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The Smiths - I Want The One I Cant Have
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr
Guitar
Morrissey
Morrissey
Vocals
Andy Rourke
Andy Rourke
Bass Guitar
Mike Joyce
Mike Joyce
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr
Composer
Morrissey
Morrissey
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Smiths
The Smiths
Producer
Stephen Street
Stephen Street
Engineer
Tim Young
Tim Young
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
On the day that your mentality
Decides to try to catch up with your biology
Come 'round
[Verse 2]
'Cause I want the one I can't have
And it's driving me mad
It's all over, all over, all over my face
[Verse 3]
On the day that your mentality
Catches up with your biology
[Verse 4]
I want the one I can't have
And it's driving me mad
It's all over, all over, all over my face
[Verse 5]
A double bed and a stalwart lover, for sure
These are the riches of the poor
A double bed and a stalwart lover, for sure
These are the riches of the poor
[Verse 6]
And I want the one I can't have
And it's driving me mad
It's all over, all over my face
[Verse 7]
A tough kid who sometimes swallows nails
Raised on Prisoner's Aid
He killed a policeman when he was thirteen
And somehow that really impressed me
It's written all over my face
[Verse 8]
Oh, these are the riches of the poor
These are the riches of the poor
[Verse 9]
I want the one I can't have
And it's driving me mad
It's written all over my face
[Verse 10]
On the day that your mentality
Catches up with your biology
[Verse 11]
And if you ever need self-validation
Just meet me in the alley by the railway station
It's all over my face
Written by: Steven Morrissey, Johnny Marr

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