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,
Five o' clock smokestacks 15th, check's fat
hacked off, backed up
hurry up and wait on the interstate
irate, tailgate tight
yeah, nothin' but brake lights
high rise concrete, painted up city street
fed up, red tape, add another lane
make it more insane, more strain
starbucksed up
man, I know where I'm pointin' my truck
Chorus
Out in the country, where the world turns green
there's a pretty girl waitin' on a front porch swing
The lazy river is a-windin' around
with a cane pole bobber goin' down (goin' down)
Time is sweeter than a buttermilk pie
and the people of the steeple and the steeple don't lie
I swear, somewhere, out there's everything I need
Waitin' in the country for me, for me
Five o' clock smokestacks 15th, check's fat
hacked off, backed up
hurry up and wait on the interstate
irate, tailgate tight
yeah, nothin' but brake lights
high rise concrete, painted up city street
fed up, red tape, add another lane
make it more insane, more strain
starbucksed up
man, I know where I'm pointin' my truck
Chorus
Out in the country, where the world turns green
there's a pretty girl waitin' on a front porch swing
The lazy river is a-windin' around
with a cane pole bobber goin' down (goin' down)
Time is sweeter than a buttermilk pie
and the people of the steeple and the steeple don't lie
I swear, somewhere, out there's everything I need
Waitin' in the country for me, for me
Big city hip hop, rattilin' when I stop
parkin' lot jumpin', cars thumpin'
Hard mixin' those rhymes
and keepin' it right in time, that's cool
But I guess I'm just old a-school
Juke box, hony tonk
mom and pops resturant
Willie, Waylon, Merle yeah
singin' them a country song
bring it on, son
yeah, I know where to get me some
Out in the country, where the world turns green
there's a pretty girl waitin' on a front porch swing
Lazy river is a-windin' around
with a cane pole bobber goin' down (goin' down)
Time is sweeter than a buttermilk pie
and the people of the steeple and the steeple don't lie
I swear, somewhere, out there's everything I need
Waitin' in the country for me,
Waitin' for me
Out in the country, where the world turns green
there's a pretty girl waitin' on the front porch swing
A lazy river is a-windin' 'round
with a cane pole bobber goin' down (goin' down)
Time is sweeter than a buttermilk pie
and the people of the steeple and the steeple don't lie
I swear, somewhere, out there's everything I need
Waitin' in the country for me, for me
Waitin' in the country for me
hacked off, backed up
hurry up and wait on the interstate
irate, tailgate tight
yeah, nothin' but brake lights
high rise concrete, painted up city street
fed up, red tape, add another lane
make it more insane, more strain
starbucksed up
man, I know where I'm pointin' my truck
Chorus
Out in the country, where the world turns green
there's a pretty girl waitin' on a front porch swing
The lazy river is a-windin' around
with a cane pole bobber goin' down (goin' down)
Time is sweeter than a buttermilk pie
and the people of the steeple and the steeple don't lie
I swear, somewhere, out there's everything I need
Waitin' in the country for me, for me
Five o' clock smokestacks 15th, check's fat
hacked off, backed up
hurry up and wait on the interstate
irate, tailgate tight
yeah, nothin' but brake lights
high rise concrete, painted up city street
fed up, red tape, add another lane
make it more insane, more strain
starbucksed up
man, I know where I'm pointin' my truck
Chorus
Out in the country, where the world turns green
there's a pretty girl waitin' on a front porch swing
The lazy river is a-windin' around
with a cane pole bobber goin' down (goin' down)
Time is sweeter than a buttermilk pie
and the people of the steeple and the steeple don't lie
I swear, somewhere, out there's everything I need
Waitin' in the country for me, for me
Big city hip hop, rattilin' when I stop
parkin' lot jumpin', cars thumpin'
Hard mixin' those rhymes
and keepin' it right in time, that's cool
But I guess I'm just old a-school
Juke box, hony tonk
mom and pops resturant
Willie, Waylon, Merle yeah
singin' them a country song
bring it on, son
yeah, I know where to get me some
Out in the country, where the world turns green
there's a pretty girl waitin' on a front porch swing
Lazy river is a-windin' around
with a cane pole bobber goin' down (goin' down)
Time is sweeter than a buttermilk pie
and the people of the steeple and the steeple don't lie
I swear, somewhere, out there's everything I need
Waitin' in the country for me,
Waitin' for me
Out in the country, where the world turns green
there's a pretty girl waitin' on the front porch swing
A lazy river is a-windin' 'round
with a cane pole bobber goin' down (goin' down)
Time is sweeter than a buttermilk pie
and the people of the steeple and the steeple don't lie
I swear, somewhere, out there's everything I need
Waitin' in the country for me, for me
Waitin' in the country for me
Lyrics submitted by nirvanachick420, edited by Mellow_Harsher
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