On 21 May 1984, The Smiths released the single "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now". It reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's first top ten single. It was later included on the November 1984 compilation album Hatful of Hollow. The song is listed as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
[Verse 1]
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
I was looking for a job and then I found a job
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
[Refrain 1]
In my life, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?
[Verse 2]
Two lovers entwined pass me by
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
I was looking for a job and then I found a job
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
[Refrain 1]
In my life, oh, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?
[Verse 3]
What she asked of me at the end of the day
Caligula would have blushed
"Oh, you've been in the house too long", she said
And I naturally fled
[Refrain 2]
In my life, why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?
[Verse 4]
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
"Oh, you've been in the house too long", she said
And I naturally fled
[Refrain 1]
In my life, oh, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?