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The Boy with the Thorn In His Side

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Johnny Marr

Guitar

Morrissey

Vocals

Andy Rourke

Bass Guitar

Mike Joyce

Drums

The Hated Salford Ensemble

The Hated Salford Ensemble

Orchestra

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Johnny Marr

Songwriter

Morrissey

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Johnny Marr

Producer

Morrissey

Producer

Stephen Street

Engineer

Bill Inglot

Mastering Engineer

Dan Hersch

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]

The boy with the thorn in his side

Behind the hatred, there lies

A murderous desire

For love

[Verse 1]

How can they look into my eyes

And still they don't believe me?

How can they hear me say those words

Still they don't believe me?

And if they don't believe me now

Will they ever believe me?

And if they don't believe me now

Will they ever, they ever believe me?

[Chorus]

The boy with the thorn in his side

Behind the hatred there lies

A plundering desire

For love

[Verse 2]

How can they see the love in our eyes

And still they don't believe us?

And after all this time

They don't want to believe us

And if they don't believe us now

Will they ever believe us?

And when you want to live

How do you start?

Where do you go?

Who do you need to know?

Written by: Johnny Marr, Morrissey