Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known primarily as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. After the band's breakup in 1987, Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom on ten occasions. Widely regarded as an important innovator in indie music independent music ,... [read more] - HE CRIED
I need you Simple words But words which had never been heard By the soul Stoned to death But still living And so he froze where he stood And he looked to the ground And he cried He cried Ride our minds If you must But...
- ALMA MATTERS
So : the choice I have made May seem strange to you But who asked you, anyway ? It's my life to wreck My own way You see : to someone, somewhere, oh yeah ... Alma matters In mind, body and soul In part, and in whole...
- AMBITIOUS OUTSIDERS
Bolt-lock your doors Alarm your cars And still we move in closer Every day Top of the list Is your smiling kids But we'll be smiling too So that's OK Oh, and by the way Thank you, because you're Giving, giving, giving...
- TROUBLE LOVES ME
Trouble loves me Trouble needs me Two things More than you do Or would attempt to So, console me Otherwise, hold me Just when it seems like Everything's evened out And the balance Seems serene Trouble loves me Walks...
- WIDE TO RECEIVE
Download something Useful, or useless Because I'm lying here Wide to receive Almost anything You'd care to give And I don't Get along with myself And I'm not too keen On anyone else Turn on, plug in Then just walk...
- PAPA JACK
Papa Jack Wants to turn Back the clock And reach out To the kids He once had Who have flown Papa Jack In decline Feels inclined To reach out To the kids He once had Who have flown But there was a time When the kids...
- SATAN REJECTED MY SOUL
Satan rejected my soul He knows my kind He won't be dragged down He's seen my face around He knows Heaven doesn't seem To be my home So I must find Somewhere else to go So I must find Somewhere else to go So, take it...
- MALADJUSTED
On this glorious occasion ... of the splendid defeat I wanna start from Before the beginning Loot wine, "Be mine, and Then let's stay out for the night"Ride via Parkside Semi-perilous lives Jeer the lights in the...
- SORROW WILL COME IN THE END
Legalized theft Leaves me bereft I get it straight in the neck (Somehow expecting no less) A court of justice With no use for Truth Lawyer ...liar Lawyer ...liar You pleaded and squealed And you think you've won But...
- ROY'S KEEN
(GO ON !)He's romancing you And chancing his arm He'll be here Smiling on time He's romancing you And chancing his arm He'll be here Smiling on time Roy's keen oh Roy's keen Roy's keen oh Roy's keen We've never seen a...
- AMMUNITION
I know these roads Each ridge And narrow bridge Each cheveron Enticing me on Each warning sign I take in my stride I don't need more ammunition I've got more than I can spend I don't dwell on things I'm missing I'm...
- ASIAN RUT
Day oh so late Strangely the sun still shone Ooh Asian boy What are you on ? Day oh so late Strangely the sun still shone Oh Asian boy What are drugs are you on ? Oh... strange Tooled-up Asian boy Has come to take...
- KING LEER
Your boyfriend, he Went down on one knee Well, could it be He's only got one knee ? I tried to surprise you With Vodka Or Tizer I can't quite quite remember But you didn't thank me You didn't even thank me Because you...
- DRIVING YOUR GIRLFRIEND HOME
I'm driving Your girlfriend home And she's saying How she never chose you "Turn left", she says I turn left And she says "So how did I end up So deeply involved in The very existence I planned on avoiding ?"And I...
- THERE'S A PLACE IN HELL FOR ME AND MY FRIENDS
There is a place Reserved For me and my friends And when we go We all will go So you see I'm never alone There is a place With a bit more time And a few more Gentler words And looking back We will forgive (We had no...
- (I'M) THE END OF THE FAMILY LINE
With no complications Fifteen generations (of mine) All honouring Nature Until I arrive (With incredible style) I'm the end of the line The end of the family line The end of the line No baby pulled screaming Out into...
- FOUND FOUND FOUND
Found found found Found found found Someone who's worth it In this murkiness Someone who's never Seeming scheming I've ... Found found found Found found found Someone who's worth it In this murkiness Someone who's...
- SING YOUR LIFE
Sing your life Any fool can think of words that rhyme Many others do Why don't you ? Do you want to ? Oh...Sing your life Walk right up to the microphone And name All the things you love All the things that you loathe...
