SINGLE
As recorded by Natasha Bedingfield
(From the 2004 Album UNWRITTEN)



[Intro]

Aww yeah, that

's right

All you single

 people out th

ere

This is for yo

u

Yeah, ha, mmm


[Verse 1]

I'm not waitin

g around for a

 man to save m

e

('Cause I'm ha

ppy where I am

)

Don't depend o

n a guy to val

idate me (No, 

no)

I don't need t

o be anyone's 

baby

(Is that so ha

rd to understa

nd?)

No, I don't ne

ed another hal

f to make me..

. whole


[Pre-Chorus]

Make your move

 if you want

Doesn't mean I

 will or won't

I'm free to ma

ke my mind up

You either got

 it or you don

't


[Chorus]

This is my cur

rent single st

atus

My declaration

 of independen

ce

There's no way

 I'm trading p

laces

Right now a st

ar's in the as

cendant
            
I'm single (Ri

    
ght now)

That's how I w

anna be
            
I'm single (Ri

    
ght now)

That's how I w

anna be (Right

 now)


[Post-Chorus]

Yeah, uh-huh, 

that's right (

That's right)


[Verse 2]
            
Don't need to 

              
be on somebody

              
's arm to look

       
 good
            
(I like who I 

     
am)
            
I'm not saying

              
 I don't wanna

              
 fall in love,

              
 'cause I woul

   
d
            
I'm not gonna 

              
get hooked up 

              
just 'cause yo

                
u say I should
            
(Can't romance

             
 on demand)
            
I'm gonna wait

              
, so I'm sorry

              
 if your misun

          
derstood
            
(That's right,

              
 uh) Ohh, yeah

         
 (Yeah)
      
  
[Chorus]
            
This is my cur

              
rent single st

      
atus
            
My declaration

              
 of independen

    
ce
              
There's no way

            
 I'm trading p

                                      
laces
            
Right now a st

              
ar's in the as

               
cendant
            
I'm single (Ri

                    
ght now)
            
That's how I w

         
anna be
            
I'm single (Ri

                    
ght now)
            
That's how I w

              
anna be (Right

       
 now)
            
I'm single (Ri

                    
ght now)
            
That's how I w

              
anna be (Right

       
 now)
           
I'm single, oo

               
h

        
[Bridge]
            
Everything in 

              
it's right tim

   
e
            
Everything in 

              
it's right pla

    
ce
            
I know I'll se

              
ttle down one 

     
day
            
But 'til then,

              
 I like it thi

       
s way
            
(I'm single an

              
d I'm liking i

             
t this way)
            
(I'm single an

              
d I'm solo and

             
 I'm happy)
            
Yes, I like it

              
 this way, oh,

             
 yeah, yeah

            
[Pre-Chorus]
            
Make your move

              
 if you want
            
Doesn't mean I

                
 will or won't
            
I'm free to ma

               
ke my mind up
            
You either got

              
 it or you don

              
't (Until then

               
, I'm single)
 
       
[Chorus]
            
This is my cur

              
rent single st

      
atus
            
My declaration

              
 of independen

            
ce (Single)
              
There's no way

            
 I'm trading p

            
laces (Oh)
            
Right now a st

              
ar's in the as

              
cendant (Oh)
            
This is my cur

              
rent single st

      
atus
            
My declaration

              
 of independen

    
ce
              
There's no way

            
 I'm trading p

            
laces (Oh)
            
Right now a st

              
ar's in the as

              
cendant (Right

              
 now a star's 

              
in the ascenda

     
nt)
            
I'm single (Ri

                    
ght now)
            
That's how I w

              
anna be (Right

       
 now)
            
I'm single (Ri

                    
ght now)
            
That's how I w

              
anna be (Right

       
 now)
            
I'm single (Ri

                          
ght now)
            
That's how I w

              
anna be (Right

       
 now)
         
I'm single
            
That's how I w

         
anna be

       
[Outro]
            
Oh, oh-oh, oh,

     
 oh
            
Oh, oh-oh, oh,

     
 oh
            
Oh, oh-oh, oh,

     
 oh
            
Oh, oh-oh, oh,

     
 oh