"Now I Am A Was"
(Morrissey/Spencer J. Cobrin)

 

This song has yet to appear on an album (the lyrics supplied by the Japanese label in the "Rare Tracks" compilation of 1997 b-sides are incorrect). The song's lyrics are transcribed here as they are heard, without permission.

Once I was complete and
Safe within your heart
Me
With a preference for
Making things worse

So, now I am a was
now I am a was
I started at the top
and I worked my way down

Once I was so smugly
foremost in your thoughts
me
with a talent for
making you cry

So, now I am a was
now I am a was
I started at the top
and I worked my way down
So, now I am a was

So, now I am a was
I am a was
So, now I am a was
I am a
I am a
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