A Swallow On My Neck

MORRISSEY song
Name	A Swallow On My Neck
Album/single	Sunny
Length	2:50
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Whyte
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
Release	December 1995
Recorded	March 1994

Lyrics

I have been smashed again With the men from the old Valhalla road crematorium Boring them with the same old patter

I am a simple man Not much to gain or lose And I don't know why I held out so long for me and you

Until he drew a swallow on my neck And more I will not say He drew a swallow deep and blue And soon, everyone knew

Then I was wrecked again With the men full of bluff and ardour From a well-known funeral parlor

I am a simple man Not much to gain or lose Older, wiser Never applies to me

And so he drew a swallow on my neck And more I will not say He drew a swallow deep and blue And soon, everyone knew

You have been telling me That I have been acting childish Foolish, ghoulish and childish Oh, I know, I know, I know I know, I know But I don't mind I don't mind I don't mind I don't mind

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 36

Morrissey live history:

• Glasgow, Scotland 1999-12-05 (Morrissey concert)
• Aylesbury, England 1999-12-06 (Morrissey concert)
• San Francisco, California 1999-12-10 (Morrissey concert)
• San Francisco, California 1999-12-11 (Morrissey concert)
• Fresno, California 1999-12-12 (Morrissey concert)
• San Diego, California 1999-12-14 (Morrissey concert)
• Los Angeles, California 1999-12-15 (Morrissey concert)
• Los Angeles, California 1999-12-16 (Morrissey concert)
• Ventura, California 1999-12-18 (Morrissey concert)
• Las Vegas, Nevada 1999-12-19 (Morrissey concert)

... further results

Appears On

• Sunny (single)
• My Early Burglary Years
• The CD Singles '91–95'
• The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88–'95

Mentioned In

• West Ham United F.C.

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