- OUR FRANK
Our frank and open Deep conversations They get me nowhere They bring me down, so Give it a rest, won't you ? Give me a cigarette God give me patience Just no more conversation Oh, give us a drink And make it quick Or...
- THE HARSH TRUTH OF THE CAMERA EYE
Churchillian legs Hair barely there Mmm, the harsh truth of the camera eye Your eyes signal pain Because of the strain of smiling The harsh truth of the camera eye Telling you all That you never wanted to know Showing...
- TONY THE PONY
Still drinking on the corner Just don't say I didn't warn you Always nagging big brother He's only looking out for you Tony The Pony Tony The Pony You're still standing on the corner Just don't say I didn't warn you...
- Mute Witness
Your poor witness Crying so loudly on the floor Oh, well, she's only trying to tell you What it was that she saw She is only trying to tell you What it was that she saw Now see her standing on the table With her small...
- CERTAIN PEOPLE I KNOW
I take the cue from Certain people I know I use the cue And then I Hand it on to you And when I swing it So, it catches his eye ... (Weren't you there ? - You'd have died !) I trust the views of Certain people I know...
- WE'LL LET YOU KNOW
How sad are we ? And how sad have we been ? We'll let you know We'll let you know Oh, but only if - you're really interested You wonder how We've stayed alive 'till now We'll let you know We'll let you know But only...
- SISTER I'M A POET (BEETHOVEN WAS DEAF)
All over this town Yes, a low wind may blow And I can see through everybo... With no reason To hide these words I feel And no reason To talk about the books I read But still I do That's 'cause I'm a ...Sister I'm a...
- THE LOOP
I just wanna say I haven't been away I'm still right here Where I always was So one day, if you're bored By all means call Because you can do (But only if you want to) I just wanna say I haven't been away I am still...
- MY LOVE LIFE
Aah ... Come on to my house Come on and do something new I know you love one person so Why can't you love two ? Aah ... Give a little something Give a little something To My Love Life To My Love Life My Love Life Oh...
- WHATEVER HAPPENS, I LOVE YOU
Names, secret names But never in my favour But when all is said and done It's you I love Cold loving prose We stole each other's clothes But when all is said and done It's you I love Yes, yes, yes, oh, yes Oh no, yes,...
- MOONRIVER (EXTENDED)
Moonriver Wider than a mile I'll be crossing you in style Someday Oh, Dreammaker You heartbreaker Wherever you're going I'm going your way Two drifters Off to see the world I'm not so sure the world Deserves us We're...
- HAVE-A-GO MERCHANT
Have a go When the pubs all close And have a go when they open Then have a go by the traffic lights Cut up or shut up, you're alright ! And as always I'm here right behind you And as always there's time, so have...
- YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME, FATTY
You're the One for me, fatty You're the One I really, really love And I will stay Promise you'll say If I'm in your wayYou're the One for me, fatty You're the One I really, really love And I will stay Promise you'll...
- HE KNOWS I'D LOVE TO SEE HIM
He Knows (he knows) Or, I think he does 'Cause when I lived In the Arse of the world He knows, he knows He knows I'd love To see him happy (Or as close as is allowed) Oh, 'cause when I lived In the Arse of the world...
- WILL NEVER MARRY (EDIT)
I'm writing this to say In a gentle way Thank You - but no I will live my life as I Will undoubtedly die - aloneI'm writing this to say In a gentle way Thank You ... I will live my life as I ... ohFor whether you stay...
- DISAPPOINTED
Our unsleepable friend Gets the message on an ill wind "All your friends and your foes Would rather die than have to touch you" TO SAY THE LEAST: I'm truly disappointed Truly, truly, truly, oh... Drank too much And I...
- PICCADILLY PALARE
Off the rails I was and Off the rails I was happy to stay GET OUT OF MY WAY On the rack I was Easy meat, and a reasonably good buy A reasonably good buy The Piccadilly palare Was just silly slang Between me and the...
- INTERESTING DRUG
There are some bad people on the rise There are some bad people on the rise They're saving their own skins by Ruining other people's lives Bad, bad people on the rise Young married couple in debt - ever felt had ?...
- THE LAST OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS
Dear hero imprisoned With all the new crimes that you are perfecting Oh, I can't help quoting you Because everything that you said rings true And now in my cell (Well, I followed you) And here's a list of who I slew...
