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I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
In my life
Why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?
Two lovers entwined pass me by
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
In my life
Oh, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?
What she asked of me at the end of the day
Caligula would have blushed
"You've been in the house too long" she said
And I (naturally) fled
In my life
Why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
"You've been in the house too long" she said
And I (naturally) fled
In my life
Why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
In my life
Why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?
Two lovers entwined pass me by
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
In my life
Oh, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?
What she asked of me at the end of the day
Caligula would have blushed
"You've been in the house too long" she said
And I (naturally) fled
In my life
Why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
"You've been in the house too long" she said
And I (naturally) fled
In my life
Why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?
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"why do i smile at people i would much rather kick in the eye?"
i feel like this way too often....
&& i love the note morrissey reaches at around 3:00
its just pure amazingness he just totally makes you feel
his emotion! gahh
"Two lovers entwined pass me by
and heaven knows I'm miserable now"
the feeling that you get when you see all those couples,
specially when it involves 2 fugly people (happens ALOT in
high school) and there you are with no one which totally makes
your self esteem plunge down to the bottom of the self esteem pool
ahah oh yeah,heaven know im miserable now!
haha
i have some confusion though
"What she asked of me at the end of the day
Caligula would have blushed
You've been the house too long she said
and I naturally fled"
okay so i read the emperor comments but i just dont get this reference
somebody explain? (2 years later somebody will answer me lol)
&&
"In my life
why do I give valuable time
to people who don't care if I live or die"
story of my life
im always ending up being the trustworthy person
who will always be there and & then manage to get screwed over
<3
which make this "she" character even worse, it's a way of mocking female lust.
And by the way, good that you like the song but I wouldnt take Morrissey too serious here, he's really taking the piss at critics. The song is humour, no coincidence the guitars sound quite ironic.
And by the way, it's a reformulation of Sandy Shaw's song : "Heaven knows I'm missing him now", clearly taking the piss.
and heaven knows I'm miserable now
I SING THIS AT WORK EVERY SINGLE MISERABLE DAY
its the only thing that gets me by!