The Smiths - I Want The One I Can't Have (Official Audio)

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Lyrics
On the day that your mentality
Decides to try to catch up with your biology
Come round ...
'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
On the day that your mentality
Catches up with your biology
I want the one I can't have
And it's driving me mad
It's all over, all over, all over my face
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
And I want the one I can't have
And it's driving me mad
It's all over, all over my face
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
And it's written all over my face
Oh, these are the riches of the poor
These are the riches of the poor
I want the one I can't have
And it's driving me mad
It's written all over my face
On the day that your mentality
Catches up with your biology
And if you ever need self-validation
Just meet me in the alley by the
Railway station
It's all over my face
Oh...
#TheSmiths #IWantTheOnceICantHave #MeatIsMurder

[@MrJibsIV]

I love how there's a Smith's song I can relate to for every possible way that a loving relationship will never work out for me.

[@kajijko2645]

Same here. This song makes me love sick for the one I can't have

[@donpeace894]

Ditto

[@jizanthapus3099]

he really covers all the bases huh

[@YasminePomerantz]

@@kajijko2645 be happy you have someone

[@TheMrTJWhite]

Come on man,.have some faith in yourself

[@svanhoogstraten]

The soldier on the cover survived the Vietnam war and had no idea he was on the cover of this album. He now lives in Australia.

[@Wffz-mo4qh]

I understand why they changed the words on the helmet, but it still is just kinda odd

[@the2ndcoming135]

“Fire it up!”🙃

[@ill8485]

Does he know yet?

[@v-town1980]

@@Wffz-mo4qh what's odd about it?

[@cpulguz]

Wow

[@kevinhall2829]

Seriously how can a band be this good.

[@donpeace894]

It's not possible

[@caymancurrell1597]

There are few band who's entire catalogues are celebrated. The Smiths are one of the few.

[@VaporwaveMusic1998]

ik right!

[@plipertyplap4899]

How can a generation be this blessed

[@mattharrison5068]

there is no filler on any of their albums, and the B sides could be A sides

[@mellowtron214]

“A double bed and a stalwart lover for sure, these are the riches of the poor.” I haven’t heard this song in at least 5 years and this phrase gets stuck in my head weekly.

[@Things_i_dont_need]

Can you explain what is?

[@barkley8285]

@@Things_i_dont_need what do you think? having somebody thats loyal/perfect that money cant buy.

[@drfunken7653]

It's hilarious

[@eddieg8691]

That Bass Line!!! RIP ANDY ROURKE 🕊️

[@emilioparedes93]

😢

[@theporschewhisperer8801]

The bass line sooo good

[@melonsushipan]

Marr is a guitar genius

[@rafatowers]

Sublime

[@istiniar]

totally true

[@whatfuckinwaster]

best of all time, as simple as that, maybe along with zappa

[@nonenoone3722]

Made some friend to listen this riff she is like it is elevator music. I couldn't know how to feel about it!?

[@rajvaidya1691]

Tell me about it

[@Khaufnak.]

Don't we all

[@elmadrista1298]

I want David Bowie alive!

[@realmofmetal8696]

Yes we all do. It is so sad.

[@CannibalWHORE22]

El madrista You’re absolutely right!!

[@MrShahid0072]

It's only reveals how we never truly love anything or anyone..we are slaves of our conditioning. That's even more sad.

[@jambo9313]

Vice city

[@carper2248]

This song is so good because we’ve all been through the stage where we’ve wanted someone that in some way we can’t.

[@zeevogel]

Yes. Back then I unfortunately did not know the difference between the kind of girls I wanted and the kind of girls I actually needed. Could have saved me a lot of hurt.

[@j3s0n]

@@zeevogel Its fine man lifes about learning

[@zeevogel]

It is. And it's about timing. Because of all the time I wasted on the wrong girlfriends, I was single at the right time, when I met my wife. And she is the best ever :)

[@nickstav08]

Going through it right now

[@zeevogel]

@@nickstav08 Take some advice from a stranger: don't hang on to your feelings for that woman. Think: NEXT! Love feels good. And this woman obviously does not make you feel good. So that's not love.

[@xrpfuture4381]

I’m in the alley by the railway station waiting for 35 years and counting...

[@JBinOtown]

"A double bed, and a stalwart lover for sure. These are the riches of the poor."

[@jackmccallum335]

2:14, that guitar riff is so cool

[@LucyOLastic]

It reminds me of music from old 70s quiz/game shows like "Sale Of The Century." The holiday in Majorca, the car, the teasmaid, the music centre, the huge teddy.

