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'll pretend I'm deep asleep
Before she burns the skin beneath my sleeves, my sleeves
She's not convinced, she's not convinced
That I try to keep a straight face when we kiss, when we kiss
"And no one comes to bed to sleep,"
You said, you said when you talk in your sleep, oh
I want to run, I want to run
But you've got the gun pointed right at me
Won't you believe me, oh
Believe me tonight, oh oh oh
You've got control but I don't mind
Call us out on our mistakes
Call them all just fun and games
We have to, we have to over again
But it's all the same
And if you ever find yourself a mile
or two away from my place
won't you stop awhile
And kill me while I'm sleeping now
I'm not afraid to make the same mistakes that you made, oh
Come on, come on, don't keep me waiting
I know, I know where this is going
We fall apart without intentions
But I can't deny that I didn't think of you, oh
You'd never mean to, you'd never mean to
But you've got me tied so tightly to your wrists
Call us out on our mistakes
Call them all just fun and games
We have to, we have to over again
But it's all the same
And if you ever find yourself a mile
or two away from my place
won't you stop awhile
And kill me while I'm sleeping now
If you ever want some trouble
But cant afford the alcohol
I'll be here, I'll be waiting
I'll be here, waiting for you
Call us out on our mistakes
Call them all just fun and games
We have to, we have to over again
But it's all the same
And if you ever find yourself a mile
or two away from my place
won't you stop a while
And kill me while I'm sleeping now
Before she burns the skin beneath my sleeves, my sleeves
She's not convinced, she's not convinced
That I try to keep a straight face when we kiss, when we kiss
"And no one comes to bed to sleep,"
You said, you said when you talk in your sleep, oh
I want to run, I want to run
But you've got the gun pointed right at me
Won't you believe me, oh
Believe me tonight, oh oh oh
You've got control but I don't mind
Call us out on our mistakes
Call them all just fun and games
We have to, we have to over again
But it's all the same
And if you ever find yourself a mile
or two away from my place
won't you stop awhile
And kill me while I'm sleeping now
I'm not afraid to make the same mistakes that you made, oh
Come on, come on, don't keep me waiting
I know, I know where this is going
We fall apart without intentions
But I can't deny that I didn't think of you, oh
You'd never mean to, you'd never mean to
But you've got me tied so tightly to your wrists
Call us out on our mistakes
Call them all just fun and games
We have to, we have to over again
But it's all the same
And if you ever find yourself a mile
or two away from my place
won't you stop awhile
And kill me while I'm sleeping now
If you ever want some trouble
But cant afford the alcohol
I'll be here, I'll be waiting
I'll be here, waiting for you
Call us out on our mistakes
Call them all just fun and games
We have to, we have to over again
But it's all the same
And if you ever find yourself a mile
or two away from my place
won't you stop a while
And kill me while I'm sleeping now
Lyrics submitted by remembermaine
Iron in the Backseat Lyrics as written by Jason David Call Spencer Earl Abbott
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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they have a fatal attraction to each other, he's always bound to be broken by her, and she's the same way. they can't get enough of each other even though they both know its doomed.
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