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,
Ain't nobody like you
I ever met before now
Take a normal picture of life
And you, you mess it around
You're just so complicated
I wanna figure you out
Wanna write you on paper, so
I can sing your song by mouth
But more than I, you are confused
You don't know why your head's unscrewed
Maybe one day
You'll unbury the truth
Before you get too jaded,
and then you can't take it
I am good for you
I know what you like and I like the same things that you do
Let me inside you
If you just open, then we'd be rolling in happiness Mr. Colson
Let me love you
It's all about you
Didn't care bout nobody else
Wanna break your mirror down
The world is more than yourself
You live half your life
And you fake the rest
I fell for the hero you showed me
The goals you had past success
But more than you, I am confused
You never care bout when I'm blue
You call me your girl, I call myself fool
But I still protect you, from what's against you
I was good for you
I know what you believe,
I see the same way as you do
You closed me out of you
If you'd just opened, then we'd be rolling in happiness Mr. colson
Let me love you
If I can't have it
Won't waste my time grabbing
Wrote you down rabid
Never took you for granted
I was inspired
Yes, I"m pleased with my minds' work
I'll sleep when I'm tired
Cuz you started a fire, yeah
And now I can laugh
Cuz I opened to grab
Something you'll never have
Yes now I can laugh
I was good for you
But it's a good thing that I didn't sink for a fool
You were just my muse
Got so much story enough that can hold me
Till I find a new man
That's broken like Mr. Colson
That's broken like Mr. Colson
That's broken like Mr. Colson
Why'd you have to break me, oh Mr. Colson?
I ever met before now
Take a normal picture of life
And you, you mess it around
You're just so complicated
I wanna figure you out
Wanna write you on paper, so
I can sing your song by mouth
But more than I, you are confused
You don't know why your head's unscrewed
Maybe one day
You'll unbury the truth
Before you get too jaded,
and then you can't take it
I am good for you
I know what you like and I like the same things that you do
Let me inside you
If you just open, then we'd be rolling in happiness Mr. Colson
Let me love you
It's all about you
Didn't care bout nobody else
Wanna break your mirror down
The world is more than yourself
You live half your life
And you fake the rest
I fell for the hero you showed me
The goals you had past success
But more than you, I am confused
You never care bout when I'm blue
You call me your girl, I call myself fool
But I still protect you, from what's against you
I was good for you
I know what you believe,
I see the same way as you do
You closed me out of you
If you'd just opened, then we'd be rolling in happiness Mr. colson
Let me love you
If I can't have it
Won't waste my time grabbing
Wrote you down rabid
Never took you for granted
I was inspired
Yes, I"m pleased with my minds' work
I'll sleep when I'm tired
Cuz you started a fire, yeah
And now I can laugh
Cuz I opened to grab
Something you'll never have
Yes now I can laugh
I was good for you
But it's a good thing that I didn't sink for a fool
You were just my muse
Got so much story enough that can hold me
Till I find a new man
That's broken like Mr. Colson
That's broken like Mr. Colson
That's broken like Mr. Colson
Why'd you have to break me, oh Mr. Colson?
Lyrics submitted by Breakingbenjaminfan
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Ain't nobody like you I ever met before now Take a normal picture of life And you, you mess it around You're just so complicated I wanna figure you out Wanna write you on paper, so I can sing your song by mouth But more than I, you are confused You don't know why your head's unscrewed Maybe one day You'll unbury the truth Before you get too jaded, and then you can't take it
I am good for you I know what you like and I like the same things that you do Let me inside you If you just open, then we'd be rolling in happiness Mr. Colson Let me love you
It's all about you Didn't care bout nobody else Wanna break your mirror down The world is more than yourself You live half your life And you fake the rest I fell for the hero you showed me The goals you had past success But more than you, I am confused You never care bout when I'm blue You call me your girl, I call myself fool But I still protect you, from what's against you
I was good for you I know what you believe, I see the same way as you do You closed me out of you If you'd just opened, then we'd be rolling in happiness Mr. colson Let me love you
If I can't have it Won't waste my time grabbing Wrote you down rabid Never took you for granted I was inspired Yes, I"m pleased with my minds' work
I'll sleep when I'm tired Cuz you started a fire, yeah And now I can laugh Cuz I opened to grab Something you'll never have Yes now I can laugh I was good for you But it's a good thing that I didn't sink for a fool You were just my muse Got so much story enough that can hold me Till I find a new man That's broken like Mr. Colson That's broken like Mr. Colson That's broken like Mr. Colson Why'd you have to break me, oh Mr. Colson?
who the heck is mr colson?!? someone from personal experince?!? is the CD on sale in the US cuz she is a canadian actress/singer. none of her CD's r in US. love this song!