These Things Take Time Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the sacred wunderkind
You took me behind a disused railway line
And said, "I know a place where we can go
Where we are not known"
And then you gave me something that I won't forget too soon
[Pre-Chorus]
But I can't believe that you'd ever care
And this is why you will never care
[Chorus]
But these things take time
And I know that I'm
The most inept that ever stepped
[Verse 2]
I'm spellbound, but a woman divides
And the hills are alive with celibate cries
But you know where you came from
You know where you're going
And you know where you belong
You said I was ill and you were not wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
But I can't believe that you'd ever care
And so you never care
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the sacred wunderkind
You took me behind a disused railway line
And said, "I know a place where we can go
Where we are not known"
And then you gave me something that I won't forget too soon
[Pre-Chorus]
But I can't believe that you'd ever care
And this is why you will never care
[Chorus]
But these things take time
And I know that I'm
The most inept that ever stepped
[Verse 2]
I'm spellbound, but a woman divides
And the hills are alive with celibate cries
But you know where you came from
You know where you're going
And you know where you belong
You said I was ill and you were not wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
But I can't believe that you'd ever care
And so you never care
[Chorus]
But these things take time
And I know that I'm
The most inept that ever stepped
[Verse 3]
Oh, the alcoholic afternoons
When we sat in your rooms
They meant more to me than any
Than any living thing on earth
It had more worth
Than any
Living thing on earth, on earth, on earth
[Outro]
Vivid and in your prime
You will leave me behind
You will leave me behind
But these things take time
And I know that I'm
The most inept that ever stepped
[Verse 3]
Oh, the alcoholic afternoons
When we sat in your rooms
They meant more to me than any
Than any living thing on earth
It had more worth
Than any
Living thing on earth, on earth, on earth
[Outro]
Vivid and in your prime
You will leave me behind
You will leave me behind
About
Genius Annotation
“These Things Take Time” is another upbeat Smiths' song with an homoerotic sexual undertone. It was originally released as a B-side to the maxi single version of “What Difference Does It Make?”
In a 2015 Reddit AMA interview, Noel Gallagher has named this track as one of his favourite the Smiths songs.
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Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Release Date
June 26, 1983
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