"I could never write something that I didn’t really feel. I could never pretend, I could never slip into a world of fantasy. I mean, The Smiths most certainly are not interested in escapism. It’s really very pointless. So, when I sing ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out,’ I have felt that way so many times. I went through years as a teenager when I was very isolated. I had no friends and I always felt, night after night, that if somebody would call for me, take me out and just take me anywhere, just to go out and, you know, see people, drive through the city and look at what was happening around me. I always longed to do that but it never really happened. So, you see, that song is an absolutely true, genuine feeling."