First Of The Gang To Die (single)

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MORRISSEY Single
Name	First Of The Gang To Die
Release	12 July 2004 (UK) 13 May 2004 (US)
Total Length	3:38
Recorded	Autumn 2003
Writer/composer	Morrissey/Whyte
Producer	Jerry Finn
Art work	Greg Gorman
Publisher	Attack Records Sanctuary Records
Format(s)	7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
Chart position	UK #6
Single chronology
Irish Blood, English Heart ← First Of The Gang To Die → Let Me Kiss You

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7" Vinyl

– 0:00 (Morrissey/)

Lyrics

(Los Angeles, you are too hot)
You have never been in love Until you've seen the stars Reflect in the reservoirs
And you have never been in love Until you've seen the dawn rise Behind the Home For The Blind
We are the Pretty Petty Thieves And you're standing on our streets Where Hector was the first of the gang With a gun in his hand And the first to do time The first of the gang to die Oh my Hector was the first of the gang With a gun in his hand And the first to do time The first of the gang to die Oh my
You have never been in love Until you've seen sunlight thrown Over smashed human bone
We are the Pretty Petty Thieves And you're standing on our streets Where Hector was the first of the gang With a gun in his hand And the first to do time The first of the gang to die Such a silly boy Hector was the first of the gang With a gun in his hand And a bullet in his gullet The first lost lad to go under the sod
And he stole from the rich and the poor And the not-very-rich And the very poor And he stole all hearts away
He stole all hearts away He stole all hearts away He stole all hearts away Away
He stole all hearts away He stole all hearts away Away
He stole all hearts away He stole all hearts away Away