"London"
(Morrissey/Marr)

These lyrics are transcribed in light blue as they appear in the Smiths "The World Won't Listen" and "Louder Than Bombs" albums 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.

Smoke
Lingers 'round your fingers
Train
Heave on - to Euston
Do you think you've made
The right decision this time? ²
You left
Your tired family grieving
And you think they're sad because you're leaving
But didn't you see the Jealousy in the eyes
Of the ones who had to stay behind?
And do you think you've made
The right decision this time?
You left
Your girlfriend on the platform
With this really ragged notion that you'll return
But she knows
That when he goes
He really goes ¹
So And do you think you've made
The right decision this time?

 

² In live versions on this song, during the Smiths days on the Queen Is Dead tour (as heard on live album "Rank") or during the solo years on the Boxers and Maladjusted tours (as heard on the 1995 "The Boy Racer" cd-single), Morrissey answered this line with "No... Oh no... oh no!".