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 know it's not my place
To tell you what you're doing wrong
Sometimes I think about your face
And there's times that I don't think of you at all
(Chorus)
So tell me you need me and I will stay
You believe me and I will wait
That you'd come back for me every time I fall
In your heart there's just no place
There's no room to make a mistake
And with one wrong turn you would never make it home
I know you would never say
What I did that made you feel so small
Spent the whole year on my face
Now with a little help I'll stand up on my own, my own
(Chorus)
So tell me you need me and I will stay
You believe me and I will wait
That you'd come back for me every time I fall
In your heart there's just no place
There's no room to make a mistake
And with one wrong turn you would never make it home
(Bridge)
If you want me
Then you got me
Just never leave me alone
(Chorus)
So tell me you need me and I will stay
You believe me and I will wait
That you'd come back for me every time I fall
Tell me your heart will never change
That you'll always feel the same
That you'll stand beside me even if you think I'm wrong
I was wrong
If you want me
Then you got me
Just never leave me alone...
To tell you what you're doing wrong
Sometimes I think about your face
And there's times that I don't think of you at all
(Chorus)
So tell me you need me and I will stay
You believe me and I will wait
That you'd come back for me every time I fall
In your heart there's just no place
There's no room to make a mistake
And with one wrong turn you would never make it home
I know you would never say
What I did that made you feel so small
Spent the whole year on my face
Now with a little help I'll stand up on my own, my own
(Chorus)
So tell me you need me and I will stay
You believe me and I will wait
That you'd come back for me every time I fall
In your heart there's just no place
There's no room to make a mistake
And with one wrong turn you would never make it home
(Bridge)
If you want me
Then you got me
Just never leave me alone
(Chorus)
So tell me you need me and I will stay
You believe me and I will wait
That you'd come back for me every time I fall
Tell me your heart will never change
That you'll always feel the same
That you'll stand beside me even if you think I'm wrong
I was wrong
If you want me
Then you got me
Just never leave me alone...
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