Normally after listening to a song for a while it doesn’t hit you like THAT anymore but this hits me everytime, everyday and everywhere.

"and you never knew how much I really liked you couse I never even told you, oh and I meant to" never had I heard such relatable lyrics.

This is the most soul full, emotional, moving and beautiful song I've ever heard. I am 18 years old and I am a huge fan of the Smiths.

*"I would rather not go back to the old house."* this song for me is the peak of the smiths discography. morrissey is able to convey so much melancholic sorrow in such short lyrics that feel fleeting yet are still impactful. it's as if it was something someone said in a moment of passion without really thinking about the emotional consequences those words have until they finally set in at the very end of the song. *"I would love to go back to the old house, but i never will."*

I was a boy in the sixties. With the miracle of google maps, there it was, the house I grew up in. Sometimes it is okay for grown man to cry...

The first time I discovered this song, I listened to it repeatedly for about a month. Still do.

I hate being in love.

RIP to Andy Rourke. Man with some of the grooviest basslines in all of English Rock. We’re all going to miss you 💔

"And you never knew , how much i really liked you .. because i never even told you, oh and i meant to." edit: everyone who liked my comment has an amazing taste in music and deserves all happiness in life

Don't mourn their parting, embrace yourself with their music and thank God we had the opportunity to listen to The Smiths

lyrics ♡ I would rather not go Back to the old house I would rather not go Back to the old house There's too many bad memories Too many memories there When you cycled by Here began all my dreams The saddest thing I've ever seen And you never knew How much I really liked you Because I never even told you Oh, and I meant to Are you still there or have you moved away? Or have you moved away? I would love to go Back to the old house But I never will I never will I never will

man i fumbled the bag so hard. now all i do is listen to this song on repeat

This is one of their best songs.

God, i missed the smiths so much

I’ve been doing terrible mentally and this song is one of the only things keeping me going. I love it a lot.

I grew up in a family of 9, 5 brothers, 1 sister, my parents and myself. The house got foreclosed when I was 17 and we had to move away. We struggled for a long time and got evicted out of multiple places. That old house we grew up in is still there and it’s FULL of good and bad memories. I do want to go back to the old house someday..

One of the best songs absolute nostalgia

Whatever anyone may think of Morrissey now, good or bad, whatever anybody think about how The Smiths split up, or why, we should still celebrate that they existed at all, and created some of the most unique, incredible music ever created. They were heavily influenced, and even more heavily influential, but never, ever replicated. No band ever even came close to this sound.

1:29 that "oh and i meant to" really hits

I’m ugly crying whenever I hear this song

"Are you still there or have you moved away?"

I am sooo obsessed with Johnny Marr and his guitar playing. Just listen to that shit it gives you chills jesus christ.

This song makes me think of a relationship I was in years ago. The “old house” is the girl that I loved.

This is truly one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard, with the most relatable lyrics.

I am going to regret so many things I'm doing, especially not doing, when I get older. I'll feel nostalgic, but not in a way I want all of this to happen again. In a way I'll feel loss, and grief, and I'll mourn for younger me's dreams that were wasted. I know all this but still do nothing different. I know I will stay the same, old me no matter how many small things about me change, it'll always be bitter

It's so nice to have a song that those of who don't look back fondly on our childhoods or teenage years or have mixed feelings on it can relate to. Most songs about childhood or youth look at it nostalgically, but it is not a romantic, wonderful time for everyone

This song brings back so many memories , one of those memories is when I would constantly deny my love for someone because I was too scared to fall in love again , a part of me wanted to believe that “love” was just a fantasy.. but part of me knew that “love” was real. I remember I would be so scared to tell people that I’m in love , but now I can finally say it with confidence..

I listen to this song a lot because it reminds me of my best friend. I can never tell them out loud how important they are to me., but I love them so much. Just the thought of them can make my day. I want to spend the rest of my days with them, they are so wonderful.

