"Our Frank"
(Morrissey/Mark E. Nevin)

 

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

Our frank and open
deep conversations
they get me nowhere
they bring me down, so
give it a rest, won't you?
give me a cigarette
God give me patience
just no more conversation

Give us a drink
and make it quick
or else I'm gonna be sick
sick all over
your frankly vulgar
red pullover
now see how the colours blend

Our frank and open
deep conversations
they get me nowhere
they just bring me down, so
give it a rest, won't you?
now will you just give over
the world may be ending
but look, I'm only human 1

So Give us a drink
and make it quick
or else I'm gonna be sick
all over
your frankly vulgar
red pullover
now see how the two colours blend
my friend
won't somebody...

Won't somebody stop me
from thinking, from thinking all the time
about everything
Oh, somebody
From thinking all the time

so deeply
so bleakly
So bleakly all the time
About everything?
(Who I am)
(how I end up here)
(...)
(Somebody, somebody, somebody...)
Somebody stop me
From thinking
From thinking all the time
So bleakly, so bleakly
From thinking all the time

 

1 When performing this song live, Morrissey has been known to change this line to "...I'm practically human", "...I'm still human", "...I'm only animal" , "...I'm only (roars)" or "...I'm only pppffffttt!".