Ed Sheeran - The A Team

Ed Sheeran - The A Team

The track made its debut on the UK chart at number three on 19 June 2011 - entering as the second highest new entry behind Calvin Harris and the Kelis-assisted track, "Bounce"; which debuted at number two. On its second week charting, the single fell two places to number five - falling a further place to number six on 3 July. On its fourth charting week, "The A Team" returned to its peak of number three - where it spent three consecutive weeks.

Ed Sheeran

"The A Team" also saw chart success elsewhere, thus peaking at number 4 and number 9 on the Scottish chart and Irish chart respectively. "The A Team" is a song by British singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2011, serving as the lead single from the upcoming studio album +.
The track debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, with sales of 57,607 copies. The song was written by Sheeran following a last minute performance at an event for the homeless and tells the story of a Heroin addicted prostitute. The chorus of "The A Team" was also used by Sheeran in the track "Little Lady", which featuring Mikill Pane appears on the album No. 5 Collaborations Project.

Ed Sheeran The A Team lyrics

White lips, pale face

Breathing in snowflakes

Burnt lungs, sour taste

Light's gone, day's end

Struggling to pay rent

Long nights, strange men

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

Cos we're just under the upperhand

And go mad for a couple of grams

And she don't want to 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

Angels to fly

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

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

Cos we're just under the upperhand

And go mad for a couple of grams

But she don't want to 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

An angel will die

Covered in white

Closed eye

And hoping for a better life

This time, we'll fade out tonight

Straight down the line

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

They scream

The worst things in life come free to us

And we're all under the upperhand

Go mad for a couple of grams

And we don't want to go outside tonight

And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland

Or sell love to another man

It's too cold outside

For angels to fly

Angels to fly

To fly, fly

Angels to fly, to fly, to fly

Angels to die