- SUEDEHEAD
Why do you come here ?And why do you hang around ?I'm so sorryI'm so sorryWhy do you come hereWhen you know it makes things hard for me ?When you know, ohWhy do you come ?Why do you telephone ? (Hmm...)And why send me...
- LUCKY LISP
When your gift unfurls When your Talent becomes apparent I will roar from the stalls I will gurgle from the circle The Saints smile shyly Down on you Oh, they couldn't get over Your nine-leaf clover Oh, lucky lisp was...
- OUIJA BOARD, OUIJA BOARD
Ouija board Would you work for me ? I have got to say Hello To an old friend Ouija board, ouija board, ouija board Would you work for me ? I have got to get through To a good friend Well, she has now gone From this...
- YES, I AM BLIND
Yes, I am blind No, I can't see The good things Just the bad things, oh... Yes, I am blind No, I can't see There must be something Horribly wrong with me ? God, come down If you're really there Well, you're the one...
- NOVEMBER SPAWNED A MONSTER
Sleep on and dream of Love Because it's the closest you will Get to love Poor twisted child So ugly, so ugly Poor twisted child Oh hug me, oh hug me One November Spawned a monster In the shape of this child Who later...
- EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY
Trudging slowly over wet sandBack to the bench where your clothes were stolenThis is the coastal townThat they forgot to close downArmageddon - come Armageddon!Come, Armageddon! Come!Everyday is like SundayEveryday is...
- SUCH A LITTLE THING MAKES SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE
Such a little thing Such a little thing But the difference it made was grave There you go Wielding a bicycle chain Oh, why won't you change ? Change and be nicer ? Such a little thing A gentle tone of kindness Or...
- HAIRDRESSER ON FIRE
Here is London, giddy of London Is it home of the free - Or what ? Can you squeeze me Into an empty page of your diary And psychologically save me I've got faith in you I sense the power Within the fingers Within an...
- DAGENHAM DAVE
Head in the clouds, and a mouthful of pie Head in a blouse, everybody loves him I see why Dagenham Dave, Dagenham Dave Oh, Dagenham Dave Dagenham Dave, Dagenham Dave Oh, Dagenham Dave "I love Karen, I love Sharon" on...
- Honey, You Know Where To Find Me
I'm not gonna cry for the things that never occurredSo do not remind meI'm happy to be as I was in the first placeHoney, you know where to find meHoney, you know where to find meKicking away from the mundane...
- THE TEACHERS ARE AFRAID OF THE PUPILS
There's too many people Planning your downfall When your spirit's on trial These nights can be frightening Sleep transports sadness To some other mid-brain And somebody here Will not be here next year So you stand by...
- Fantastic Bird
So then you've found your placeYou say I wanna be the firstStand up comedian in outer spaceBut then in a fantastic birdFantastic birdSpace is gonna thrill youSpace could even kill youBut space will never love you like...
- SOUTHPAW
You were a boy before you became a man I don't see the joy And you ran with your pals in the sun You turned around and they were gone Again ... A sick boy should be treated So easily defeated Oh, I just don't...
- You Should Have Been Nice To Me
You could have told meAt the right timeYou could have introduced me proudlyNever need to have to kiss meNever need to ever touch meButYou should have been nice to meYou should have been nice to meIt would have been so...
- BEST FRIEND ON THE PAYROLL
I turn the music down; and I don't know why, this is my house I turn the music down; and I don't know why, this is my house The best friend on the payroll No, no, no, it's not gonna work out It's not gonna work out...
- THE OPERATION
You fight with your right hand And caress with your left hand Everyone I know is sick to death of you With a tear that's a mile wide In the kite that you're flying Everyone I know is sick to death of you Ever since...
- DO YOUR BEST AND DON'T WORRY
Compare the best of their days With the worst of your days You won't win With your standards so high And your spirits so low At least remember ... This is you on a bad day, you on a pale day Just do your best and...
- One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
Always be carefullWhen you abuse the one you loveThe hour or the dayNo one can tellBut one dayGoodbye will be farewell, andYou will never see the one you love againYou will never see the one you love againI have been...
- When Last I Spoke To Carol
When last I spoke to Carol I said:"I can't pretend it gets easier."she said:"I've hung on, I have edged around this narrow ledge since the day I was born in 1975."When last I spoke to Carol I said:"I can't pretend I...
