These words are transcribed without permission the way they appear in the "Swords" album (the way they are transcribed in the Deluxe Edition of the "You Are The Quarry" album is less accurate). Additions to the printed lyrics are in darker text while omissions are striken out.

I can kill standing still - it's easy
I can scare with a stare - it's easy

Hey Ringo, it's sad, though
because it's hard to walk tall when you're small
whether dressed in disciplined style, oh never mind
when you're small you walk as if you're falling ¹

I attack from the back because it's easy
and I can assail while wearing very nice jewelry

Hey Ringo, it's sad, though
because it's hard to walk tall when you're small
whether dressed in disciplined style, oh never mind
when you're small you spend your life crawling ¹

I burst into public bars
and I throw my weight around
...but and no one can even see me
no one can even see me
nobody can see me
no one can see me

success is just a mess ²
Hey Ringo gringo, it's sad though
because it's hard to walk tall
when you're small
whether dressed in disciplined style
oh never mind
when you're small
you're bound to look appalling ³

So compadre, please do this for me
compadre, please weep for me ⁴
Compadre, compadre, please weep for me

 

² In the Janice Long session, as heard on the "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"/"Redondo Beach" single, Morrissey sang this line as "Success... can be just a mess".

³ In the Janice Long session, as heard on the "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"/"Redondo Beach" single, Morrissey sang this line as "... you spend your life crawling".

⁴ In the Janice Long session, as heard on the "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"/"Redondo Beach" single, Morrissey sang this line as "Please-do this for me".