Letra Heaven Knows Im Miserable Now

A música Heaven Knows Im Miserable Now foi escrita por Morrissey e Johnny Marr, membros do The Smiths. A letra fala sobre a ironia e insatisfação de Morrissey com aspectos da vida e do trabalho. É famosa por capturar o espírito do desencanto juvenil dos anos 1980 na Inglaterra. Foi uma resposta à expectativa da sociedade de que todos devem estar felizes o tempo todo.

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
In my life
Why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die ?
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
In my life
Why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?
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 na - turally fled
In my life
Why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?
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 na - turally fled
In my life
Why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?