I Won't Share You

The Smiths

I won't share you, no
I won't share you
With the drive
And ambition
The zeal I feel
This is my time

The note I wrote
As she read, she said
"Has the Perrier gone
Straight to my head
Or is life sick and cruel, instead?"

"Yes!"
No - no - no - no - no - no
No - no - no - no - no - no
Oh...

I won't share you, no
I won't share you
With the drive
And the dreams inside
This is my time

Life tends to come and go
That's OK
As long as you know
Life tends to come and go
As long as you know
Know, know, know, know, know
Know, know, know, know
Oh...

I won't share you, no
I won't share you
With the drive
And the dreams inside
This is my time

I want the freedom and I want the guile
I want the freedom and the guile
Oh, life tends to come and go
As long as you know
Know, know, know, know
Know, know, know, know
Oh...

I won't share you, no
I won't share you
I'll see you somewhere
I'll see you sometime
Darling...


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I Won't Share You Lyrics as written by Johnny Marr Steven Morrissey

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    Well if it's about Johnny Marr and Morrissey is saying 'I Won't Share You' then the woman Morrissey is maybe referring to is Angie, who has been Johnny's wife since 1986. Morrissey was probably happier when he didn't have to share Johnny's attention with Angie.

    foldsbaldwinon January 06, 2005   Link

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