Once I Saw The River Clean
| MORRISSEY song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Once I Saw The River Clean |
| Album/single | I Am Not A Dog On A Chain |
| Length | 4:19 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey / Jesse Tobias |
| Producer | Joe Chiccarelli |
| Release | March 2020 |
| Recorded | 2019 |
Information
The lyric: "twenty Number 10's" refers to an old brand of UK cigarettes (Player's Number 10).
Official Lyric Video
Lyrics
Once I saw the river clean
distant future... wait for me!
I grow pleasing to the eye
and the queue will queue for me
once I saw the river clean
soon the clock will strike for me
childish mind anticipates
grownup mind consummates
I walked with my grandmother
down a wind-blown Chester Road
with her 52 New Pence
For her twenty Number 10's
and my 45 Pence
to demand 'Metal guru'
then with hearts securely stacked
we walked all the way back
I walked with my grandmother
along the groan of Talbot Road
in the gardens by the graves
I can just about behave
arrogant and paranoid
all around see fathead youth
look into their brutal eyes
but only if you want the truth
Once I saw the river clean
scratching up the latest scheme
time will come - but it hasn't yet
someone's out to get me
I walked with my grandmother
Cornbrook Street, where, incomplete
she would never be again
a Dublin dancer free and young
Live History
Play count (Morrissey concert): 4
Morrissey live history:
- Leeds, England 2020-03-06 (Morrissey concert)
- Cologne, Germany 2020-03-09 (Morrissey concert)
- London, England 2020-03-14 (Morrissey concert)
- Phoenix, Arizona 2022-05-10 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
Mentioned In
- Morrissey
- New Morrissey Album. - Release Information (November 28, 2019)
- LYRIC PRIDE - Morrissey Central (July 10, 2024)
Related Forum Threads
- Morrissey A-Z: "Once I Saw the River Clean" - Morrissey-solo (Jul 06, 2021)