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Artist: The Smiths
Track: Pretty Girls Make Graves

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Upon the sand, upon the bay
"There is a quick and easy way" you say
Before you illustrate
I'd rather state
I'm not the man you think I am
I'm not the man you think I am

And sorrow's native son
He will not smile for anyone
And pretty girls make graves

Ooh-ooh-oh-ooh, ooh-ooh-oh-ooh-ooh

End of the pier, end of the bay
You tug my arm, and say
"Give in to lust, give up to lust
Oh, heaven knows we'll soon be dust"
Oh, I'm not the man you think I am
I'm not the man you think I am

And sorrow's native son
He will not rise for anyone
And pretty girls make graves
(Oh, really?)

Ooh-ooh-oh-ooh, ooh-ooh-oh-ooh-ooh

I could have been wild and I could have been free
But nature played this trick on me
She wants it now
And she will not wait
But she's too rough
And I'm too delicate
Then, on the sand
Another man, he takes her hand
A smile lights up her stupid face
And well, it would
I lost my faith in womanhood
I lost my faith in womanhood
I lost my faith

Ooh-ooh-oh-ooh, ooh-ooh-oh-ooh-ooh
Hand in glove
The sun shines out of our behinds
Ooh-oh, ooh-oh
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The Smiths – Pretty Girls Make Graves
“Pretty Girls Make Graves” is about Morrissey’s view on sex expressed through an encounter with a lustful girl.
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The Smiths – Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy Tate Version)
[Verse 1: Morrissey] / Upon the sand, upon the bay / "There is a quick and easy way" you say / Before you illustrate / I'd rather state / I'm not the man you think I am / I'm not
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The Smiths "Pretty Girls Make Graves": Upon the sand, upon the bay "There is a quick and easy way" you say Before you illustrate I'd rather...
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Q:Who wrote “Pretty Girls Make Graves” by The Smiths?
“Pretty Girls Make Graves” by The Smiths was written by Morrissey & Johnny Marr.
Q:When did The Smiths release “Pretty Girls Make Graves”?
The Smiths released “Pretty Girls Make Graves” on February 20, 1984.
Q:When did The Smiths release “Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy Tate Version)”?
The Smiths released “Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy Tate Version)” on November 10, 2008.
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