When the night
Comes falling in your eyes
And you rain your love of me
I feel your heartbeat
Beating next to mine
There's nothing more for me
Let it beat...
When it's alright
The feeling is so good
And when it's alright
I know my heart is understood
And when it's alright
There's nothing I can do
But give my life to you
When it's alright...
When it's alright...
When it's alright...
When it's alright
The feeling is so good
And when it's alright
I know my heart is understood
And when it's alright
There's nothing I can do
But give my life to you
When the morning
Comes dawning in your eyes
And you rain your love of me
While I am as helpless
As a cloud up in the sky
You push away my fears
And now you're here
And when it's alright
The feeling is so good
And when it's alright
I know my heart is understood
And when it's alright
There's nothing I can do
But give my life to you
When it's alright
When it's alright...
When it's alright...
The feeling is so good
And when it's alright...
And when it's alright
The feeling is so good
And when it's alright
I know my heart is understood
And when it's alright
There's nothing I can do
But give my life to you
And when it's alright
The feeling is so good
I know my heart is understood
There's nothing I can do
But give my life to you

Sam Smith

Sam Smith was born on 19th May 1992 and grew up in a rural village on the border of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, the nearest town being Bishops Stortford. They’re the oldest of three siblings and are said to be close to their younger sisters. Their mother is a successful City of London trader and their father a stay-at-home dad who brought up the children.

Smith showed an early talent for singing, and their parents responded by arranging singing lessons from the age of eight with professional jazz singer and songwriter, Joanna Eden. At the early age of seventeen, they left school to pursue their dream, living in a small one-bed flat and working in a London pub, but ended up isolated and beset by loneliness.

Sam knew they were gay, they said, for as long as they could remember. They suffered bullying at school and were shocked to find that even in London—close to gay communities—they were subjected to homophobic attacks. These negative experiences, combined with an inherently emotional nature, inform their songwriting and delivery. The soulful, beautifully rich tone of their voice and the subject of the lyrics ‘speak’ to many people and have led to their success.