- Something Is Squeezing My Skull
I'm doing very wellI can blackout the present and the past nowI know by now you think I should have straightened myself outThank you good dayOh, something is squeezing my skullSomething I cannot describeThere is no...
- It's Not Your Birthday Anymore
Your voice it might say 'no'but the heart has a will of its ownyour voice it might say 'no'but the heart has a heart of its ownIt's not your birthday anymorethere's no need to be kind to youand the will to see you...
- SWALLOW ON MY NECK
Oh ... I have been smashed again With the men from the Old Valhalla Road Crematorium Boring men with the same old patter I am a simple man Not much to gain or lose And I don't know why I held out So long for me and...
- SISTER I'M A POET
All over this town Yes, a low wind may blow And I can see through everybody's clothes With no reason To hide these words, I feel And no reason To talk about the books I read But still, I do That's 'cause I'm a...
- THE BOY RACER
He's just too good-natured and He's got too much money and He's got too many girlfriends I'm jealous, that's all Have you seen him go, though, oh ? Have you seen him go, though, oh ? Boy racer Boy racer, oh We're...
- NOBODY LOVES US
Nine times fined Never mind Things can only improve We are just stood here Waiting for the next great wound And we just can't wait to make more mistakes And to fluff our breaks, and to stuff our faces with cake All in...
- JACK THE RIPPER (BEETHOVEN WAS DEAF)
Oh, you look so tired Mouth slack and wide Ill-housed and ill-advised Your face is as mean As your life has been Crash into my arms I WANT YOU You don't agree -But you don't refuse I know you And I know a place Where...
- PASHERNATE LOVE
Pashernate love In any form Whether real or a dream Pashernate love Could make your system erupt Into wild blisters and boils Oh, as for me It still doesn't understand me It wouldn't lay one single finger on me...
- I'D LOVE TO
Again I lay awake and I cried because of wasteI'd love to (But only with you Only with you) Oh, time is gonna wipe us out There, I've said it loud and clear So that you will hear There's no one in view Just you Just...
- BLACK-EYED SUSAN
Black-eyed Susan You make us nervous Because we're very aware that you do not care Oh, Black-eyed Susan What don't you believe in ? "No is always easier than Yes" Whoo !Black-eyed Susan You must insist : You are a...
- COSMIC DANCER (LIVE)
I was dancing when I was twelve I was dancing when I was twelve I was dancing when I was ... oh I was dancing when I was ... oh I danced myself out of the womb I danced myself out of the womb Is it strange to dance so...
- READER MEET AUTHOR
You don't know a thing about their lives They live where you wouldn't dare to driveYou shake as you think of how they sleep But you write as if you all lie side by side Reader, meet Author With the hope of hearing...
- BOXERS
Losing in front of your home crowd You wish the ground Would open up and take you down And will time never pass ? Will time never pass for us ? Your weary wife is walking away Your nephew is true Well, he thinks the...
- SUNNY
We're really missing you We're really missing you Oh, and you've only just gone Oh, well, you punched and fell Then you felt embarrassed My heart goes out to you So I offered love And it was not required Oh, what else...
- GIRL LEAST LIKELY TO
How many times have I been around ?Recycled papers paving the ground Well, she lives for the written word And people come second, or possibly third And there is no style, but I say "well done"To the Girl Least Likely...
- I'VE CHANGED MY PLEA TO GUILTY
I'm standing in the dock With my innocent hand on my heart I've changed my plea I've changed my plea to guilty Because freedom is wasted on me See how your rules spoil the game Outside there is a pain Emotional air...
- MICHAEL'S BONES
Michael's bones Lay where he fell Face down on a sports ground Oh ... He was just somebody's luckless son Oh, but now look what he's done Oh, look what he's done Your gentle hands are frozen And your unkissed lips are...
- AT AMBER
I'm calling you from the foyer Of the Sands Hotel Where the men and the women Are acquainted quite well And the drunkards keep on drinking And oh, my room is cold I'm disputing the bill I will sleep in my clothes And...
- Now I Am A Was
Once I was complete and Safe within your heart Me - with a preference for Making things worse So, now I am a was Now I am a was I started at the top And I worked my way down Once I was so smugly Foremost in your...