[@romareknow1124]

i’ve always thought it sounded like a remixed “this charming man”

[@lacrim0sa320]

Right!

[@matiasbautista8964]

Johnny Marr is so cool

[@juliefritz5820]

Johnny Marr is widely respected and he is fucking awesome @@matiasbautista8964

[@amelforeal]

the smiths songs always have this happy beat but the saddest lyrics

[@Natmod67]

Every *Smiths song is my favourite *Smiths song...

[@mishatomskovich7103]

Great post you sweet and tender mozza fan

[@HughMacDonald20]

Even Golden Lights? 🤔

[@Natmod67]

@@HughMacDonald20 I guess that Morrissey and Marr did this *Twinkle cover just for fun and if you take it as such you may show that even as a fan you can take a joke ;)

[@wildmercuryfilms]

Hugh MacDonald Ha, Perfect

[@Wffz-mo4qh]

@@HughMacDonald20 that song is 9retty good, its just not the best necessarily

[@felipetribbiani7481]

morrissey is a poet!

[@joseroma2669]

Yeah, racist too

[@qshkqn]

And oppressed bitch too

[@mishatomskovich7103]

@@joseroma2669 He is NOT racist. I hope he sues you for libel

[@kenpudsey6435]

@@joseroma2669 He isn't racist at all...READ his interviews..not what journalists want you to believe!

[@TheNathanX100]

jose roma Stop blindly following mainstream media.

[@jasoncruz7639]

“And I want the one I can’t have and it’s driving me mad and it’s all Over all over my face” that hit me hard and the best lines of the whole song

[@danielaclaro5368]

On the day that your mentality Decides to try to catch up with your biology Come round ... '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 On the day that your mentality Catches up with your biology I want the one I can't have And it's driving me mad It's all over, all over, all over my face 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 And I want the one I can't have And it's driving me mad It's all over, all over my face 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 And it's written all over my face Oh, these are the riches of the poor These are the riches of the poor I want the one I can't have And it's driving me mad It's written all over my face On the day that your mentality Catches up with your biology And if you ever need self-validation Just meet me in the alley by the Railway station It's all over my face Oh...

[@hurt2k127]

tysm

[@camillasantaana9694]

Thanks for the lyrics ❤

[@timothycarwile2459]

@@camillasantaana9694 No way are you the real Andy Rourke of the Smith's or is he just your favorite member.

[@camillasantaana9694]

@@timothycarwile2459 He's just my favorite member, I'm just roleplaying 😁♥️♥️

[@timothycarwile2459]

@@camillasantaana9694 Thanks for being honest I was thinking what's the chances hes got to be the most down to earth member of the band so it's not an impossibility hes a gnarly bass player intrical part of the band responsible for the tone and depth that blended so rhythmically with the guitar of Sir Marr

[@CarlaDonola]

"A double bed and a stalwart lover for sure, these are the riches of the poor" Genius. Absolutely genius.

[@emax1567]

One of the best albums conceived. Ever.

[@shaded2715]

One of my very favorite Smiths songs. I love the feeling and expressiveness in all Morrisey's vocals, as well in all the instrumental effort by Marr, Rourke and Joyce, it works beautiful together.

[@lincoln5775]

Man I hate the way this song makes me feel.

[@jerzykosinski8327]

Lincoln I know oh yeah yeah

[@lincoln5775]

@@jerzykosinski8327 oh yeah yeah i hate being lonely

[@betamaxreal]

Reddit cringe

[@wawaawaw8214]

@@lincoln5775 bic gel pen

[@lucyfer4420]

Same here..... Can't stop listening to it, though.

[@TheBrandon4343]

Fantastic Song. One of my favs! This and “Girl Afraid”... my beautiful wifey & I were very fond of The Smiths. My Sweet Love was called home nearly 10mos ago :-/

[@stuff_by_soph5093]

I'm sorry 🖤

[@AngieStewart]

Suddenly I’m 16 again & this song is as good as it every was ❤❤❤

[@v-town1980]

"He killed a policeman when he was 13, and somehow that really impressed me." Lol. Moz, you're hilarious!

[@gregmitchell2328]

Probably my favorite song of all time. Just amazing. I wish more people understood it.

[@FeelGoodInspiration]

Understood what?

[@DTOLL9000]

its pretty bent

[@adamv4951]

@@FeelGoodInspiration the meaning of the song, I suppose

[@FeelGoodInspiration]

@@adamv4951 I mean what about the meaning of the song? What’s his insight?

[@gregm5275]

My mom used to buy cassette tapes on a whim and one day I found her smiths cassette. I think it was meat is murder. I listened to it and fell in love. Thanks mom for showing me good music without even knowing it.

