The Smiths - Still Ill

I decree today that life
Is simply taking and not giving
England is mine it owes me a living
But ask me why, and I'll spit in your eye
Oh, ask me why, and I'll spit in your eye
But we cannot cling to the old dreams anymore
No, we cannot cling to those dreams
Does the body rule the mind
Or does the mind rule the body
I don't know
Under the iron bridge we kissed
And although I ended up with sore lips
It just wasn't like the old days anymore
No, it wasn't like those days
Am I still ill
Oh
Am I still ill
Oh
Does the body rule the mind
Or does the mind rule the body
I don't know
Ask me why, and I'll die
Oh, ask me why, and I'll die
And if you must, go to work tomorrow
Well, if I were you I wouldn't bother
For there are brighter sides to life
And I should know, because I've seen them
But not very often
Under the iron bridge we kissed
And although I ended up with sore lips
It just wasn't like the old days anymore
No, it wasn't like those days
Am I still ill
Oh
Oh, am I still ill
Oh
I decree today that life
Is simply taking and not giving
England is mine it owes me a living
But ask me why, and I'll spit in your eye
Oh, ask me why, and I'll spit in your eye
But we cannot cling to the old dreams anymore
No, we cannot cling to those dreams
Does the body rule the mind
Or does the mind rule the body
I don't know
Under the iron bridge we kissed
And although I ended up with sore lips
It just wasn't like the old days anymore
No, it wasn't like those days
Am I still ill
Oh
Am I still ill
Oh
Does the body rule the mind
Or does the mind rule the body
I don't know
Ask me why, and I'll die
Oh, ask me why, and I'll die
And if you must, go to work tomorrow
Well, if I were you I wouldn't bother
For there are brighter sides to life
And I should know, because I've seen them
But not very often
Under the iron bridge we kissed
And although I ended up with sore lips
It just wasn't like the old days anymore
No, it wasn't like those days
Am I still ill
Oh
Oh, am I still ill
Oh
Still Ill - The Smiths (Audio Only)

Still Ill is an album track from The Smiths' self-titled debut album released in Feruary 1984.

The Smiths - Still Ill (Live, Hamburg, 1984)

Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany May 4th, 1984.

The Smiths - Still Ill (Studio Version)

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The Smiths - Still Ill live on the Tube 1984

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The Smiths - Still Ill (Rank Album Live Footage)

The Smiths perform Still Ill at The National Ballroom Kilburn 1986.

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