- I Can Have Both
Staring in the window of the shop that never opens Planning my selection from all the treats inside Should I take as I desire - oh shall I, oh shall I ? Or should I hang around to be enticed inside ? I'm trying to...
- I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong
A child in a curious phase A man with a sullen way Oh, I know very well how I got my name You think you were my first love You think you were my first love, but you're wrong You were the only one Who's come and gone...
- Moonriver
Moonriver Wider than a mile I'll be crossing you in style Someday Oh, Dreammaker You heartbreaker Wherever you're going I'm going your way Two drifters Off to see the world I'm not so sure the world Deserves us We're...
- Drive-In Saturday
Let me put my arms around your headIt's hot, let's go to bedDon't forget to turn on the lightDon't laugh, this will be alrightPour me out another phoneI'll ring and see if your friends are homeThe strange ones in the...
- Heir Apparent
I came back to my old city With fierce determination And I couldn't find my way out of the station It's all changed You were there Departing, starting A trek I had once took With that "no-one's gonna stop me when I...
- Dial-A-Cliché
Further into the fog I fall Well, I was just Following you! When you said : "Do as I do and scrap your fey ways" (Dial-A-Cliché) "Grow up, be a man, and close your mealy-mouth!" (Dial-A-Cliché) Dial-A-Cliché...
- My Insatiable One
On the high life, I've got this feeling, oh I've got this horrible feeling On the escalator, they took it out of him As this ridiculous world went by Oh, he's gone He's my insatiable one Oh, he is gone He's my...
- Born To Hang
I am born to hang that's all healthy news in a nutshell this means that I never have to live like you I am born to hang but not to have kids and to never be wed - no, to someone whom I don't even love and the noose...
- Lost
Jet trails in the sky Leave one word behind A hand bangs into sand a name And we all understand Everybody's Lost But they're pretending they're not Lost Oh, Lost Jet trails in the sky Leave one thought behind A hand...
- Journalists Who Lie
Journalists who lie Stealing the money Prospering with spite Hate-In-A-Hurry Oh, see how : They're only trying to make their name By spreading Biz myth-lies About the ones who've made their name Stick in the knife...
- Oh Phoney
May this lovely letter reach its destination if only Question one is why do you pretend that you like me? Oh Phoney See how the outside contradicts what's inside oooooh ooh Who can make Hitler seem like a bus...
- East West
East West Over the ocean Perpetual motion Travelling around No rest Singing and playing Night out and day in Doing the rounds What a great life this must seem !Swelled joints Everything classy Nothing is tacky Only...
- Get Off The Stage
Oh, you silly old man You silly old man You're making a fool of yourself So get off the stage You silly old man In your misguided trousers With your mascara and your Fender guitar And you think you can arouse us ?But...
- Let The Right One Slip In
Let the right one in Let the old dreams die Let the wrong ones go They cannot They cannot They cannot do what you want them to doOh ... Let the right one in Let the old dreams die Let the wrong ones go They do not...
- I Know Very Well How I Got My Name
A child in a curious phase A man with sullen ways Oh, I know very well how I got my name You think you were my first love You think you were my first love, but you're wrong You were the only one Who's come and gone...
- Striptease With A Diffrence
Bending the rules of a late night card game Where the loser removes an item of clothing You're dreading each deal so urgent and grave Have a shufty* over your shoulder, well it's a shady game And I want to lose Oh,...
- Harry Rag
Ah, Tom is young and Tom is bold Tom is as bold as the knights of old But whenever he gets in a bit of a jam There's nothing he won't do to get a harry rag Harry rag, harry rag Do anything just to get a harry rag And...
- BILLY BUDD
Say, Billy Budd So you think you should ? Oh, everyone's laughing Say, Billy Budd So you think that you should ? Everyone's laughing ! Since I took up with you Things have been bad Yeah, but now it's 12 years on Now...
- THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME, THE CLOSER I GET
The more you ignore me The closer I get You're wasting your time The more you ignore me The closer I get You're wasting your time I will be In the bar With my head On the bar I am now A central part Of your mind's...
- THE LAZY SUNBATHERS
A world war Was announced Days ago But they didn't know The lazy sunbathers The lazy sunbathers The sun burns through To the planet's core And it isn't enough They want more Nothing Appears To be Between the ears of...
