Morrissey: In the Future When All's Well

Apropos of nothing, aside from that it's been going through my head this afternoon…


Armed with wealth and the best of health, in the future when all's well,
I will lie down and be counted—in the future when all's well.
I thank you, I thank you with all of my heart;
I thank you, I thank you with all of my heart.
Lee, please stand up and defend me, in the future when all's well.
Confront what you are afraid of, in the future when all's well.

Every day, I play a sad game called: In the future when all's well.
Living longer than I had intended—something must have gone right.
I thank you, I thank you with all of my heart;
I thank you, I thank you with all of my heart.
Lee, please stand up and defend me, in the future when all's well.
Confront what you are afraid of, in the future when all's well.

Hold me closely, if your will allows it, in the future when all's well.
Paired-off, pawed 'til I can barely stand it—
The future is ended by a long, long sleep.
The future is ended by a long, long sleep.
The future is ended by a long sleep. Ahh.

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