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,
Two shots of tequila and I finally make my way
Through this dancing crowd
I reach the phone booth in the back of this bar
To find there ain't another quarter inside
I know I promised
To call you around midnight
Instead I'm sharing a cigarette
With this girl named Cheyenne
She told me all about Joe
And how she could really understand him being cruel
To her from time to time
Life has a strange way
Of healing
Crossing the damned with the bleeding
It's just another sad story
In a long line of stories, I forget
I told Cheyenne I really needed to go
But she begged me to stay for just a while
So I sat down and I listened
To her sad, sad stories
And passed another tequila with lime
She told me I would really like Joe
'Cause he likes sports and he likes cars just like mine
And I wonder how it would make her feel
If she knew I was thinking of sex at that time
Life has a strange way
Of healing
Crossing the damned with the bleeding
She won't hear me laughing
It's just another sad story
In a long line of stories, I forget
It's just another sad story
In a long line of stories, I forget
And if she looked at me
And asked if I was her friend
I would just smile and raise my glass
I hope that it would be enough
To give her the feeling that I am
Life has a strange way
Of healing
Crossing the damned with the bleeding
She won't hear me laughing
Am I too restless or am I too hardcore?
I don't know if I want love
Or just a little more
It's the feeling that I adore
The feeling I adore
Through this dancing crowd
I reach the phone booth in the back of this bar
To find there ain't another quarter inside
I know I promised
To call you around midnight
Instead I'm sharing a cigarette
With this girl named Cheyenne
She told me all about Joe
And how she could really understand him being cruel
To her from time to time
Life has a strange way
Of healing
Crossing the damned with the bleeding
It's just another sad story
In a long line of stories, I forget
I told Cheyenne I really needed to go
But she begged me to stay for just a while
So I sat down and I listened
To her sad, sad stories
And passed another tequila with lime
She told me I would really like Joe
'Cause he likes sports and he likes cars just like mine
And I wonder how it would make her feel
If she knew I was thinking of sex at that time
Life has a strange way
Of healing
Crossing the damned with the bleeding
She won't hear me laughing
It's just another sad story
In a long line of stories, I forget
It's just another sad story
In a long line of stories, I forget
And if she looked at me
And asked if I was her friend
I would just smile and raise my glass
I hope that it would be enough
To give her the feeling that I am
Life has a strange way
Of healing
Crossing the damned with the bleeding
She won't hear me laughing
Am I too restless or am I too hardcore?
I don't know if I want love
Or just a little more
It's the feeling that I adore
The feeling I adore
Lyrics submitted by BleedorBreathe
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