This Night Has Opened My Eyes (bbc) Lyrics - Hatful Of Hollow - The Smiths

In a river, the color of lead 

Immerse a baby's head 

Wrap her up in the news of the world 

Dump her on a doorstep, girl 

This night has opened my eyes 

And I will never sleep again 

You kicked and cried like a bullied child 

A grown man of twenty-five 

Oh, he said he'd cure your ills 

But he didn't and he never will 

Oh, save your life 

Because you've only got one 

The dream has gone 

But the baby is real 

Oh, you did a good thing 

She could have been a poet 

Or she could have been a fool 

Oh, you did a bad thing 

And I'm not happy 

And I'm not sad 

A shoeless child on a swing 

Reminds you of your own again 

She took away your troubles 

Oh, but then again she left pain 

So please save your life 

Because you've only got one 

The dream has gone 

But the baby is real 

Oh, you did a good thing 

She could have been a poet 

Or she could have been a fool 

Oh, you did a bad thing 

And I'm not happy 

And I'm not sad 

And I'm not happy 

And I'm not sad 

And I'm not happy 

And I'm not sad