"Girl Afraid"
(Morrissey/Marr)

These lyrics are transcribed in light blue as they appear in the "Hatful Of Hollow" album and subsequent compilations and are reproduced here without permission. Variations between the printed lyrics and what is sung by Morrissey are indicated in darker text for additions and omissions are deleted.

Girl afraid
where do his intentions lay?

Or does he even have any?

She says:
"He never really looks at me
I give him every opportunity
in the room downstairs
he sat and stared
in the room downstairs
he sat and stared
I'll never make that mistake again!"

I'll never make that mistake again
I'll never make that mistake again ¹

Boy afraid
prudence never pays

and everything she wants costs money

"But she doesn't even LIKE me!
and I know because she said so
in the room downstairs
she sat and stared
in the room downstairs
she sat and stared
I'll never make that mistake again!"
No!