A Swallow On My Neck

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MORRISSEY song
Name	A Swallow On My Neck
Album/single	Sunny
Length	2:50
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Alain 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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