You’ve Got Everything Now Lyrics
[Verse 1]
As merry as the days were long
I was right and you were wrong
Back at the old grey school
I would win and you would lose
[Pre-Chorus]
But you've got everything now
You've got everything now
And what a terrible mess I've made of my life
Oh, what a mess I've made of my life
[Chorus]
No, I've never had a job
Because I've never wanted one
I've seen you smile
But I've never really heard you laugh
So who is rich and who is poor?
I cannot say, oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
You are your mother's only son
And you're a desperate one
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
But I don't want a lover
I just want to be seen, oh
In the back of your car
As merry as the days were long
I was right and you were wrong
Back at the old grey school
I would win and you would lose
[Pre-Chorus]
But you've got everything now
You've got everything now
And what a terrible mess I've made of my life
Oh, what a mess I've made of my life
[Chorus]
No, I've never had a job
Because I've never wanted one
I've seen you smile
But I've never really heard you laugh
So who is rich and who is poor?
I cannot say, oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
You are your mother's only son
And you're a desperate one
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
But I don't want a lover
I just want to be seen, oh
In the back of your car
[Verse 2]
A friendship sadly lost
Well this is true, and yet, it's false, oh
But did I ever tell you, by the way?
I never did like your face, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
But you've got everything now
You've got everything now
And what a terrible mess I've made of my life
Oh, what a mess I've made of my life
[Chorus]
No, I've never had a job
Because I'm too shy
I've seen you smile
But I've never really heard you laugh
So who is rich and who is poor?
I cannot say, oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
You are your mother's only son
And you're a desperate one
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
But I don't want a lover
I just want to be tied, oh
[Outro]
To the back of your car
To the back of your car
To the back of your car
To the back of your car
To the back of your car
To the back of your car
Oh, oh
A friendship sadly lost
Well this is true, and yet, it's false, oh
But did I ever tell you, by the way?
I never did like your face, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
But you've got everything now
You've got everything now
And what a terrible mess I've made of my life
Oh, what a mess I've made of my life
[Chorus]
No, I've never had a job
Because I'm too shy
I've seen you smile
But I've never really heard you laugh
So who is rich and who is poor?
I cannot say, oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
You are your mother's only son
And you're a desperate one
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
But I don't want a lover
I just want to be tied, oh
To the back of your car
To the back of your car
To the back of your car
To the back of your car
To the back of your car
To the back of your car
Oh, oh
About
Genius Annotation
Morrissey expresses his bitterness towards a person whom he implies is only faking his happiness, because Morrissey believes that having a casual life isn’t enough.
Morrissey changed the lyrics of this song very often in live performances to: “ As merry as the days were long i’m right and you’re wrong”.
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Credits
Produced By
Written By
Music by
Words by
Lacquer Cut By
Label
Piano
Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Recorded At
Matrix Studios, London; Eden Studios, London
Release Date
February 20, 1984
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