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,
We've all been here before
It's kinda crazy but I need
to settle the score
Maybe I'm not man enough
maybe I can't compare
The way she lives her life
really makes me care
Lying and conniving my insides are dieing
Why does it have to come to this?
Lying and conniving I'm tired of trying
To keep my cool playin' the fool
She doesn't know
That she's hitting too low
if we want her gone for ever
Its time to let her know
He doesn't know
This is starting to blow
If we're gonna last forever
Its time to let her go
Its not that I want to see him torn
But for a warning
This is the calm before the storm
We've given her too much of a chance
Too much trust too much too fast
I don't know how much longer I can last
Lying and conniving I'm tired of fighting
I'm gonna burst at my seems
Lying and conniving I'm tired of biting
My wicked tongue I'm not gonna run
We've got to stay together
Doesn't matter on the day's weather
I know that you love her
But we're all brothers
Can't let these feelings
stay under the covers
she doesn't know
that shes hitting to low
we want her gone forever
its time to let her know
and he doesn't know
this is starting to blow
if were gonna last forever
its time to let her go
and she doesn't know
that shes hitting too low
if we're going to last forever
its time to let her know
It's kinda crazy but I need
to settle the score
Maybe I'm not man enough
maybe I can't compare
The way she lives her life
really makes me care
Lying and conniving my insides are dieing
Why does it have to come to this?
Lying and conniving I'm tired of trying
To keep my cool playin' the fool
She doesn't know
That she's hitting too low
if we want her gone for ever
Its time to let her know
He doesn't know
This is starting to blow
If we're gonna last forever
Its time to let her go
Its not that I want to see him torn
But for a warning
This is the calm before the storm
We've given her too much of a chance
Too much trust too much too fast
I don't know how much longer I can last
Lying and conniving I'm tired of fighting
I'm gonna burst at my seems
Lying and conniving I'm tired of biting
My wicked tongue I'm not gonna run
We've got to stay together
Doesn't matter on the day's weather
I know that you love her
But we're all brothers
Can't let these feelings
stay under the covers
she doesn't know
that shes hitting to low
we want her gone forever
its time to let her know
and he doesn't know
this is starting to blow
if were gonna last forever
its time to let her go
and she doesn't know
that shes hitting too low
if we're going to last forever
its time to let her know
Lyrics submitted by FireBaptism10
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