‘Speedway’ is the closing track on Morrissey’s 1994 album Vauxhall and I, arguably his finest solo release. My personal fave is 1992’s Your Arsenal but this one if right up there.
Morrissey has released nine more albums since but none of them managed the mix of angst, wit and whimsy quite like this one and its predecessors. I’d argue that any legit fan of Morrissey needs to know everything The Smiths ever did plus those first four solo albums.
‘Speedway’ is a banger of an album closer, kicking off with a bracing buzzsaw sound that propels you into the rest of the song. Lyrically, this is classic Morrissey, portraying him as the beaten-down victim while slyly admitting he’s not all that innocent.
And when you slam down the hammer
Can you see it in your heart?
[Chorus]
All of the rumours
Keeping me grounded
I never said, I never said
That they were completely unfounded
[Verse 1]
So when you slam down the hammer
Can you see it in your heart, can you delve so low?
And when you’re standing on my fingers
Can you see it in your heart?
And when you try to break my spirit, it won’t work
Because there’s nothing left to break anymore
[Chorus]
All of the rumours
Keeping me grounded
I never said, I never said
That they were completely unfounded
[Verse 2]
You won’t sleep until the earth that wants me
Finally has me, oh, you’ve done it now
You won’t rest until the hearse that becomes me
Finally takes me, oh, you’ve done it now
And you won’t smile until my loving mouth
Is shut good and proper forever
[Chorus]
All of the rumours
Keeping me grounded
I never said, I never said that they were
Completely unfounded
[Outro]
And all those lies, written lies, twisted lies
Well, they weren’t lies, they weren’t lies, they weren’t lies
I never said, I never said
I could have mentioned your name, I could have dragged you in
Guilt by implication, by association
I’ve always been true to you
In my own strange way, I’ve always been true to you
In my own sick way, I’ll always stay true to you
Meet Me In Montauk 
And a person who is not a fan of Morrissey can ignore his entire discography and live a happy life.🤣