This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
So what's wrong with me, I can't sleep
Pull these bedsheets over me and let me be
With broken hearts and black and blues
I' m shivering because I wondered what you'd think
If I didn't break and made a change for you
It feels like
The first time
That I am standing on my own,
And I'm not wasted tonight, not wasted tonight
It takes a part of me, can't you see?
I'm pushing through your tidal waves, so I can breathe
With no regrets, so bittersweet
I'm holding on because I waited for your call
If you care at all, I will wait for you
Tonight I throw myself into, this blanket of relief
Where I can get release, but you can't understand
What's happening to me, and these songbirds in between
Sing anthems out to you
Pull these bedsheets over me and let me be
With broken hearts and black and blues
I' m shivering because I wondered what you'd think
If I didn't break and made a change for you
It feels like
The first time
That I am standing on my own,
And I'm not wasted tonight, not wasted tonight
It takes a part of me, can't you see?
I'm pushing through your tidal waves, so I can breathe
With no regrets, so bittersweet
I'm holding on because I waited for your call
If you care at all, I will wait for you
Tonight I throw myself into, this blanket of relief
Where I can get release, but you can't understand
What's happening to me, and these songbirds in between
Sing anthems out to you
Lyrics submitted by Blaupunked
First Time Lyrics as written by James Newton Howard Jud J. Friedman
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Royalty Network, Spirit Music Group, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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