On 21 May 1984, the Smiths released their single, 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now'. It reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] making it the band's first top ten single. The song is listed as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
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
In my life, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?
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
In my life, oh, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?
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
In my life, why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?
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
In my life, oh, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die?