The Smiths, my favorite band from the 80's and even today..🤗💓

When you cycled by here began all my dreams

This song is perfect for when you fall in love with someone who you think will never love you back, and then later you've moved on and have someone else, only to realise they were in love with you too :((

Such a beautiful song; I never really listened much to the Smith and Morrisey; actually only know the radio plays of them, but this song shows how great they were; I mean, listen to the guitar and how Morrisey curved around his poetry, and this great melody supported by a groovy bassline and just the right rhythm. Brilliant!

i grew up with the smiths, the cure, new order, interpol, and more. whenever i hear them now i think of my dad and the late night drives we take :))

Nostalgia about childhood years.Everyone missed the old house.Smiths forever...

How great this song is, the feeling and the crying never ends. I want to go back to the old house

I’m listening to this song repeatedly, and crying repeatedly.. back to the old house, i felt every single word!

screaming and sobbing

Man both this one and the acoustic version are incredible.

the way this song makes me feel, i dont think i can ever find it again in any other

Beautiful, Johnny’s guitar playing, a delicacy.

I'm back at the old house..feels bad man.

Ashamed to say I'd never really listened to this before, but it came on as I was playing Hatful of Hollow in the car and it literally blew me away with its beauty..such gorgeous semi-classical guitar and perfectly matched yearning nostalgic vocals

One of those songs I'm both extremely grateful to have discovered, but also wish I'd never heard.

I can't believe I've been in this world for 15 years and just recently discovered this masterpiece:(

Dear random person,you have very good taste🫶🏻

imagine if they still made music today

this song…feels so nostalgic makes me emotional. what a song man

This song reminds me of this man who lives on my road across from me. Since i moved here he had a little caramel and white dog id always see him take outside or sit on his porch with. I only spoke to him a few times but i could always tell he was a sweet man. A few months ago his dog passed and i don't really see him go outside anymore, but i do see him sit in his doorway still, without his little dog watching the rain and the sun. breaks my heart.

Today is my 18th birthday and I'm looking back on all the things I will be leaving behind soon, and all the things I will have missed out on..

One of the best songs ever in my opinion

This song always makes me cry. I really miss my childhood but never want to go back..so much bad memories are mixed with nostalgia.

wow this song is a piece of art... that bass goes crazy

This makes me think of my childhood living in Maine in the 90s I'm 31 now. Can't say the house I grew up in had bad memories but just the tone of this song makes me think of good times of care free innocence.

This song is just beautiful! Marrvellous!

i liked this girl that worked for my mom at her shop. i would see her in the weekends and everytime i’d go we would talk for a while and laugh together, we got along really well. she was one of the most beautiful girls i seen. i could tell she really liked me too. she eventually got another job. never saw her again and didn’t get her number or anything. never told her how much i really liked her. this song kills me

my favourite the smiths song ever it’s so beautifully written

Love this song, my friday night is much much better now thanks to the smiths

My parents both recently died and we had to sell the old house. My autistic brother plays this over & over & it makes me so sad for him.

Just listen how well the guitar bass and drums fluidly combine together perfectly

Why am I crying so much because of a song! Makes me miss my late dad so much.

Man I love this song.

A very striking song for me. Relatable and nostalgic. Thank you.

This is art in its purest form. Simply too majestic

No matter how many times you listen to it, it will always be like having heard it the first time, simply beautiful.

haunting beauty

"And you never knew how much I really liked you because I never even told you, oh and I meant to" These lyrics are too relatable. I recently finished high school and looking back at the years now I took everything I had then for granted as I was too fixated on the future not realizing that living in the moment should've been the thing I cared about the most. Learn to live in the moment and cherish everything you have as you don't know what the future can uphold.

One of the greatest songs I've ever heard.

This takes me back to a sad part of my life (relationship wise) but listening to this song provides me with some cathartic feeling.

Essa música tem vários SENTIMENTOS que me identifico

Oh gosh this song it's too accurate for me, I love it and it makes me sad OMG 🖤😢

Voice so chill.. Love the Smith's music

ong no matter how old it gets this masterpiece does still hits the soul🧎‍♀

Back to the old house Lyrics: I would rather not go Back to the old house I would rather not go Back to the old house There's too many bad memories Too many memories there When you cycled by Here began all my dreams The saddest thing I've ever seen And you never knew How much I really liked you Because I never even told you Oh, and I meant to Are you still there or have you moved away? Or have you moved away? I would love to go Back to the old house But I never will I never will I never will

“When you cycled by, here began all my dreams” felt that

Such a beautiful song, brings back memories for me ❤

I wonder why it took me so long to discover this awesome band. Now I have what to hear while crying ... Just love it.

