Suedehead Lyrics

Performed by Morrissey

Why do you come here ?
And why do you hang around ?
I'm so sorry
I'm so sorry

Why do you come here
When you know it makes things hard for me ?
When you know, oh
Why do you come ?
Why do you telephone ? (Hmm...)
And why send me silly notes ?
I'm so sorry
I'm so sorry

Why do you come here
When you know it makes things hard for me ?
When you know, oh
Why do you come here
You had to sneak into my room
'just' to read my diary
"It was just to see, just to see"
(All the things you knew I'd written about you...)
Oh, so many illustrations
Oh, but
I'm so very sickened
Oh, I am so sickened now

Oh, it was a good lay, good lay
It was a good lay, good lay
It was a good lay, good lay
Oh oh
It was a good lay, good lay
It was a good lay, gooood lay.
Oh, it was a good lay, good lay
Oh
Oh, it was a good lay
It was a good lay
Oh, a good lay
Oh, a good lay
Good lay, good lay
Oh
It was a good lay

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Morrisey fan | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/7/11

jeez, this is the simplest song ever written. Thst means it is also the best.
If you've ever been young and in love or lust you know what this is talking about and if you haven't....well it will happen sooner or later. Good luck.

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Different interpretation | Reviewer: Melissa | 6/18/11

Maybe it's because of the situation I am currently in that I have a very different viewpoint of what this song can possibly mean.

The lyrics "Why do you come here
When you know it makes things hard for me ?" makes me think that it is in fact Morrissey or the "narrator" that is the one that is in "love". And even apologetic about it. Apologizing for being in love with someone who doesn't quite feel the same, yet comes around, telephones him, and leaves silly notes. Maybe the relationship is not as serious as he wants it to be.

Even the diary part makes me feel like he wrote about all his love and when the other read his private thoughts, it sickens him that he feels this way about the other person. Quite possibly the other is interested in more of a sexually gratifying relationship than perhaps an emotionally charged one. Morrissey is sorry for loving this person.

That's just my take.

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Different interpretation | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/17/11

To me this song is about how maybe Morrissey (or whoever) is actually the one who is in love with this unknown person but the person doesn't have the same feelings, even though they've been intimate with each other. Morrissey saying he is sorry is not apologizing for NOT loving the person but FOR loving the person. Examples of why I think this is Morrissey asking why the person comes around, knowing how it makes him feel. And also what is written in the diary. So, Morrissey is sickened that this person knows how much he cares, doesn't feel the same, but keeps stringing him along...

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Being in my mid 30's | Reviewer: jus4kix | 11/26/10

This song is one of my all time favorites by Moz. I have a love hate relationship with him. sometimes i can take his self righteousness and then other times i jump right in with my nose in the air. I believe a support bracelet should be made "WWMD?"

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Good to see every generation can appreciate this song. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 5/18/10

I caught it a few years after it first came out. It is still one of my all-time favorites and this comes from someone who enjoys everything from Slayer, Jim Croce, the Police, to ATDI, CKY, Thursday, Interpol and Pinback.

I always thought this music would hold up -- teen/twenties angst about life and sexuality will always be the same.

My 2¢ about the meaning -- to me it was always about a quick onetime with someone who wanted more, but was being blown off by the singer. She finds his diary and see all the stuff written about their sex-capade and the singer's flippant passage that it was (merely) "a good lay." BTW the book Suedehead was about the punk/skin suedehead scene and was known for its violence and sexploitation. Kids hid it under their bed and read it for titillation -- just like the diary is found & read in the song...

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Awesome | Reviewer: sudehead | 2/2/10

Being just 18, I had to rely on elders to inform me of Moz and the smiths. Loved the smiths then discovered this song. My fav of all time. The melody, lyrics and his voice combine to amazing effect. I could easily be wasting time listening to tripe like the wombats or something....thank god. This song is timeless.

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Art redeems experience | Reviewer: John | 10/19/09

Morrissey's recognises his weakness: he says sorry. But his real weakness is the fact that he had "a good lay" in the first place, realising as he must have done, the emotional road down which he lead his "lay."

The question is whether the beautiful art he produces is worth not correcting his own flaws (and I don't meean to indict him personally: we are all flawed). If he had nothing to be sorry about, there would be no song.

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coincidence | Reviewer: sally | 6/28/08

i just had a falling out with one of my friends, who used to love this song and say it was the soundtrack to his life. oddly enough the lyrics are eerily relatable to what happened in our situation.

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Rediscovering the magic of MORRISSEY | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/23/08

Just found this gem recently which rekindled my desire to rediscover the genius of Morrisseys Music, including the Smith's years. It's a shame that personal feuds and money matters have more or less shattered this once great band, nonetheless Morrissey has succeeded in a solo career. One can only dream what may have come had they remained together.....

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Good tune! | Reviewer: mick dyson | 3/31/07

One of his best ever,and that is saying something! The melody and beat of this is one of the best singles he ever had.

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