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MORRISSEY song
Name	It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small
Album/single	Irish Blood, English Heart (single)
Length	3:31
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Alain Whyte
Producer	Jerry Finn
Release	May 2004
Recorded	Summer 1997 / Autumn 2003

Information

There is also an earlier version of this song written by Morrissey/Cobrin (Circa 1997).

Lyrics

I can kill standing still - it's easy
I can scare with a stare - it's easy

Hey Ringo, it's sad, though
Because it's hard to walk tall when you're small
Whether dressed in disciplined style, never mind
When you're small you walk as if you're falling

I attack from the back because it's easy
And I can assail while wearing very nice jewelry

Oh, hey Ringo, it's sad, though
Because it's hard to walk tall when you're small
Whether dressed in disciplined style, never mind
When you're small you spend your life crawling

I burst into public bars
And I throw my weight around
And no one can even see me!
No one can even see me!
Nobody can see me!
No one can see me!

Success is just a mess...

Oh, hey gringo, it's sad, though
Because it's hard to walk tall when you're small
Whether dressed in disciplined style, never mind
When you're small you're bound to look appalling

So compadre, please do this for me:
Compadre, please weep for me
Compadre, compadre, please weep for me

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 5

Morrissey live history:

Appears On

Related Forum Threads

Morrissey A-Z: "It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small" - Morrissey-solo (May 02, 2021)

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+== Lyrics ==
+<poem>
+I can kill standing still - it's easy
+I can scare with a stare - it's easy
-==Information==
+Hey Ringo, it's sad, though
+Because it's hard to walk tall when you're small
+Whether dressed in disciplined style, never mind
+When you're small you walk as if you're falling
-== Lyrics ==
+I attack from the back because it's easy
+And I can assail while wearing very nice jewelry
+Oh, hey Ringo, it's sad, though
+Because it's hard to walk tall when you're small
+Whether dressed in disciplined style, never mind
+When you're small you spend your life crawling
-{{lyrics
+I burst into public bars
-|
+And I throw my weight around
-}}
+And no one can even see me!
+No one can even see me!
+Nobody can see me!
+No one can see me!
-==Personnel==
+Success is just a mess...
-* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
+Oh, hey gringo, it's sad, though
-* [[Alain Whyte]] - Guitars, backing vocals<br>
+Because it's hard to walk tall when you're small
-* [[Boz Boorer]] - Guitars<br>
+Whether dressed in disciplined style, never mind
-* [[Gary Day]] - Bass guitar<br>
+When you're small you're bound to look appalling
-* [[Dean Butterworth]] - Drums<br>
-* [[Roger Manning]] - Keyboards<br>
-* [[Michael Farrell]] - Keyboards<br>
-* [[Jesse Tobias]] - Guitars (Deluxe Edition only)<br>
-* Producer - [[Jerry Finn]]<br>
-* Engineer - Joe McGrath
-* Assistant Engineer - Brad Spence<br>
-* Assistant Engineer - Seth Waldman<br>
-* Photography - Greg Gorman<br>
-* Sleeve - Morrissey<br>
-* Sleeve - Scott King
+So compadre, please do this for me:
+Compadre, please weep for me
+Compadre, compadre, please weep for me
+</poem>
-==Live History==
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