I Won't Share You
| THE SMITHS song | |
|---|---|
| Name | I Won't Share You |
| Album/single | Strangeways, Here We Come |
| Length | 2:48 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey / Johnny Marr |
| Producer | Stephen Street Assisted by Morrissey / Johnny Marr |
| Release | September 1987 |
| Recorded | Spring 1987 |
Information
Lyrics
I won't share you
I won't share you
with the drive
the ambition
and the zeal I feel
this is my time
as the note I wrote
was read, she said
has the Perrier gone
straight to my head
or is life plainly sick and cruel, instead?
"YES!"
No-no-no-no-no-no
I won't share you
I won't share you
with the drive and the dreams inside
this is my time
Life tends to come and go
well, that's OK
just as long as you know
Life tends to come and go
well, that's OK
just as long as you know
I won't share you
I won't share you
with the drive
and the dreams inside
this is my time
this is my time
Music Video
From The Smiths Archive / YouTube:
Description: A previously uncirculated video for "I Won't Share You" was leaked on the internet at the end of 2008. It is credited to Derek Jarman, from 1987 but was supposedly put together in the early 1990s for a multimedia exhibition organized by Rough Trade which would have raised money for the Terrance Higgins Trust. The planning ended when Rough Trade went into liquidation. The video was therefore only half finished, it would have had band footage overlayed (like the "Ask" and "Panic" videos).
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 0
Play count (Morrissey concert): 3
Morrissey live history:
- New York, New York 2019-05-11 (Morrissey concert)
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2019-10-15 (Morrissey concert)
- Los Angeles, California 2019-10-26 (Morrissey concert)
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Cover Versions
Related Forum Threads
- "I Won't Share You" Rough Trade promo video made to help the Terrance Higgins Trust (1987) - Morrissey-solo (Apr 28, 2011)
- The Smiths A-Z: "I Won't Share You" - Morrissey-solo (Mar 17, 2022)