When Last I Spoke To Carol

Morrissey · Years of Refusal [2009]

When last I spoke to Carol I said:

"I can't pretend it gets easier."

she said:

"I've hung on, I have edged along this narrow ledge

since the day I was born in 1975"

When last I spoke to Carol I said:

"I can't pretend I feel love for you."

she said:

"I've hammered a smile across this pasty face of mine

since the day I was born in 1975"

When I said goodbye to Carol

black earth upon the casket fell

she had faded to

something I always knew

to the rescue

nobody every comes.