lyricist." Influence A 2007 documentary about The Smiths is titled The Smiths: Still Ill. The title of the 2017 unauthorised biographical drama about Morrissey, England Is Mine, comes from the opening line of this song, "I decree today that life is simply taking and not giving/England is mine and it owes me a living". In 2017 Christopher Federico of The Washington Post titled his short opinion piece about the Affordable Care Act "The Smiths, ‘Still Ill’: The Week In One Song". References The Smiths songs 1984 songs Songs written by Morrissey Songs written by Johnny Marr Songs about nostalgia