Late Night, Maudlin Street
Smiths
SmithsAll SmithsLate Night, Maudlin StreetThe last night on Maudlin Street goodbye house goodbye stairs I was born here I was raised here, and ...I took some stick here love at first sight may sound trite but it's true, you know I could list the details of everything you ever wore or said, or how you stood that day and as we spend the last night on Maudlin Street, I say goodbye house-forever! I never stole a happy hour around here Where the world's ugliest boy became what you see here I am - the ugliest man Its the last night on Maudlin Street and truly I do love you oh, truly I do love you When I sleep with that picture of you framed beside my bed oh, it's childish and it's silly but I think it's you in my room by the bed (...yes, I told you it was silly...) and I know I took strange pills but I never meant to hurt you oh truly I love you I came home late one night everyone had gone to bed nobody stays up for you when you have sixteen stitches all around your head the last buss I missed to Maudlin Street so, he drove me home in the Van complaining: Women only like me for my mind... don't leave your torch behind power-cuts ahead as we crept through the park but no I cannot steal a pair of jeans off a clothesline for you but you...without clothes oh I could not keep a straight face me - without clothes? well a nation turns its back and gags... I'm packed I am moving house a half-life disappears today every slag waves me on (secretly wishing me gone well, I will be soon oh - I will be soon) There were bad times on Maudlin Street when they took you away in a police car dear Inspector - don't you know? don't you care? don't you know - about Love? Your gran died and your mother died on Maudlin Street in pain and ashamed with never time to say those special things I took the keys from Maudlin Street well, it's only bricks and mortar! and...truly I do love you wherever you are wherever you are
Lyrics by Smiths
A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours Accept Yourself Accept Yourself (4 01) Alsatian Cousin Asian Rut Ask Asleep Back To The Old House Back To The Old House (3 01) Barbarism Begins At Home Bengali In Platforms Big Mouth Strikes Again Bigmouth Strikes Again Bigmouth Strikes Again (3 13) Bona Drag Break Up The Family Cemetery Gates Cemetery Gates (2 39) Cemetry Gates Death At One's Elbow Death Of A Disco Dancer Dial-A-Cliche Disappointed Driving Your Girlfriend Home Everyday Is Like Sunday Found Found Found Frankly, Mr Shankly Frankly, Mr Shankly (2 19) Frankly, Mr. Shankly Girl Afraid Girl Afraid (2 49) Girlfriend In A Coma Golden Lights Hairdresser On Fire Half A Person Hand In Glove Hand In Glove (3 14) Hand In Glove (Sandie Shaw W, The Smiths) Handsome Devil Handsome Devil (2 45) Hatful Of Hollow Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now How Soon Is Now How Soon Is Now? (6 45) I Don't Owe You Anything I Keep Mine Hidden I Know It's Over I Started Something I Couldn't Finish I Want A Boy For My Birthday I Want The One I Can't Have I Won't Share You I'm So Sorry Interesting Drug Is It Really So Strange ? Is It Really So Strange? Jack The Ripper Jeane Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me Little Man, What Now? London London (Rank) Louder Than Bombs Lucky Lisp Margaret On The Guillotine Meat Is Murder Meat Is Murder (version 1) Meat Is Murder (version 2) Miserable Lie Never Had No One Ever Never Had No One Ever (3 37) Nothing Short Of Dieng November Spawned A Monster Nowhere Fast Ouija Board, Ouija Board Our Frank Paint A Vulgar Picture Panic Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (1 51) Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want Pretty Girls Make Graves Reel Around The Fountain Reel Around The Fountain (5 52) Rubber Ring Rusholme Ruffians Shakespeare's Sister Shakespeare's Sister Sheila Take A Bow Shoplifters Of The World Unite Sing Your Life Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (3 14) Still Ill Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before Strangeways Here We Come Stretch Out And Wait Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference Suedehead Suffer Little Children Summer Nights Supermodels Sweet And Tender Hooligan That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore The Boy With The Thorn In His Side The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (3 16) The Hand That Rocks The Cradle The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Eye The Headmaster Ritual The Last Of The Famous International Playboys The Ordinary Boys The Queen Is Dead The Queen Is Dead (6 24) The Queen Is Dead (version 2) The Sha La La Song The Smiths There Is A Light That Never Goes Out These Things Take Time These Things Take Time (2 32) This Charming Man This Charming Man (2 42) This Charming Man (Instrumental) This Night Has Opened My Eyes This Night Has Opened My Eyes (3 40) Unhappy Birthday Unloveable Vicar In A Tutu Vicar In A Tutu (2 22) Well I Wonder What Difference Does It Make What Difference Does It Make ? What Difference Does It Make? (3 11) What Do You See In Him ? What I Want What She Said What's The World ? Will Never Marry William It Was Really Nothing (2 10) William, It Was Really Nothing Wonderful Woman Work Is A 4 Letter Word Work Is A Four-Letter Word Yes, I Am Blind You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby You've Got Everything Now