Smiths - This Night Has Opened My Eyes (Bbc) lyrics

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In a river the colour of lead <br />

Immerse the baby's head <br />

Wrap her up in the News Of The World <br />

Dump her on a doorstep, girl <br />

This night has opened my eyes <br />

And I will never sleep again <br />

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You kicked and cried like a bullied child <br />

A grown man of twenty-five <br />

Oh, he said he'd cure your ills <br />

But he didn't and he never will <br />

Oh, save your life <br />

Because you've only got one <br />

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The dream has gone <br />

But the baby is real <br />

Oh, you did a good thing <br />

She could have been a poet <br />

Or, she could have been a fool <br />

Oh, you did a bad thing <br />

And I'm not happy <br />

And I'm not sad <br />

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A shoeless child on a swing <br />

Reminds you of your own again <br />

She took away your troubles <br />

Oh, but then again <br />

She left pain <br />

So, please save your life <br />

Because you've only got one <br />

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The dream has gone <br />

But the baby is real <br />

Oh, you did a good thing <br />

She could have been a poet <br />

Or, she could have been a fool <br />

Oh, you did a bad thing <br />

And I'm not happy <br />

And I'm not sad <br />

Oh ... <br />

And I'm not happy <br />

And I'm not sad <br />

Oh ... <br />

And I'm not happy <br />

And I'm not sad