Show This Night Has Opened My Eyes is a song interpreted by The Smiths. In a river, the color of lead You kicked and cried like a bullied child The dream has gone A shoeless child on a swing The dream has gone And I'm not happy SearchPeople also like
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The SmithsThe Smiths (2 fans) The SmithsThe Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of vocalist Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr, the band also included bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce. Critics have called them the most important alternative rock band to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. The group was signed to the independent record label Rough Trade Records, on which they released four studio albums, several compilations, and numerous non-LP singles. Although they had limited commercial success outside the UK while they were still together, and never released a single that charted higher than number 10 in their home country, The Smiths won a significant following, and remain cult an… more » Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!In a river the color of lead Immerse the baby's head Wrap her up in the News Of The World Dump her on a doorstep, girl This night has opened my eyes And I will never sleep again You kicked and cried like a bullied child A grown man of twenty-five Oh, he said he'd cure your ills But he didn't and he never will Oh, save your life Because you've only got one The dream has gone But the baby is real Oh, you did a good thing She could have been a poet Or, she could have been a fool Oh, you did a bad thing And I'm not happy And I'm not sad A shoeless child on a swing Reminds you of your own again She took away your troubles Oh, but then again She left pain So, please save your life Because you've only got one The dream has gone But the baby is real Oh, you did a good thing She could have been a poet Or, she could have been a fool Oh, you did a bad thing And I'm not happy And I'm not sad Oh... And I'm not happy And I'm not sad Oh... And I'm not happy And I'm not sad Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great SingerWritten by: Johnny Marr, Steven Patrick Morrissey Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind These words are transcribed without permission the way they appear in the "Hatful Of Hollow" album. Additions to the printed lyrics are in darker text while omissions are striken out. You kicked and cried like a bullied child The dream has gone A shoeless child on a swing The dream has gone 2 In at least one early live performance of this song Morrissey sang "And I'm never happy and I'm never sad. Quotes "I've never made any secret of the fact that at
least 50 per cent of my reason for writing can be blamed on Shelagh Delaney who wrote 'A Taste Of Honey'. And 'This Night Has Opened My Eyes' is a Taste Of Honey song - putting the entire play to words." |