"(I'm) The End Of The Family Line"
(Morrissey/Mark E.Nevin)

 

These words are transcribed without permission the way they appear in Morrissey's "Kill Uncle" album. Additions to the printed lyrics are in darker text while omissions are striken out.

With no complications
fifteen generations
(of mine)
all honouring Nature
until I arrive
(with incredible style)

I'm the end of the line
the end of the family line
the end of the line
No baby pulled screaming
out into this seething whirl
by chance or whim
(or even love?)
our family tree hacked into decline
and I'm spared the pain
of ever saying
("goodbye")

I'm the end of the line
the end of the family line
the end of the line

The decision is mine
the end of the family line
the end of the line

I'm the end of the line
the end of the family line
the end of the line