Still Ill (John Peel Session 9/14/83) Lyrics

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 dreamsDoes the body rule the mind
Or does the mind rule the body?
I dunnoUnder 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-oh-oh
Am I still ill?
Oh-oh-oh-ohDoes the body rule the mind
Or does the mind rule the body?
I dunnoAsk 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 oftenUnder 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-oh-oh
Am I still ill?
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Songwriters
STEVEN MORRISSEY, JOHNNY MARRPublished by
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group