LATE NIGHT, MAUDLIN STREET (Morrissey/Stephen Street)
(Winter coming winter push on winter is so long winter moves on)
The last night on Maudlin Street goodbye house goodbye stairs I was born here and I was raised here, and ...I’ve took some stick here love at first sight it may sound trite but it's true, you know I could list the detail of everything you ever wore or said, or how you stood that day as we spend the last night on Maudlin Street "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 oh, the last night on Maudlin Street 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
Came home late one night everyone had gone to bed but, you know no-one stays up for you I had sixteen stitches all around my head oh, the last bus 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 a power-cut ahead 1972, you know and so we crept through the park 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 with "every hand waves me on" (secretly wishing me gone well, I will be soon oh - I will be soon, I will be soon) I will be soon, will be soon, I will be soon mmm... I will be soon, I will be soon
There were bad times on Maudlin Street they took you away in a police car 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 ...oh I took the key from Maudlin Street well, it's only bricks and mortar! oh, oh… truly I love you oh, wherever you are wherever you are, wherever you are I hope you're singing now oh, I do hope I hope you're singing now, oh...