Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
I was looking for a job and then I found a job
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
[Chorus]
In my life, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care
If I live or die?
[Verse 2]
Two lovers entwined pass me by
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
I was looking for a job and then I found a job
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
[Chorus]
In my life, oh, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care
If I live or I die?
[Verse 3]
What she asked of me at the end of the day
Caligula would have blushed
"Oh, you've been in the house too long," she said
And I naturally fled
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
I was looking for a job and then I found a job
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
[Chorus]
In my life, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care
If I live or die?
[Verse 2]
Two lovers entwined pass me by
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
I was looking for a job and then I found a job
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
[Chorus]
In my life, oh, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care
If I live or I die?
[Verse 3]
What she asked of me at the end of the day
Caligula would have blushed
"Oh, you've been in the house too long," she said
And I naturally fled
[Chorus]
In my life, why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather
Kick in the eye?
[Verse 4]
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
"Oh, you've been in the house too long," she said
And I naturally fled
[Chorus]
In my life, oh, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care
If I live or I die?
In my life, why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather
Kick in the eye?
[Verse 4]
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
"Oh, you've been in the house too long," she said
And I naturally fled
[Chorus]
In my life, oh, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care
If I live or I die?
About
Genius Annotation
This is a typical Morrissey song about a person who is upset or depressed, and doesn’t want to waste any more time on thoughtless people. It was released as a single backed with “Suffer Little Children” and is one of The Smiths' best-known songs.
The title is a nod to the Sandie Shaw song “Heaven Knows I’m Missing Him Now.”
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What did The Smiths say about "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"?
Genius Answer
Johnny Marr says he spontaneously came up with the guitar parts for this and “Girl Afraid” when playing his big red Gibson 355 for the first time.
Who did Morrissey want to kick in the eye?
Genius Answer
- 7.Still Ill
- 15.What She Said
- 17.Nowhere Fast
- 18.Well I Wonder
- 20.Meat Is Murder
- 23.I Know It’s Over
- 25.Cemetry Gates
- 28.Vicar in a Tutu
- 37.Unhappy Birthday
- 59.How Soon Is Now?
- 63.Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
- 67.Girl Afraid
- 71.Panic
- 72.Ask
- 73.London
- 80.Asleep
- 81.Unloveable
- 82.Half a Person
- 85.Oscillate Wildly
- 87.Rubber Ring
- 88.Golden Lights
- 108.Stretch out and Wait
- 116.Jeane
- 154.I Keep Mine Hidden
- 158.The Draize Train
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Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Recorded At
Fallout Shelter (Hammersmith, London)
Released on
May 21, 1984
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