How Soon Is Now? Lyrics

I am the son
And, the heir
Of a shyness that was criminally vulgar
Son, and heir
Of nothing in particular
Oh, shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way?
I'm human and I need to be loved
Like everyone
Like everyone does
I am the son
And, the heir
Of a shyness that was criminally vulgar
Son, and heir
Of nothing in particular
Of nothing in particular at all
And you say its gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I've already waited to long
And all my hope is gone
There's a club if you'd like to go
You might meet someone
Who really loves you
So you go on your own
And leave on your own
And you go home
And you cry and you wanna die

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“How Soon Is Now?” is a cover of The Smiths song of the same name. It was originally added as a bonus track on some European releases of Slip in 1993. It was also included on US & UK promotional singles for the song “Dine Alone” as a ‘previously unreleased bonus track’.

Later in 2012, it was included on the North American reprints of the album. It

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February 9, 1993
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