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,
It's the biggest storm in years, they say
Couldn't take a plane so I hopped a train
Well I'd like to stay
In a stormy winter day
So I'll come back to you someday
As the states rolled by, it's all so clear
I'm everywhere but I'm never right here
It's always the same
Constant change
But I'll come back to you someday
So close, so far
So long the world is
Spinning me away
I'll travel night just to see your face
The way you touch, the way you taste.
Even if only for a day
Coz I'll come back to you someday
I'll speak the truth, it's all I know
As your tears fall to the snow
We both know, tonight that I can't stay
But I'll come back to you someday
So close, so far
So long the world is
Spinning me away
So close, so far
So long the world
It's spinning me away
(And I said)
So close, so far
So long the world is
Spinning me away
Oh yeah, yeah....
Spinning me away
Couldn't take a plane so I hopped a train
Well I'd like to stay
In a stormy winter day
So I'll come back to you someday
As the states rolled by, it's all so clear
I'm everywhere but I'm never right here
It's always the same
Constant change
But I'll come back to you someday
So close, so far
So long the world is
Spinning me away
I'll travel night just to see your face
The way you touch, the way you taste.
Even if only for a day
Coz I'll come back to you someday
I'll speak the truth, it's all I know
As your tears fall to the snow
We both know, tonight that I can't stay
But I'll come back to you someday
So close, so far
So long the world is
Spinning me away
So close, so far
So long the world
It's spinning me away
(And I said)
So close, so far
So long the world is
Spinning me away
Oh yeah, yeah....
Spinning me away
Lyrics submitted by Words.Hands.Hearts.
Someday Lyrics as written by Dave Tozer Elliott Yamin
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing
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I Love this song Bryan was great as Jake on One Tree Hill and I think he has an amazing voice
This is such a great song. Bryan is a very talented musician. I love his voice, and I loved him as Jake too.
I agree on both above comments.
The song is above a love that cannot be but still you hang on to the feeling. Sometimes if a heart believes something long enough it might come true.
i absoultely love this song. if you were thinking about this song in terms of the show i think he might have been talking about Nicky maybe? and how he hoped Nicky felt after she left?
i think it's more about the way he felt about peyton because he left her but he wanted her to know that he'd come back for her someday. it's about wanting somebody so much but knowing that you can't have them and just hoping that you'll get the chance someday.