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,
You could be my everything, you almost have it all
You'd be perfect but you've got one fatal flaw
We could live so happily, the envy of them all
But that'll never happen cause you've got one fatal flaw
And all my friends they look at me
Say 'she's a ten' and I agree that you are a mad love maker
I know I should accpet it all and overlook the little faults
But this one's a real deal breaker
And all my friends they look at us
Say 'he won't bend when he could just live happily ever after'
It's not that I'm afraid of it, but every time you force a fit
There's crying instead of laughter
So why you gotta be such a lyin' ass motherfucker?
And you sure had me fooled
You really sent me back to school
And you made me feel like a royal tool
Still I can't help having a soft spot for you
If we put it down on paper and we're careful how we draw
It looks perfect but it's got one fatal flaw
And you may overlook the obvious, pretend you know it all
You refuse to see it but it's got one fatal flaw
You'd be perfect but you've got one fatal flaw
We could live so happily, the envy of them all
But that'll never happen cause you've got one fatal flaw
And all my friends they look at me
Say 'she's a ten' and I agree that you are a mad love maker
I know I should accpet it all and overlook the little faults
But this one's a real deal breaker
And all my friends they look at us
Say 'he won't bend when he could just live happily ever after'
It's not that I'm afraid of it, but every time you force a fit
There's crying instead of laughter
So why you gotta be such a lyin' ass motherfucker?
And you sure had me fooled
You really sent me back to school
And you made me feel like a royal tool
Still I can't help having a soft spot for you
If we put it down on paper and we're careful how we draw
It looks perfect but it's got one fatal flaw
And you may overlook the obvious, pretend you know it all
You refuse to see it but it's got one fatal flaw
Lyrics submitted by musicalcure
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