How many times have I been around?

Recycled papers paving the ground

Well, she lives for the written word

And people come second, or possibly third



And there is no style, but I say "well done"

To the girl least likely to

Oh, deep in my heart, how I wish I was wrong

But deep in my heart, I know I am not

And there's enough gloom in her world, I'm certain

Without my contribution



So I sit, and I smile, and I say "well done"

To the girl least likely to

Page after page of sniping rage

An English singe or an American tinge

"There's a publisher," she said, "...in the new year"

(It's never in this year)



I do think this, but I can't admit it

To the girl least likely to

So one more song with no technique

One more song which seems all wrong...

And oh, the news is bad again

See me as I am again



And the scales of justice sway one way

In the rooms of those least likely to

Oh, deep in my heart, how I want to be wrong

But the moods and the styles too frequently change

From twenty one to twenty five, from twenty five to twenty nine



And I sit, and I smile, and I say "well done"

To the girl least likely to

Oh, one more song about The Queen

Or standing around the shops with thieves

"But somebody's got to make it!" she screams

"So why why can't it be me?"

But she would die if we heard her sing from the heart

Which is hurt



So how many times will I shed a tear?

And another stage of verse to cheer

When you shine in the public eye, my dear

Please remember these nights

When I sit and support with a dutiful smile

Because there's nothing I can say

So chucking, churning, and turning the knife

On everything (except their own life)

And a clock somewhere strikes midnight

And an explanation - it drains me

If only there could be a way



There is a different mood all over the world

A different youth, unfamiliar views

And dearest, it could all be for you

So will you come down and I'll meet you?

And with no more poems, with nothing to hear

Oh darling, it's all for you...

Darling, it's all for you...

Oh darling, it's all for you...

Oh darling, it's all for you...

Writer : MORRISSEY, STEVEN / ROURKE, ANDY
Copyright : Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.