Release date: 1985, september

UK chart:  23

Cover Star: Truman Capote, american author . The photograph was taken by Cecil Beaton in 1949.

Etchings on the single’s matrix: A- “IS THAT CLEVER”… J.M. / B- ARTY BLOODY FARTY

Listen to the song here

Poster Available Here
 

The boy with the thorn in his side - The Smiths, 1985, September

The boy with the thorn in his side

The boy with the thorn in his side
Behind the hatred there lies
A murderous desire for love
How can they look into my eyes
And still they don’t believe me ?
How can they hear me say those words
Still they don’t believe me ?
And if they don’t believe me now
Will they ever believe me ?
And if they don’t believe me now
Will they ever, they ever, believe me ?
Oh …

The boy with the thorn in his side
Behind the hatred there lies
A plundering desire for love
How can they see the Love in our eyes
And still they don’t believe us ?

And after all this time
They don’t want to believe us
And if they don’t believe us now
Will they ever believe us ?
And when you want to Live
How do you start ?
Where do you go ?
Who do you need to know ?

Oh …
Oh no …
Oh …
Laa …