I Want The One I Can't Have - 2011 Remastered Version Lyrics
The Smiths
Lyrics
On the day that your mentality
Decides to try to catch up with your biology
Come round ...
'Cause I want the one I can't have
And it's driving me mad
It's all over, all over, all over my face
On the day that your mentality
Catches up with your biology
I want the one I can't have
And it's driving me mad
It's all over, all over, all over my face
A double bed
And a stalwart lover for sure
These are the riches of the poor
A double bed
And a stalwart lover for sure
These are the riches of the poor
And I want the one I can't have
And it's driving me mad
It's all over, all over my face
A tough kid who sometimes swallows nails
Raised on Prisoner's Aid
He killed a policeman when he was
Thirteen
And somehow that really impressed
Me
And it's written all over my face
Oh, these are the riches of the poor
These are the riches of the poor
I want the one I can't have
And it's driving me mad
It's written all over my face
On the day that your mentality
Catches up with your biology
And if you ever need self-validation
Just meet me in the alley by the
Railway station
It's all over my face
Oh ...
Song & Lyrics Facts
The Smiths' song "I Want The One I Can't Have" was released in 1985 on the band's album Meat Is Murder. It was written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr, both of whom were members of The Smiths.
The 2011 Remastered Version was included as a bonus track on the Deluxe Edition of the album. Lyrically, the song paints a picture of unrequited love and longing for something that will never be. The lyrics are full of despair and heartache, with lines like “And if you're so funny then why are you on your own tonight?” conveying an intense sense of loneliness and hopelessness.