- WHY DON'T YOU FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF
The sanest days are mad Why don't you find out for yourself ? Then you'll see the price Very closely Some men here They have a special interest In your career They wanna help you to grow And then syphon all your dough...
- LIFEGUARD SLEEPING, GIRL DROWNING
Always looking for attention Always needs to be mentioned Who does she Think she should be ? The shrill cry through darkening air Doesn't she know he's Had such a busy day ? Tell her ... sshhhSomebody tell her ......
- NOW MY HEART IS FULL
There's gonna be some trouble A whole house will need re-building And everyone I love in the house Will recline on an analyst's couch quite Soon Your Father cracks a joke And in the usual way Empties the room Tell all...
- HOLD ON TO YOUR FRIENDS
A bond of trust Has been abused Something of value May be lost Give up your job Squander your cash - be rash Just hold on to your friends There are more than enough To fight and oppose Why waste good time Fighting the...
- USED TO BE A SWEET BOY
Used to be a sweet boy Holding so tightly To Daddy's hand But that was all In some distant land Blazer and tie And a big bright healthy smile Used to make all Of our trials worthwhile Used to be a sweet boy And I'm...
- SPRING-HEELED JIM
Spring-heeled Jim winks an eye He'll "do", he'll never be "done to" He takes on whoever flew through "Well, it's the normal thing to do" ... ah ... Spring-heeled Jim lives to love Now kissing with his mouth full And...
- I AM HATED FOR LOVING
I am hated for loving I am hated for loving Anonymous call, a poison pen A brick in the small of the back again I still don't belong To anyone - I am mine And I am hated for loving I am haunted for wanting Anonymous...
- SPEEDWAY
And when you slam Down the hammer Can you see it in your heart ? All of the rumours Keeping me grounded I never said, I never said that they were Completely unfounded So when you slam Down the hammer Can you see it in...
- YOU'RE GONNA NEED SOMEONE ON YOUR SIDE
With the world's fate Resting on your shoulder You're gonna need Someone on your side You can't do it by yourself Any longer You're gonna need Someone on your side Someone kindly told me That you'd wasted Eight of...
- GLAMOROUS GLUE
First day with the jar You find Everyone lies First day with the jar You find Everyone lies, nobody minds Everyone lies Where is the man you respect ? And where is the woman you love ? Where's the woman you love ?...
- THE NATIONAL FRONT DISCO
David, the wind blows The wind blows ... Bits of your life away Your friends all say ... "Where is our boy ? Oh, we've lost our boy" But they should know Where you've gone Because again and again you've explained that...
- SEASICK, YET STILL DOCKED
I am a poor freezingly cold soul So far from where I intended to go Scavenging through life's very constant lulls So far from where I'm determined to go Wish I knew the way to reach the one I loveThere is no way ......
- I KNOW IT'S GONNA HAPPEN SOMEDAY
My love, wherever you are Whatever you are Don't lose faith I know it's gonna happen someday To you Please wait ... Please wait ... Oh ... Wait ... Don't lose faith You say that the day just never arrives And it's...
- WE HATE IT WHEN OUR FRIENDS BECOME SUCCESSFUL
We hate it when our friends become successful We hate it when our friends become successful Oh, look at those clothes Now look at that face, it's so old And such a video ! Well, it's really laughable Ha, ha, ha ...We...
- TOMORROW
Tomorrow Will it really come ? And if it does come Will I still be Human ? All I ask of you is one thing that you never do Would you put your arms around me ? (I won't tell anyone) Tomorrow Does it have to come ?All I...
- I'm Not Sorry
On returning, I can't believe this world is still turning, The pressure's on, Because the pleasure hasn't goneAnd I'm, Not sorry for, For the things I've doneAnd I'm, Not looking for, Just anyoneOn competing, Oh, when...
- Come Back To Camden
There is something I wanted to tell you, It's so funny you'll kill yourself laughingBut then I, I look around, And I remember that I am alone, Alone. For evermore The tile yard all along the railings, Up a discoloured...
- You Know I Couldn't Last
The whispering, May hurt you, But the printed word might kill you The whispering, May hurt you, But the printed word might kill you So don't let the blue, The blue eyes fool you, They're just gelignite, Loaded and...
- All The Lazy Dykes
All the lazy dykesCross armed at the palmsThen legs astride their bikesIndigo burns on their armsOne sweet day, An emotional whirlYou will be good to yourselfAnd you'll come and join the girlsAll the lazy dykes, They...
