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THE SMITHS song
Name	Girl Afraid
Album/single	Hatful Of Hollow Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (single)
Length	2:46
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Producer	John Porter
Release	May 1984
Recorded	March 1984

Information

A version of this song is known to have been recorded by Geoff Travis that pre-dates the album version.
It was never used nor has it leaked.

The song shares its title with that of an on-screen fictional novel title in Old Acquaintance (1943), featuring Bette_Davis.

Lyrics

Girl afraid
Where do his intentions lay?
Or does he even have any?

She says:
"He never really looks at me
  I give him every opportunity!
  In the room downstairs he sat and stared...
  In the room downstairs he sat and stared...
  I'll never make that mistake again!"

I'll never make that mistake again...
I'll never make that mistake again...

Boy afraid
Prudence never pays
And everything she wants costs money

"But she doesn't even like me
  And I know because she said so!
  In the room downstairs she sat and stared...
  In the room downstairs she sat and stared...
  I'll never make that mistake again!"

No...

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 47

The Smiths live history:

... further results

Play count (Morrissey concert): 6

Morrissey live history:

Appears On

Appears On Covers Compilation

Please, Please, Please: A Tribute To The Smiths

Cover Versions

Related Forum Threads

The Smiths A-Z: "Girl Afraid" - Morrissey-solo (Jan 31, 2022)

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 ==Information==
+A version of this song is known to have been recorded by [[Geoff Travis]] that pre-dates the album version.<br>
+It was never used nor has it leaked.<br>
+The song shares its title with that of an on-screen fictional novel title in [[Old Acquaintance]] (1943), featuring [[Bette_Davis]].
 == Lyrics ==
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+Girl afraid
+Where do his intentions lay?
+Or does he even have any?
+She says:
+ "He never really looks at me
+  I give him every opportunity!
+  In the room downstairs he sat and stared...
+  In the room downstairs he sat and stared...
+  I'll never make that mistake again!"
+I'll never make that mistake again...
+I'll never make that mistake again...
+Boy afraid
+Prudence never pays
+And everything she wants costs money
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+ "But she doesn't even like me
+  And I know because she said so!
+  In the room downstairs she sat and stared...
+  In the room downstairs she sat and stared...
+  I'll never make that mistake again!"
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+No...
+</poem>
-==Live History==
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