[00:55.93] 'Cause we're just under the upper hand
[00:59.31] And go mad for a couple grams
[01:02.17] And she don't want to go outside tonight
[01:07.09] And in a pipe, she flies to the Motherland
[01:10.60] Or sells love to another man
[01:13.40] It's too cold outside for angels to fly, angels to fly
[01:27.02]
[01:30.72] Ripped gloves, raincoat
[01:33.63] Tried to swim and stay afloat
[01:36.48] Dry house, wet clothes
[01:41.95] Loose change, bank notes
[01:45.04] Weary-eyed, dry throat
[01:47.80] Call girl, no phone
[01:52.59] And they say, she's in the Class A Team
[01:56.92] Stuck in her daydream
[01:59.78] Been this way since eighteen, but lately her face seems
[02:05.45] Slowly sinking, wasting
[02:08.22] Crumbling like pastries, and they scream
[02:12.31] The worst things in life come free to us
[02:15.02] 'Cause we're just under the upper hand
[02:18.39] And go mad for a couple grams
[02:21.18] And she don't want to go outside tonight
[02:26.05] And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland
[02:29.64] Or sells love to another man
[02:32.51] It's too cold outside for angels to fly
[02:39.35] An angel will die
[02:42.10] Covered in white
[02:45.08] Closed eye, and hoping for a better life
[02:49.16] This time, we'll fade out tonight
[02:53.58] Straight down the line (oh)
[02:59.86]
[03:06.04] And they say, she's in the Class A Team
[03:10.38] Stuck in her daydream
[03:13.22] Been this way since eighteen, but lately her face seems
[03:18.85] Slowly sinking, wasting
[03:21.66] Crumbling like pastries, they scream
[03:25.61] The worst things in life come free to us
[03:28.35] And we're (oh) all under the upper hand
[03:31.85] (Oh) go mad for a couple grams
[03:34.63] (Oh) and we don't want to go outside (oh) tonight
[03:39.58] And in a (oh) pipe we fly to the Motherland
[03:43.14] (Oh) or sell love to another man
[03:45.99] (Oh) it's too cold outside (oh) for angels to fly (oh, oh), angels to fly (oh)
[04:01.52] To fly (oh), fly
[04:06.64] For angels to fly (oh), to fly, to fly (oh)
[04:12.38] For angels to die
[04:14.75]

From the album: Dinner Party Songs