- First Of The Gang To Die
You have never been in love, Until you have seen the stars reflect in thereservoirsAnd you have never been in love, Until you have seen the dawn rise, behind thehome for the blindWe are the pretty, petty thieves, And...
- The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores
You must be wondering how, The boy next door turned out, Have a care, But don't stare, Because he's still thereLamenting policewomen policemen silly women taxmen, Uniformed whores, They who wish to hurt you, Work...
- The Never-Played Symphonies
Reflecting from my deathbed, I'm balancing life's riches....against the ditches and the flat gray years in between All I can see are the never laid, that's the never played symphonies I can't see those who tried to...
- I Like You
Something in you caused me to, Take a new tact with you, You were going through something, I had just about scraped through Why do you think I let you get away, With the things you say to me?, Could it be I like you,...
- America Is Not The World
America, your head's too bigBecause AmericaYour belly's too bigAnd I love youI just wish you'd stay where you is Oh.. in AmericaThe land of the free, they saidAnd of opportunityIn a just and a truthful wayBut where...
- How Could Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel
She told me she loved me, Which means, She must be insaneI've had my face dragged in , Fifteen miles of shit, And I do not, And I do not, And I do not like it So how can anybody say, They know how I feel, The only one...
- I Have Forgiven Jesus
I was a good kid, I wouldn't do you no harm, I was a nice kid, With a nice paper roundForgive me any pain, I may have brung to you, With God's help I know, I'll always be near to youBut Jesus hurt me, When he deserted...
- Irish Blood, English Heart
Irish blood English heartThis I'm made ofThere is no one on earth i'm afraid ofAnd no regime can buy or sell meI've been dreaming of a time whenTo be English is not to be banefulTo be standing by the flag, not feeling...
- Let Me Kiss You
ThereÂ’s a place in the sun, For anyone who has the will to chase oneAnd I think I've found mine, Yes, I do believe I have found mine, soClose your eyes, And think of someone, You physically admireAnd let me kiss you,...
- BENGALI IN PLATFORMS
Bengali, BengaliBengali, BengaliNo no noHe does not want to depress youOh no no no no noHe only wants to impress youOh..Bengali in platformsHe only wants to embrace your cultureAnd to be your friend...
- ALSATIAN COUSIN
Were you and he Lovers ?And would you say so if you were ?On a forecourtOn a FridayPassing my wayOh...Were you and he Lovers ?And if you were, then say that you were!On a groundsheetUnder canvasWith your tent-flapopen...
- I DON'T MIND IF YOU FORGET ME
I don't mind I don't mind if you forget me Having learned my lesson I never left an impression on anyone So now you send me your hardened 'regards' When once you'd send me 'Love' Sincerely I must tell you Your mild...
- LITTLE MAN, WHAT NOW ?
An afternoon nostalgiaTelevision showYou spoke in silhouette(but they couldn't name you)Though the panel were very polite to youOh, but I remembered youFriday nights, 1969ATV - you murdered every lineToo old to be a...
- ANGEL, ANGEL, DOWN WE GO TOGETHER
Angel, AngelDon't take your life tonightI know they takeAnd that they take in turnAnd they give you nothing realFor yourself in returnBut when they've used youAnd they've broken youAnd they've wasted all your moneyAnd...
- MARGARET ON THE GUILLOTINE
The kind people Have a wonderful dream Margaret On The Guillotine Cause people like you Make me feel so tired When will you die ? When will you die ? When will you die ? When will you die ? When will you die ? And...
- THE ORDINARY BOYS
Ordinary boys, happy knowing nothing Happy being no-one but themselves Ordinary girls, supermarket clothes Who think it's very clever to be cruel to you For you were so different You stood all alone And you knew That...
- LATE NIGHT, MAUDLIN STREET
Winter coming Winter push on(push on) Oh, winter push on Winter is so long Winter moves onThe last night on Maudlin StreetGoodbye house, goodbye stairsI was born hereAnd I was raised here, and...I took some stick...
- BREAK UP THE FAMILY
The strange logic in your clumsiest line (It stayed, it stayed) it stayed emblazoned on my mind You say, break up the family And let's begin to live our lives I want to see all my friends tonight It wasn't Youth, it...
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