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,
I'm not a player in your game tell me
Whatcha gonna do with me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
Everything that I heard
Check you all up in my face
You tryna to show me my place
Talkin tellin' everything
Steada tryna to stretch points with me
To get to where you need to be
Cause you'll say about anything
My heart lies in reality and let me tell you one more thing
I'm not a player in your game
Tell me what your gonna do with me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
Everything that I heard
If you take your time and play it right
Maybe we can get it on tonight
I mean what I say but you know you gotta come correct, get in check
Now why you hangin' over me
Well do you want something to see
Kick it smoothly cause you know if you want to get down hang around chill with me
Feel me this could be the night if you just play it right
I don't care what kinda car you drive
I'm gonna tell you one more time
I'm not a player in your game
Tell me what your gonna do with me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
Everything that I heard
If you take your time and play it right
Maybe we can get it on tonight
I mean what I say but you know you gotta come correct, get in check
I'm not a player in your game
Tell me what your gonna do with me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
Everything that I heard
If you take your time and play it right
Maybe we can get it on tonight
I mean what I say but you know you gotta come correct, get in check
Tell me do you really really do you really want to spend a little time with me
But I mean it, come on give me whatcha really feelin'
I gotta know (I gotta know, gotta know)
Maybe if I'm really really, really hearin' everything you be sayin' to me
Well I'm think maybe we can have a little fun but you gotta bring it on
I'm not a player in your game
Tell me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
If you take your time and do it right maybe
I mean what I say but you gotta come correct, get it check
I'm not a player in your game
Tell me what your gonna do with me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
Everything that I heard
If you take your time and play it right
Maybe we can get it on tonight
I mean what I say but you know you gotta come correct, get in check
I'm not a player in your game Tell me
He knows I'm not a player
Show me
If you take your time and play it right
Maybe we can get it on tonight
I mean what I say but you gotta come correct get in check
I'm not a player in your game
Tell me what your gonna do with me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
Everything that I heard
If you take your time and play it right
Maybe we can get it on tonight
I mean what I say but you know you gotta come correct, get in check
Whatcha gonna do with me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
Everything that I heard
Check you all up in my face
You tryna to show me my place
Talkin tellin' everything
Steada tryna to stretch points with me
To get to where you need to be
Cause you'll say about anything
My heart lies in reality and let me tell you one more thing
I'm not a player in your game
Tell me what your gonna do with me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
Everything that I heard
If you take your time and play it right
Maybe we can get it on tonight
I mean what I say but you know you gotta come correct, get in check
Now why you hangin' over me
Well do you want something to see
Kick it smoothly cause you know if you want to get down hang around chill with me
Feel me this could be the night if you just play it right
I don't care what kinda car you drive
I'm gonna tell you one more time
I'm not a player in your game
Tell me what your gonna do with me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
Everything that I heard
If you take your time and play it right
Maybe we can get it on tonight
I mean what I say but you know you gotta come correct, get in check
I'm not a player in your game
Tell me what your gonna do with me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
Everything that I heard
If you take your time and play it right
Maybe we can get it on tonight
I mean what I say but you know you gotta come correct, get in check
Tell me do you really really do you really want to spend a little time with me
But I mean it, come on give me whatcha really feelin'
I gotta know (I gotta know, gotta know)
Maybe if I'm really really, really hearin' everything you be sayin' to me
Well I'm think maybe we can have a little fun but you gotta bring it on
I'm not a player in your game
Tell me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
If you take your time and do it right maybe
I mean what I say but you gotta come correct, get it check
I'm not a player in your game
Tell me what your gonna do with me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
Everything that I heard
If you take your time and play it right
Maybe we can get it on tonight
I mean what I say but you know you gotta come correct, get in check
I'm not a player in your game Tell me
He knows I'm not a player
Show me
If you take your time and play it right
Maybe we can get it on tonight
I mean what I say but you gotta come correct get in check
I'm not a player in your game
Tell me what your gonna do with me
It takes more than fancy words to show me
Everything that I heard
If you take your time and play it right
Maybe we can get it on tonight
I mean what I say but you know you gotta come correct, get in check
Lyrics submitted by KungFuChica
Come Correct Lyrics as written by Johnta Austin Charles Farrar
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Hipgnosis Songs Group
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