Lyrics: The Queen Is Dead
Album: The Queen Is Dead
Artist: Smiths, The
 

Oh ! take me back to dear old blighty,
Put me on the train for london town,
Take me anywhere,
Drop me anywhere,
Liverpool, leeds or birmingham
But i don’t care,
I should like to see my …

I don’t bless them
Farewell to this land’s cheerless marshes
Hemmed in like a boar between arches
Her very lowness with a head in a sling
I’m truly sorry – but it sounds like a wonderful thing

I said charles, don’t you ever crave
To appear on the front of the daily mail
Dressed in your mother’s bridal veil ?
Oh …
And so, i checked all the registered historical facts
And i was shocked into shame to discover
How i’m the 18th pale descendant
Of some old queen or other

Oh, has the world changed, or have i changed ?
Oh has the world changed, or have i changed ?

Some 9-year old tough who peddles drugs
I swear to god
I swear : i never even knew what drugs were
Oh …
So, i broke into the palace
With a sponge and a rusty spanner
She said : "eh, i know you, and you cannot sing"
I said : "that’s nothing – you should hear me play piano"

We can go for a walk where it’s quiet and dry
And talk about precious things
But when you’re tied to your mother’s apron
No-one talks about castration
Oh …

We can go for a walk where it’s quiet and dry
And talk about precious things
Like love and law and poverty
Oh, these are the things that kill me

We can go for a walk where it’s quiet and dry
And talk about precious things
But the rain that flattens my hair …
Oh, these are the things that kill me

All their lies about make-up and long hair, are still there

Past the pub who saps your body
And the church who’ll snatch your money
The queen is dead, boys
And it’s so lonely on a limb
Past the pub that wrecks your body
And the church – all they want is your money
The queen is dead, boys
And it’s so lonely on a limb

Life is very long, when you’re lonely
Life is very long, when you’re lonely
Life is very long, when you’re lonely
Life is very long, when you’re lonely