"This Night Has Opened My Eyes" lyrics

"This Night Has Opened My Eyes"
(originally by The Smiths)

In a river the color of lead
Immerse the baby's head
Wrap her up in the News Of The World
Dump her on a doorstep, girl
This night has opened my eyes
And I will never sleep again
You kicked and cried like a bullied child
A grown man of twenty-five
Oh, he said he'd cure your ills
But he didn't and he never will

Oh, save your life
Because you've only got one
The dream has gone
But the baby is real
Oh, you did a good thing
She could have been a poet
Or, she could have been a fool
Oh, you did a bad thing
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad

A shoeless child on a swing
Reminds you of your own again
She took away your troubles
Oh, but then again
She left pain

Ohhhhhh, please save your life
Because you've only got one
The dream has gone
But the baby is real
Oh, you did a good thing
She could have been a poet
Or, she could have been a fool
Oh, you did a bad thing
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
Oh oh
Ohhhh
Oh la la
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
Oh oh
Ohhhhh
Oh la la
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad


Writer(s): Steven Patrick Morrissey, Johnny Marr
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