The strange logic in your clumsiest line (It stayed, it stayed) it stayed emblazoned on my mind You say, break up the family And let's begin to live our lives I want to see all my friends tonight It wasn't Youth, it wasn't Life Born Old, sadly wise Resigned (well, we were) To ending our lives I'm so glad to grow older To move away from those awful times I want to see all my friends tonight Yes, you found love, but you weren't At peace with your life Home late, full of hate Despise the ties that bind I'm so glad to grow older To move away from those younger years I'm in love for the first time And I don't feel bad Let me see all my old friends Let me put my arms around them Cause I really do love them Now does that sound mad ? Captain of games, solid framed I stood on the touchline Hailstones, driven home In a car - no brakes ? I don't mind I'm so glad to grow older To move away from those darker years Oh, I'm in love for the first time And I don't feel bad So wish me luck my friends Goodbye So wish me luck again Goodbye Wish me luck my friends Goodbye Mmm... wish me luck, my friends Goodbye
lyrics from It May All End Tomorrow
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From Johnny Rogan's THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE MUSIC OF THE SMITHS & MORRISSEY/MARR:
"A typical Morrissey lyric about the virtues of growing old while irresistibly looking at a paiful past. As he explained: "the family in the song is the circle of friends where it almost seemed, because we were so identical, that for anyone to make any progress in life, we'd have to split up... and that's what happened." The subdued, simple arrangement complements the lyrics without ostentation. "I really like that song," Street [Stephen[ notes. "I think it's a really nice vocal and very nice lyric. Great drumming from Andrew Paresi and some nice touches from Vini. Exactly the same format as I had on the demo, really. Again, I hadn't heard the lyric before we got into the studio.""
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