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 stuck on you
I'm stuck on you
I'm stuck on you
Stuck on you
I've got this feeling down deep in my soul that I just can't lose
Guess I'm on my way
Needed a friend
And the way I feel now I guess I'll be with you 'til the end
Guess I'm on my way
Mighty glad you stayed
(I'm stuck on you)
I'm stuck on you
I'm stuck on you
Stuck on you
Been a fool too long I guess it's time for me to come on home
Guess I'm on my way (hey baby)
So hard to see
That a woman like you could wait around for a man like me
Guess I'm on my way
I'm mighty glad you stayed
Oh girl, I'm stuck on you
And I can't stop loving you (stuck on you)
I've been a fool for way too long
Stuck on you
Oh girl, I'm stuck on you
And I can't stop loving you (stuck on you)
I've been a fool for way too long
Oh, I'm leaving on that midnight train tomorrow
And I know just where I'm going
I've packed up my troubles and I've thrown them all away
'Cause this time little darling
I'm coming home to stay (ooh)
I'm stuck on you
I've got this feeling down deep in my soul that I just can't lose
Guess I'm on my way
I needed a friend
And the way I feel now I guess I'll be with you 'til the end
Guess I'm on my way
I'm mighty glad you stayed
Oh girl, I'm stuck on you
And I can't stop loving you (stuck on you)
I've been a fool for way too long
Stuck on you
Oh girl, I'm stuck on you
And I can't stop loving you (stuck on you)
I've been a fool for way too long
Stuck on you
Oh girl, I'm stuck on you
And I can't stop loving you (stuck on you)
I've been a fool for way too long
Stuck on you
Oh girl, I'm stuck on you
And I can't stop loving you (stuck on you)
I've been a fool for way too long
Guess I'm on my way
I'm mighty glad you stayed
I'm stuck on you
I'm stuck on you
Stuck on you
I've got this feeling down deep in my soul that I just can't lose
Guess I'm on my way
Needed a friend
And the way I feel now I guess I'll be with you 'til the end
Guess I'm on my way
Mighty glad you stayed
(I'm stuck on you)
I'm stuck on you
I'm stuck on you
Stuck on you
Been a fool too long I guess it's time for me to come on home
Guess I'm on my way (hey baby)
So hard to see
That a woman like you could wait around for a man like me
Guess I'm on my way
I'm mighty glad you stayed
Oh girl, I'm stuck on you
And I can't stop loving you (stuck on you)
I've been a fool for way too long
Stuck on you
Oh girl, I'm stuck on you
And I can't stop loving you (stuck on you)
I've been a fool for way too long
Oh, I'm leaving on that midnight train tomorrow
And I know just where I'm going
I've packed up my troubles and I've thrown them all away
'Cause this time little darling
I'm coming home to stay (ooh)
I'm stuck on you
I've got this feeling down deep in my soul that I just can't lose
Guess I'm on my way
I needed a friend
And the way I feel now I guess I'll be with you 'til the end
Guess I'm on my way
I'm mighty glad you stayed
Oh girl, I'm stuck on you
And I can't stop loving you (stuck on you)
I've been a fool for way too long
Stuck on you
Oh girl, I'm stuck on you
And I can't stop loving you (stuck on you)
I've been a fool for way too long
Stuck on you
Oh girl, I'm stuck on you
And I can't stop loving you (stuck on you)
I've been a fool for way too long
Stuck on you
Oh girl, I'm stuck on you
And I can't stop loving you (stuck on you)
I've been a fool for way too long
Guess I'm on my way
I'm mighty glad you stayed
Lyrics submitted by torrance21
Stuck on You Lyrics as written by Lionel Richie
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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