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,
Come with me sweet innocence
I want to show you sights you've never seen,
Keep your eyes wide on this short ride
We'll really see what you can be
So we slip away, (cut, cut, cut)
No one can get to us up here,
So I slip away, (cut, cut, cut)
No one can get to you up here
From this low up to a height
Where all we left behind shines oh so clear,
I'll let you see another side
Exchange a dream and share some fear
So we slip away, (cut, cut, cut)
No one can get to us up here,
So I slip away, (cut, cut, cut)
No one can get to you up here
Let me open a whole new world, oh
This sensation,
This liberation I offer to you
To you, (cut, cut, cut)
Come with me sweet innocence
I want to show you sights you've never seen,
Keep your eyes wide on this short ride
We'll really see what you can be
I want to show you sights you've never seen,
Keep your eyes wide on this short ride
We'll really see what you can be
So we slip away, (cut, cut, cut)
No one can get to us up here,
So I slip away, (cut, cut, cut)
No one can get to you up here
From this low up to a height
Where all we left behind shines oh so clear,
I'll let you see another side
Exchange a dream and share some fear
So we slip away, (cut, cut, cut)
No one can get to us up here,
So I slip away, (cut, cut, cut)
No one can get to you up here
Let me open a whole new world, oh
This sensation,
This liberation I offer to you
To you, (cut, cut, cut)
Come with me sweet innocence
I want to show you sights you've never seen,
Keep your eyes wide on this short ride
We'll really see what you can be
Lyrics submitted by DazzdNCnfused
In the Hills Lyrics as written by David Keith Murray
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why is the "cut cut cut" left out? that makes the song!