The 15 best Smiths lyrics

1 July 2023, 15:00

Rick Astley and Blossoms paid tribute to Manchester legends The Smiths at Glastonbury this year - here are some of Morrissey's finest words of wisdom.

1. "Punctured bicycle… on a hillside desolate."

   This Charming Man, 1983

   

   The Smiths - This Charming Man (Official Music Video)

2. "Heavy words are so lightly thrown / But still I'd leap in front of a flying bullet for you."

   What Difference Does It Make? 1984

   

   The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? (Official Music Video)

3. "The music that they constantly play / IT SAYS NOTHING TO ME ABOUT MY LIFE"

   Panic, 1986

   

   The Smiths - Panic (Official Music Video)

4. "And when you want to live / How do you start? / Where do you go? / Who do you need to know?"

   The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, 1985

   

   The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (Official Music Video)

5. "Life is very long, when you're lonely."

   The Queen Is Dead, 1986

   

   The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead - A Film By Derek Jarman (Official Music Video)

6. "Now I know how Joan Of Arc felt… as the flames rose to her Roman nose and her Walkman started to melt."

   Bigmouth Strikes Again, 1986

   

   The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again

7. "No, it's NOT like any other love / This one is different - because it's us."

   Hand In Glove, 1983

   

   The Smiths - Hand In Glove (Album Version)

8. “The rain falls hard on a humdrum town / This town will drag you down"

   William It Was Really Nothing, 1984

   

   The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing

9. "I decree today that life is simply taking and not giving / England is mine - and it owes me a living."

   Still Ill, 1984

   

   The Smiths - Still Ill

10. "Good times for a change / See the luck I've had can make a good man turn bad."

    Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, 1984

    

    The Smiths - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want

11. "Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools"

    The Headmaster Ritual, 1985

    

    The Smiths - The Headmaster Ritual

12. "I am the son / And the heir / Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar"

    How Soon Is Now? 1984

    

    The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? (Official Music Video)

13. "In my life / Why do I give valuable time / To people who don't care /if I live or die?”

    Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, 1984

    

    The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (Official Music Video)

14. "To die by your side / Is such a heavenly way to die.”

    There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, 1986

    

    The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

15. "Oh Manchester… So much to answer for"

    Suffer Little Children, 1984

    

    The Smiths - Suffer Little Children (Official Audio)