These words are transcribed without permission the way they appear in Morrissey's "Ringleader Of The Tormentors" album. Additions to the printed lyrics are in darker text while omissions are striken out.

Lord, these words I beg of you
as I kneel down at my bed
because soon I will be dead
let's face it, soon I will be dead ¹
and I just want to
I want to see the boy happy
with some hope in his pale eyes
is that too much to ask?
before I die I have one final dream
for my own life I don't care anything.
Lord, these words I beg of you
as I kneel down at my bed
let's face it, soon I will be dead
and I just want to
I want to see the boy happy
with his arms around his first love
is that too much to ask?
before I die I have one final dream
for my own life I don't care anything ²
and I just want to
I want to see this boy happy
- why is this such a bad thing? ³

 

² Now and then on the 2007-2008 Greatest Hits tour Morrissey changed this line to "for my own life I never cared anything". In 2008 and 2009 the change was almost standard.

³ Now and then on the 2007-2008 Greatest Hits tour Morrissey changed this line to "why is this so impossible".