[@deathbeforedecaf13]

Me in high school going on about my crush....

[@ehudwachtel1850]

The guitar is genius, different level

[@Sophia-dx8ks]

underrated smiths song

[@petermerron2268]

Unrequited love I know the feeling

[@treyjuan6846]

IT'S WRITTEN ALL OVER MY FACE.

[@mozzer8234]

this song is probably one of my favorites of the smiths catalogue, its just the perfect representation of the smiths mastery of jangle-pop mixed with melancholy

[@garridocarlos98]

It sounds very post-punk to me

[@heckinbasedandinkpilledoct7459]

@@garridocarlos98I like to call it post-jangle

[@pokokor6121]

Loneliness is killing me.

[@Human1136]

Relatable

[@CiannasTravelDiaries]

Ok?

[@pokokor6121]

@@CiannasTravelDiaries Why'd you make a meaningless reply

[@ShaNaNa242]

So true

[@alancantu2557]

Same here, but sadly we must accept it as a part of life. My advice: Bask in it and know that at least when true happiness arrives, you’ll know how to appreciate much more and take care of it. Until then, find comfort in knowing that we were lucky enough to live at the same time as The Smiths.

[@zachgreco7586]

underrated smiths song. my fav

[@Itsnotanymore-ku7dz]

The title of this song is like a universal truth

[@stevesemenuk4497]

Love how they attacked this song from the first note. Bass and lower strings on guitar are real gems here.

[@37923]

My heart thanks god for Morrissey. His music moves my ❤...

[@OoLOSTWORLDoO]

God I used to play this to death on my Sony Walkman 35 years ago and I still love it. 💙

[@urmum-sp1ru]

Dude my dad just bought me a Sony Walkman from the 80s 😭

[@selectgood_timesidfrommemo3192]

It's the worst feeling in world to be so close to someone but yet so far.

[@_alyse]

Johnny Marr is one of the best guitarists IMHO. Has not gotten the recognition he so clearly deserves.

[@BillLowenburg]

Check out his new book, Marr's Guitars

[@MindsinUnison]

Great lyrics!!

[@splinter360]

One of the best lyricist ever is Morrissey.

[@TheInfamousLegend27]

@@splinter360 and a lot of his lyrics came from lines taken from TV, books and poetry. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now is a play on a song lyric and title of the Sandie Shaw song "Heaven Knows I'm Missing Him Now". then ironically he made a song with a line about NOT stealing lyrics from other people lmao

[@splinter360]

@@TheInfamousLegend27 Really? Interesting. The best lyricist tend to be inspired by literature but you're saying he flat out steals lines?

[@v-town1980]

@@TheInfamousLegend27 a lot? Ha! Maybe bits inspired here and there, but you're clueless if you think the majority weren't from Morrissey's head. Read "Songs that saved your life."

[@natural_law]

great guitar too

[@Skragor]

*...and a Star Wars lover for sure*

[@kenpudsey6435]

Ha ha very good!

[@psyche1526]

Nice

[@dickottel]

it's not Starbucks?

[@Branflakes1503]

@@dickottel its stalwart

[@knispelwedges427]

@@Branflakes1503 I'm sure it's "Star Wars"

[@flinchey6962]

Johnny Marr wow such a recognizable sound best smiths record

[@lacrim0sa320]

Marr guitar master, Mozz lyrical master

[@TraitArts]

It really can be seen on my face that following negativity of loneliness

[@sophiebophiex]

lots of relationship drama happening in my life, this song perfectly describes it

[@deanleepinno]

Could be best album of all time.

[@josemozgonzales187]

THE SMITHS DEBUT ALBUM FOR ME.

[@jlouis4407]

Definitely underrated.

[@christopherbeniston8774]

Just brilliant even after 30 years when I bought the album on day of it’s release

[@jamesandersom2520]

Best words, Best music

[@loquat9661]

unfortunately i can relate to this song right now :/ hope we all eventually find someone we can have lol

[@robcahill440]

Great song !! We have all been there..

[@Madame1887]

Yonks ago, freshly moved to London, I listened to a mate's suggestion to listen to The Smiths. Needless to say, I immediately fell in love with their music and this song is among my favourite ones. I always played The Smiths on daily basis.❤

[@waddaderek]

Oh my god this song is a favorite for me

[@Jjjjoooyyycee]

"And if you ever need self validation just meet me in the alley by the railway station it's all over my face" I think the "it's all over my face" has another meaning here 😂😂😂

[@onyx747]

probably, lmaoooo

[@Human1136]

😳

[@patriciaclaudiafiori8778]

One of my favorite songs. Thanks !!!

