My Single Friend

I'd been swipin' through faces, all smiles, no spark

Met kind hearts and dreamers, but it never hit the mark

Then one night down New Cross way

At the Amersham Arms where the jukebox played

She walked in - laugh like sunlight

And the whole place felt alright

Oh she got me dancin' where no one ever move

Turned my lonely rhythm into Saturday-groove

From New Cross cheers to Camberwell blues

She had me dancin' - dancin' in my shoes

Second date down at The Crypt that night

The Soothsayers rolled that Afro-beat right

Horn lines skankin', bassline tight

She jumped up first - pulled the crowd to the light!

I thought that's her, no doubt, no game

And I ain't been the same

Yeah she got me dancin' where no one ever moves

Turned a cool jazz night into sweet reggae grooves

From New Cross cheers to Camberwell blues

She had me dancin' - dancin' in my shoes

Next year we packed up, moved in close

Coffee in the morning, toast and jokes

Then New York skyline, ring in hand

Said "Will you?" - she said "Man, I planned!"

Now we're two hearts rollin' in a rhythm so tight

From pub lights to city lights, everything's right

It started with jazz and a reggae tune

Now we're dancin' through life under that same ol' moon