Regret

Album

1993-02-07: Montreux, Switzerland

Label

Qwest Records

Genre

Alternative rock

Duration

7:00

Composer(s)

Bernard Sumner;Peter Hook;Stephen Morris;Gillian Gilbert;Stephen Hague

Entered Chart

May 1, 1993

Peak Date

Jul 10, 1993

Released

5 April 1993

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Qwest 18586

B-Side

(The New Order mix)

his song is about the difficulty in maintaining a normal life when one is a celebrity. The Afghan Whigs used to play this at their live shows. >>

Maybe I've forgotten
The name and the address
Of everyone I've ever known
It's nothing I regret
Save it for another day, 'cause
The school is out
And the kids have run away

I would like a place I can call my own
Have a conversation on my telephone
Wake up everyday, that would be a start
I would not complain 'bout my wounded heart

I was upset, you see
Almost all the time
You used to be a stranger
Now you are mine

I wouldn't even trust you
I've not that much to give
We're dealing in the limits
And we don't know who with

You may think that I'm out of hand
That I'm naive, I'll understand
On this occasion, it's not true
Look at me, I'm not you

I would like a place I can call my own
Have a conversation on the telephone
Wake up everyday, that would be a start
I would not complain 'bout my wounded heart

I was a short fuse
Burning all the time
You were a complete stranger
Now you are mine

I would like a place I can call my own
Have a conversation on the telephone
Wake up everyday, that would be a start
I would not complain 'bout my wounded heart

Just wait 'til tomorrow
I guess that's what they all say
Just before they fall apart