[@rafatowers]

Los riff por Dios... Marr es increíble

[@mrcombine7983]

That little lick at the start is my favorite out of all smiths tracks

[@lenikarastamati6949]

This song gives me a melancholic smile

[@diogenesrodrigues3734]

I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH!

[@ivorytower99]

I *really* needed to re-visit this song, today; music that speaks to and for the heart.

[@ajaramillo1943]

the greatest song ever written

[@GILBERTOSILVA-tp2qj]

Sempre estarão entre os melhores. Show

[@joeywright8431]

Will always love this

[@kawaiilotus]

To her, my best friend since 2017 and my unrequited love since 2018, love you even if you don't know.

[@kawaiilotus]

Oh Jesus Christ Lord it's another one of my mates, now that she's an actual bisexual but I'm not sexually attractive to her and she's not interested in me or woman atm, oh well there's always oblivion!

[@Dissident_Rapture]

best bassline.....one of my favz off this album💞🥰✨🎶🎵🌝

[@emersontomasini9495]

Amazing song, one of the best of them, really happy, i love The Smiths. 🤗🖤💙🖤💚🖤💙🖤😎

[@M--oy1pe]

My favorite song

[@alberteinstein5270]

Great music of the fantastic band call The Smiths

[@hurt2k127]

What a blessing

[@joaquinttoledo6678]

2:03 wtf this charming man intro

[@Acapoo1]

Kinda reminds me of the great gatsby

[@zaphyra-]

I can see that

[@lone-wolf-yt]

The Smiths a melhor banda de todos os tempos. Ao lado de Queen, é claro! 💡

[@douglasalves9340]

Sempre

[@josemozgonzales187]

QUEEN ? THE SMITHS WERE MUCH BETTER THAN THOSE BY FAR !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Ara-gp4yj]

@@josemozgonzales187 God ur annoying

[@Mrsfahrenheitt]

Literally my two favorite bands

[@mildrethlozano8092]

This my favorite song from them

[@waynepinnock5874]

Showcases some of my favourite Marr riffs.

[@alessandrolima]

Trilha sonora de uma vida!

[@ethandowse9145]

Absolute tune

[@theuberman7170]

Every damn song is good! Its absolutely incredible how good they were!

[@anab_taylorsversion]

i miss this

[@atomicstarlord3567]

This hits me in the feels...

[@sergiobertoni4074]

Wonderful song, as all Smith's others...

[@hurt2k127]

god, i just love it sm 🥺

[@luispena7397]

Very cool !! greetings from Venezuela!!

[@user-us1rx5lv8n]

Thank you friend!!!

[@BrunoSantos-ed8nc]

Helga from "Hey Arnold" Theme.

[@deathbeforedecaf13]

But, then they end up together in the movie :)

[@therhinestonehawk]

hell yeah

[@mateo8042]

Love this song

[@rv5319]

Morrissey is a great poet ...

[@garygarnett1]

Superb!

[@callumstephencraighead3106]

Feeling this

[@zachmyers1802]

Lyrical mastery from Morrissey

[@ciminelm]

Wow, another great song by them I've never heard.

[@v-town1980]

Haha!

[@blvderunner2080]

I’ve been listening to this song all day long on Apple Music, and now it’s here. Cool (:

[@mexicanson]

I've been listening to this song all day, but on my cassette player. Lol. Rockin' it old school style!

[@lesliehutchinson6905]

This is the song that got me into Smiths. The guitar riff has a very nu age vipe, which I love.

[@patrickgrenier6373]

best song and best group new wave

[@josemozgonzales187]

NEW WAVE...NOPE THEY WERE INDIE.IT MEANS NO GENDER.

[@dickottel]

Fayaaaace

[@TheNsk3000]

I listened to this on shrooms and acid on New Years smokin a cigarette outside in the cold watching my friends through the sliding glass door and it was magical

[@PeacePlease-em9zo]

Nice. Beautiful 👌🏾 try krill oil!

[@Tombrosapien]

Your friends were actually mannequins and the cigarette was actually a twig.

[@user-fb3nw9qi6j]

0:07 is my favorite guitar part :)

[@MegaAfterschool]

Great album

[@mauropacheco5802]

Today my favorite Smiths album is on the anniversary.

[@daniellclaress7127]

Uma das melhores bandas que eu já existiu!

[@jr1638]

Story of my life 💔

[@tarciziogomes9565]

Essa musica é genial em tantos sentidos..