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,
Slightly toasted
That's the way this night began
She needs to know if he's still feeling anything
She needs to know if she's still feeling him
At a party in a backroom is where the truth comes out
She can see there's no love left in his eyes
He grabs her shoulder, she tells him that it's over
Any more talk will just lead to lies
And now this fairy tale is over
He'll try to turn his shoulder
But he only wants to hold her
Time is wasting
Young hearts are racing
The night is almost over now
And he can't stop pacing
And her heart's been breaking
The night is almost over now
Over now
One eye open you never know
Someone could completely stop her pulse
She needs to know if there's somebody better
And she needs to know if that means someone else
On a loveseat her apartment's where it all comes out
She can see there's no love left in his eyes
She fluffs her collar and tells him not to bother
Cause any more talk will just lead to lies
And now this fairy tale is over
He'll try to turn his shoulder
But he only wants to hold her
Time is wasting
Young hearts are racing
The night is almost over now
And he can't stop pacing
And her heart's been breaking
The night is almost over now
Over now
Time is wasting
Young hearts are racing
The night is almost over now
And he can't stop pacing
And her heart's been breaking
The night is almost over now
Over now
Over now
Over now
Over now
That's the way this night began
She needs to know if he's still feeling anything
She needs to know if she's still feeling him
At a party in a backroom is where the truth comes out
She can see there's no love left in his eyes
He grabs her shoulder, she tells him that it's over
Any more talk will just lead to lies
And now this fairy tale is over
He'll try to turn his shoulder
But he only wants to hold her
Time is wasting
Young hearts are racing
The night is almost over now
And he can't stop pacing
And her heart's been breaking
The night is almost over now
Over now
One eye open you never know
Someone could completely stop her pulse
She needs to know if there's somebody better
And she needs to know if that means someone else
On a loveseat her apartment's where it all comes out
She can see there's no love left in his eyes
She fluffs her collar and tells him not to bother
Cause any more talk will just lead to lies
And now this fairy tale is over
He'll try to turn his shoulder
But he only wants to hold her
Time is wasting
Young hearts are racing
The night is almost over now
And he can't stop pacing
And her heart's been breaking
The night is almost over now
Over now
Time is wasting
Young hearts are racing
The night is almost over now
And he can't stop pacing
And her heart's been breaking
The night is almost over now
Over now
Over now
Over now
Over now
Lyrics submitted by fedorov1fan
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Okay... obviously this dude cheats on his girlfriend and she breaks up with him and afterwards he wants her back. The second bit (One eye open... that whole verse) I'm not to sure on. I can't tell if she's sleeping with/seeing someone and she realizes it's not him she wants to be with or if she went back to her ex just for the sex becuase then she can still have a little part of him, even though her heart wont allow to date him becuase she cant trust him...
or I could be completely off lol