How can anybody dislike this????

This song hits so hard man. I loved her so much and it was so painful to do it. When we'd talk for hours late into the night everyday even on school nights it was so amazing. She was perfect. She felt like the female version of me. I told her everything and she told me everything, we had inside jokes, she would make me laugh so hard my pillow would be soaked wet from tears. And all that seemingly lost overnight it felt. Suddenly our conversations got drier, she started getting mad at me for small things or things I didn't even do. She started talking shit about me and telling people my secrets. But this was the last straw. She and her friend have been telling me that my best friend was fake and openly saying how much he disliked me and was only friends with me because he felt bad. This stung because I'm so close with him. I tried ignoring him throughout the day but I just couldn't. I texted him about it and he told me they've been telling him the same thing. She's trying to split me and my friends up. I don't know what i did to be hated this much where she's trying to ruin my life. Is she bored? Did I do something? Last night she texted me and apologized saying that she's been upset lately as has been getting mad at everyone especially me. This shocked me because A: She never apologizes ever B: It came right after a long conversation with my sister about how i should just let her go and she texts me that right after. We talked a bit and called for a couple hours like we did before. It felt like old times but I knew it was wrong in the back of my mind. I've tried so hard to fall out of love with her. Words can't ever emphasize how hard I tried to stop thinking about how funny she is, how beautiful her eyes are, the way we'd talk, the way her accent comes out when she gets mad, how hard she would laugh at my jokes and after almost dying follow up with "shut up, you're not even funny" while still laughing, how she'd compliment me, not on purpose, she just said what was on her mind, how she'd listen to me rant about baseball and at least try to understand it, I could go on and on about all the little things I loved about her. Everyone's telling me I need to let her go but I don't think I ever will. I don't think I'll ever be as close with anybody again as I was with her. I really wonder if she knew how much I really liked her. I doubt it. Edit: A couple months ago I wrote a paragraph 7 times the size of this one talking about what has happened since this comment. I immeaditely deleted. Sometimes its better to leave things in the past. 6/20/2024

I feel like this song understands me which is so weird but so comforting

Beautiful song,great band.

I' m 50, this song describes my life. Sad really. Love hurts, always. I gave my heart and i got so little in exchange ,, so many memories...

I love them so much. Lyrics and music. I dont know how l missed them for so long. Just super glad l found them and their sweet sad songs.

Absolutely wonderful Smiths song.

sobbing relentlessly on the ground while listening to this ❤

this song makes me cry and smile at the same time...

this will never fail to make me cry

*i'll never forget the first time i heard this song.*

Morrissey & Marr are untouchable.. different gravy. There are not many things in life that I love more than The Smiths 🐐

swinging in 80;s times through this song

Weird how a song can wake so many feelimgs inside of your body all at once and... Just masterpeace

the bass guitar is truly incredible in this song

god the feeling of this song is indescribable

there was this boy i used to hang out with everyday and he was everything i have ever wanted to be he was kind shy and sweet his presence would fill me with such peace and love i always felt cared for and loved when i was near him the loved he’d give to everyone around him was amazing i’ve moved away from him and things haven’t been the same he truly was one of the good ones absolutely beautiful in every way imaginable i wish i could see him one last time

true story, relatable. "I never even told you, oh and I meant to"...

Beautiful words,and music.You can't go home again.

this song really touches my soul .

Just listening to this when sad hits me different

*_Sexta-feira, 18 de Maio de 2019. 9h e 17min._* Brasileiro também gosta de coisas maravilhosas. São poucos perto do mar de antas, mas existem. *_I love The Smiths. The Smiths is timeless_*

So much emotion, enough to break you down

I dedicated this song to my pets that passed away, always gonna miss them. Anywhere they are now i hope they're okay. To the ones that i love: Xena, Salem, Fifito, Ruella... Thanks for eveerything.