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,
with her shifting all is one
i'll remember you alone was fun
with the missing pillow case
it was more than two arms reach away
and the feeling warapped around
the antenna ball hid around
with the missing part of you
it was more than a years worth of pay
pulled up to your work complex
walked up and turned away
they needed time to renovate
they thought for the last time
come slowly, come again
(watching all the girls with the skills come around again)
come slowly, come again
(saying the same shit to a different crowd it's over again)
and don't you know my dear
i know
i know the way you do it.
so what's thinking hard this time
it's hard to believe it's a shallow knife
with the missing part of you
you are more than two lifetimes
with another run around,
it's present where we've lost and found
our fake names and name tags,
this game is coming to an end.
come slowly, come again
(watching all the girls with the skills come around again)
come slowly, come again
(saying the same shit to a different crowd it's over again)
and don't you know my dear
i know
i know the way you do it
(repeat x2)
i'll remember you alone was fun
with the missing pillow case
it was more than two arms reach away
and the feeling warapped around
the antenna ball hid around
with the missing part of you
it was more than a years worth of pay
pulled up to your work complex
walked up and turned away
they needed time to renovate
they thought for the last time
come slowly, come again
(watching all the girls with the skills come around again)
come slowly, come again
(saying the same shit to a different crowd it's over again)
and don't you know my dear
i know
i know the way you do it.
so what's thinking hard this time
it's hard to believe it's a shallow knife
with the missing part of you
you are more than two lifetimes
with another run around,
it's present where we've lost and found
our fake names and name tags,
this game is coming to an end.
come slowly, come again
(watching all the girls with the skills come around again)
come slowly, come again
(saying the same shit to a different crowd it's over again)
and don't you know my dear
i know
i know the way you do it
(repeat x2)
Lyrics submitted by 500mg
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