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Cover art

THE SMITHS song
Name	This Night Has Opened My Eyes
Album/single	Hatful Of Hollow
Length	3:40 (Album/Peel version) 3:17 (Studio demo)
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Producer	Roger Pusey (Peel Session/BBC)
Release	November 1984
Recorded	September 14, 1984 (Broadcast September 21, 1984)

Information

An alternate version of this song appears on The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals bootleg LP.

Lyrics

In a river the colour of lead
Immerse a baby's head
Wrap her up in the News Of The World
Dump her on a doorstep, girl
This night has opened my eyes
And I will never sleep again

You kicked and cried like a bullied child
A grown man of twenty-five
He said he'd cure your ills
But he didn't and he never will
So, save your life
Because you've only got one

The dream is gone
But the baby is real
Oh you did a good thing
She could have been a poet
Or, she could have been a fool
Oh you did a bad thing
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad

A shoeless child on a swing
Reminds you of your own again
She took away your troubles
Oh but then again she left pain
So please save your life
Because you've only got one

The dream is gone
But the baby is real
Oh you did a good thing
She could have been a poet
Or, she could have been a fool
Oh you did a bad thing
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 50

The Smiths live history:

... further results

Play count (Morrissey concert): 1

Morrissey live history:

Las Vegas, Nevada 2021-08-28 (Morrissey concert)

Appears On

Appears On Covers Compilation

Cover Versions

Related Forum Threads

The Smiths A-Z: "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" - Morrissey-solo (Nov 03, 2022)

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+Immerse a baby's head
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+And I will never sleep again
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+A grown man of twenty-five
+He said he'd cure your ills
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+So, save your life
+Because you've only got one
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+But the baby is real
+Oh you did a good thing
+She could have been a poet
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+Oh you did a bad thing
+And I'm not happy
+And I'm not sad
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+Reminds you of your own again
+She took away your troubles
+Oh but then again she left pain
+So please save your life
+Because you've only got one
+The dream is gone
+But the baby is real
+Oh you did a good thing
+She could have been a poet
+Or, she could have been a fool
+Oh you did a bad thing
+And I'm not happy
+And I'm not sad
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