I decree today that life is simply taking and not giving
England is mine and it owes me a living

Ask me why, and I'll spit in your eye
Ask me why, and I'll spit in your eye
But we cannot cling to the old dreams anymore
No, we cannot cling to those dreams

Does the body rule the mind,
Or does the mind rule the body?
I don't know..

Under the iron bridge we kissed
And although I ended up with sore lips
It just wasn't like the old days anymore
No, it wasn't like those days
Am I still ill?

Does the body rule the mind,
Or does the mind rule the body?
I don't know..

Ask me why, and I'll die
Ask me why, and I'll die

And if you must go to work tomorrow
Well, if I were you I wouldn't bother
For there are brighter sides to life
And I should know because I've seen them
But not very often..

Under the iron bridge we kissed
And although I ended up with sore lips
It just wasn't like the old days anymore
No, it wasn't like those days
Am I still ill?

Morrissey & Johnny Marr
The Smiths, 1984