"Mexico"
(Morrissey/Boz Boorer/Gary Day)

 

These words are transcribed without permission the way they appear in the Deluxe Edition of Morrissey's "You Are The Quarry" album (where only the first 17 lines are found). Additions to the printed lyrics are in darker text while omissions are striken out.

In Mexico
I went for a walk to inhale
The tranquil, cool, lover's air
But I could taste a trace
Of American chemical waste
And the small voice said
"What can we do?"

In Mexico
I went for a walk to inhale
The tranquil, cool, lover's air
But I could sense the hate
of From the Lone Star state
And a small voice said
"What can we do?"

It seems if you're rich
And you're white
You'll be alright You think you're so right 1
I just don't see why
this should be so
If you're rich and you're white
You think you're so right 1
I just don't see
why this should be so

In Mexico
I lay on the grass
And I cried my heart out
For want of my love
Oh, for want of my love
Oh, for want of my love

It seems if you're rich and you're white
you think you're so right
I just don't see why
This should be so
If you're rich and you're white
you think you're so right 2
I just don't see why
This should be so

In Mexico,
I lay on the grass
And I cried my heart out
For want of my love
For want of my love
For want of my love
For want of my love

 

1 In live performances of this song on the 2002 tour Morrissey always sang "you'll be alright".

2 In live performances of this song on the 2002 tour Morrissey always sang "you'll be okay".