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,
Warai nagara kimi no koto wo kangaeteita hosoi me wo shita kimi no egao
Kimi no shimatta mune no itami boku wa shiranai
Uchiakete yo dakishimetai
Nante koto wo boku wa ieru hazu mo nai yowamushi darou
Asu mo ame ga furu darou ka
Setsunai setsunai kimi wo omou to
Dou shitara ii kono omoi wo
Nakitai nakitai kimi ga inai to
Boku no yureru koe kiite hoshii imasugu
Boku no kimochi wo kimi ni tsutaerareru nara
Nante hanasou ka kirawareta shimau darou ka
Wasurete wasurete wasurete ii kara
Dakara kanarazu omoidashite ne
Boku to kimi wa onaji oto no naka
Dakiau you ni mazariau koto wo yume miteru
Deau sangatsu no sukoshi hayai haru
Hiroi sora no shita meguriaeta Toukyou de yatto
Kimi wa taiyou boku no taiyou
Chikadzukisugiru to moete gasu ni naru kara
Kore kurai no kyori de irereba sore de kamawanai
Dakara kyou mo asu mo kimi wa kimi no mama de ite
Sore de ii
Setsunai setsunai kimi wo omou to
Nakitai nakitai kimi ga inai to
Kimi no shimatta mune no itami boku wa shiranai
Uchiakete yo dakishimetai
Nante koto wo boku wa ieru hazu mo nai yowamushi darou
Asu mo ame ga furu darou ka
Setsunai setsunai kimi wo omou to
Dou shitara ii kono omoi wo
Nakitai nakitai kimi ga inai to
Boku no yureru koe kiite hoshii imasugu
Boku no kimochi wo kimi ni tsutaerareru nara
Nante hanasou ka kirawareta shimau darou ka
Wasurete wasurete wasurete ii kara
Dakara kanarazu omoidashite ne
Boku to kimi wa onaji oto no naka
Dakiau you ni mazariau koto wo yume miteru
Deau sangatsu no sukoshi hayai haru
Hiroi sora no shita meguriaeta Toukyou de yatto
Kimi wa taiyou boku no taiyou
Chikadzukisugiru to moete gasu ni naru kara
Kore kurai no kyori de irereba sore de kamawanai
Dakara kyou mo asu mo kimi wa kimi no mama de ite
Sore de ii
Setsunai setsunai kimi wo omou to
Nakitai nakitai kimi ga inai to
Lyrics submitted by Katowl
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