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,
That's the start the middle and the end
Aren't you glad the universe pretend
If I don't get this message honed
Once again I'm gonna hate alone
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Bored aloud ignore the right to be
Invite me down because we like to see
The colours through your loaded mind
Fuck the world and liberate our time
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
I'm not waiting alone
I'm not waiting alone
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Aren't you glad the universe pretend
If I don't get this message honed
Once again I'm gonna hate alone
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Bored aloud ignore the right to be
Invite me down because we like to see
The colours through your loaded mind
Fuck the world and liberate our time
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
I'm not waiting alone
I'm not waiting alone
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
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I think, he wants people to be on his side. He doesn't want to hate alone, or "ride" alone. Hence asking people to ride with him, getting his message or opinion across. Maybe he's craving people to be on his side, for once. Or something.
Most of the lyrics are wrong, you dumb bastard.
The whole 2nd verse is ruined because of wrong lyrics. It is supposed to be "Bored aloud ignore the right to be. Invite me down because we like to see the colors through your loaded mind. Fuck the world, and liberate our time."
Can someone please correct the lyrics, i've seen 5 other versions and don't know which is the correct one.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
That's the start, the middle, and the end Aren't you glad the universe pretend If I don't get this message home Once again, I'm gonna hate alone
Ride with me Ride with me Ride with me home Ride with me Ride with me Ride with me unless you
Bored aloud, ignore the right to be Invite me down because we like to see The colors through your loaded mind Fuck the world and liberate our time
Ride with me Ride with me Ride with me home Ride with me Ride with me Ride with me ohhhh
I'm not waiting a long life I'm not waiting alone
Ride with me Ride with me Ride with me home Ride with me Ride with me Ride with me home
This is for all the other lazy asses who couldn't just fix the lyrics themselfes.
Dude you guys are all wrong. I am looking at the booklet that comes with the cd right now, and it is all different compared to yours. Maybe we should just blame the singer and teach him not 2 slurr (or slow down on the drug intake).
that would work
Apologies for the incorrect lyrics. I've tried editing them but it doesn't change... Moderator!?
i love the phrase "If I don't get this message home Once again, I'm gonna hate alone" because i think its about gossip, and how you cant trust people because that phrase is our mindset. meaning we feel like we have to tell everyone how a person wronged us so that we dont feel guilty for being the only person to hate them.
i think this song is about how you have to tell after a person has been an asshole to you becasue you want others to also hate the asshole