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The A Team (Ed Sheeran cover)

The A Team (Ed Sheeran cover) Lyrics

[Verse 1: Calum]
White lips, pale face
Breathing in the snowflakes
Burnt lungs, sour taste
Light's gone, days end
Struggling to pay rent
Long nights, strange men

[Pre-Chorus: Luke]
And they say
She's in the Class A Team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since 18
But lately, her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream
The worst things in life come free to us

[Chorus: Luke, Luke & Calum]
'Cause we're just under the upper hand
And go mad for a couple grams

And she don't wanna go outside tonight
And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland
Or sells love to another man

It's too cold outside
For angels to fly
[Verse 2: Luke]
Ripped gloves, raincoat
Tried to swim and stay afloat
Dry house, wet clothes
Loose change, bank notes
Weary-eyed, dry throat
Call girl, no phone

[Pre-Chorus: Luke]
And they say
She's in the Class A Team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since 18
But lately, her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream
The worst things in life come free to us

[Chorus: Luke, Luke & Calum]
'Cause we're just under the upper hand
And go mad for a couple grams

And she don't wanna go outside tonight
And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland
Or sells love to another man

Outside, for angels to fly

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Cover of The A Team by Ed Sheeran.

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