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,
Will I close my eyes
Will I hold my breathe
Will I want to cry
Will our souls connect
I've been thinking about it when I go to bed
At night I wonder, wonder
Will you hold me hand
Will you speak of love
Will the stars be shining in the sky above
Will it be your love I've been dreaming of
For so long, holding on
Our first kiss won't be the last
Our loves to deep to end that fast
And good things come to those who have to wait
I believe its only time that keeps us from the thing divine
And when it's here you know I'm gonna say
Lay it on my lips
Will it taste like candy
Will it be that sweet
Will our hearts be racing to a heavenly beat
Will the moment sweep me off my feet
And draw me under, under
Will I tremble, tremble
Will I bear for more
Will it be like anything I never felt before
Will we be done for a little more
One thing I know for sure
Our first kiss won't be the last
Our loves to deep to end that fast
And good things come to those who have to wait
I believe its only time that keeps us from the thing divine
And when it's here you know I'm gonna say
Lay it on my lips
Our first kiss won't be the last
Our loves to deep to end that fast
And good things come to those who have to wait
I believe its only time that keeps us from the thing divine
And when it's here you know it's gonna stay, gonna stay now
I can picture it all inside my head
Just how it's going to feel
But a girl can only dream so much
Now she wants to make it real, make it real
Our first kiss won't be the last
Our loves to deep to end that fast
Good things come to those who have to wait (wait for me)
I believe it's only time that keeps us from the thing divine
And when it here you know I'm gonna say (you know I'm gonna say)
Good things come to those who have to wait (wait for me)
I believe it's only time that keeps us from the thing divine
And when it here you know I'm gonna say (you know I'm gonna say)
Will I hold my breathe
Will I want to cry
Will our souls connect
I've been thinking about it when I go to bed
At night I wonder, wonder
Will you hold me hand
Will you speak of love
Will the stars be shining in the sky above
Will it be your love I've been dreaming of
For so long, holding on
Our first kiss won't be the last
Our loves to deep to end that fast
And good things come to those who have to wait
I believe its only time that keeps us from the thing divine
And when it's here you know I'm gonna say
Lay it on my lips
Will it taste like candy
Will it be that sweet
Will our hearts be racing to a heavenly beat
Will the moment sweep me off my feet
And draw me under, under
Will I tremble, tremble
Will I bear for more
Will it be like anything I never felt before
Will we be done for a little more
One thing I know for sure
Our first kiss won't be the last
Our loves to deep to end that fast
And good things come to those who have to wait
I believe its only time that keeps us from the thing divine
And when it's here you know I'm gonna say
Lay it on my lips
Our first kiss won't be the last
Our loves to deep to end that fast
And good things come to those who have to wait
I believe its only time that keeps us from the thing divine
And when it's here you know it's gonna stay, gonna stay now
I can picture it all inside my head
Just how it's going to feel
But a girl can only dream so much
Now she wants to make it real, make it real
Our first kiss won't be the last
Our loves to deep to end that fast
Good things come to those who have to wait (wait for me)
I believe it's only time that keeps us from the thing divine
And when it here you know I'm gonna say (you know I'm gonna say)
Good things come to those who have to wait (wait for me)
I believe it's only time that keeps us from the thing divine
And when it here you know I'm gonna say (you know I'm gonna say)
Lyrics submitted by manprettys_panties
First Kiss Lyrics as written by Sean Foreman Benny Blanco
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Unison Rights S.L., Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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