Q: Of all your songs, from both Smiths and solo material, which song are you most proud of lyrically?

A: It's impossible to answer this because I'm proud of most of them. There are only a few that make me shudder – such as "Get Off The Stage," "Journalists Who Lie," "I Don't Owe You Anything".... But most of them, I think, somehow stand the test of time. Of course, some songs are better than others....

 

… Bought on stolen wine
A nod was the first step
You knew very well
What was coming next 

 

… Did I really walk all this way
Just to hear you say :
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight" ?
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight"

… Oh, but you will
For you must 

 

… I don't owe you anything, no
But you owe me something
Repay me now 

 

… You should never go to them
Let them come to you
Just like I do
Just like I do