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,
Canceled compassion this our ignorance
Not everlasting much less eminent
Stay time heals everything
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
In my eyes I see free deliverance
Not ever lasting such is punishment
You take me higher
Then the lowest place yet
One more day to regret
One more day One more day
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
One more day One more day
You take me higher
One more day to regret
Then the lowest place
You take me higher
Then the lowest place
You take me higher then the lowest place yet
Canceled compassion this our ignorance
Not everlasting much less eminent
Stay time heals everything
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
One more day One more day
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
One more day One more day
You take me higher
One more day to regret
Then the lowest place
You take me higher
One more day One more day
Then the lowest place
You take me higher
One more day to regret
Then the lowest place yet
One more day One more day
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
Not everlasting much less eminent
Stay time heals everything
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
In my eyes I see free deliverance
Not ever lasting such is punishment
You take me higher
Then the lowest place yet
One more day to regret
One more day One more day
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
One more day One more day
You take me higher
One more day to regret
Then the lowest place
You take me higher
Then the lowest place
You take me higher then the lowest place yet
Canceled compassion this our ignorance
Not everlasting much less eminent
Stay time heals everything
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
One more day One more day
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
One more day One more day
You take me higher
One more day to regret
Then the lowest place
You take me higher
One more day One more day
Then the lowest place
You take me higher
One more day to regret
Then the lowest place yet
One more day One more day
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
One more day to regret
Lyrics submitted by thienosaurus
One More Day Lyrics as written by Steve R. Felton Dave J. Felton
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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or he is regretting doing something like murder and is spending the rest of his life regretting it