Years of Refusal lyrics

See Morrissey's lyrics to Years of Refusal below. Uniquely Morrissey... who else could pen songs like All You Need Is Me and Its Not Your Birthday Anymore and get away with it?

Each one continues the familiar Morrissey themes and subject matter with his waspish wit, cynicism and humour sprinkled liberally throughout.

In a nutshell... he's done it again!

Its Not Your Birthday Anymore

Your voice it might say ‘no’
but the heart has a will of its own

your voice it might say ‘no’
but the heart has a heart of its own

It’s not your birthday anymore
there’s no need to be kind to you
and the will to see you smile and belong has now gone

It’s not your birthday anymore
did you really think we meant
all those syrupy, sentimental things
that we said?

It cannot be given
and so it must be taken
it cannot be given
and so it must be taken

All the gifts that they gave can’t compare in any way to the love I am now giving to you right here right now on the floor

all the gifts that they gave can’t compare in any way to the love I am now giving to you right here right now on the floor

It’s not your birthday anymore
there’s no need to be kind to you
and the will to see you smile and belong has now gone

It’s not your birthday anymore
did you really think we meant
all those syrupy, sentimental
things that we said yesterday?