“This Night Has Opened My Eyes” is inspired by and retells the events of the play A Taste of Honey by Shelagh Delaney, as Morrissey told interviewers at NME in the 7th June 1986 issue:

At least 50 per cent… Read More [Verse 1]

In a river the color of lead

Immerse the baby's head

Wrap her up in The News Of The World

Dump her on a doorstep, girl

This night has opened my eyes

And I will never sleep again

[Verse 2]

You kicked and cried like a bullied child

A grown man of twenty-five

Oh, he said he'd cure your ills

But he didn't and he never will

Oh, save your life

Because you've only got one

[Chorus]

The dream has gone

But the baby is real

Oh, you did a good thing

She could have been a poet

Or she could have been a fool

Oh, you did a bad thing

And I'm not happy and I'm not sad

[Verse 3]

A shoeless child on a swing

Reminds you of your own again

She took away your troubles

Oh, but then again, she left pain

Oh, please save your life

Because you've only got one

[Chorus]

The dream has gone

But the baby is real

Oh, you did a good thing

She could have been a poet

Or she could have been a fool

Oh, you did a bad thing

And I'm not happy and I'm not sad

[Outro]

Oh, la-la, oh, oh, la-la

And I'm not happy and I'm not sad

Oh, la-la, oh-oh, oh, la-la

And I'm not happy and I'm not sad