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,
Every single time I
Look into the past I
Think of what we had and
It blows my mind
I just want to symbolize
How fast time can fly
Don't tell us where to go
Don't tell us to lie low
Let us move to the tides
It's the start of something new
Looking back on what we knew
We were so confined
Chorus:
Every other line's an exaggeration
She always makes the best of the situation
Living life day by day
Never time to delay
Just want to go out
And not have to worry what to say
And now it's time to say goodbye
To wondering why
Don't tell us where to go
Don't tell us to lie low
Let us move to the tides
It's the start of something new
Looking back on what we knew
We were so confined
Chorus
Now every single time I try to get away...
It ends up being my dismay
No it's not okay
Chorus
Look into the past I
Think of what we had and
It blows my mind
I just want to symbolize
How fast time can fly
Don't tell us where to go
Don't tell us to lie low
Let us move to the tides
It's the start of something new
Looking back on what we knew
We were so confined
Chorus:
Every other line's an exaggeration
She always makes the best of the situation
Living life day by day
Never time to delay
Just want to go out
And not have to worry what to say
And now it's time to say goodbye
To wondering why
Don't tell us where to go
Don't tell us to lie low
Let us move to the tides
It's the start of something new
Looking back on what we knew
We were so confined
Chorus
Now every single time I try to get away...
It ends up being my dismay
No it's not okay
Chorus
Lyrics submitted by hushie
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