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?