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,
Sometimes my life is a mess
Sometimes I have my regrets
Sometimes I just can't find my way
And sometimes I just don't have a say
I know that I've seen better days
I know that hearts been broken
I know that I'm goin' be okay
I know that there's still hope and
I'm Holding on for the moment,
I'm holding on
I'm in the wrong frame of mind,
I'm in the wrong place, wrong time
Stuck in the middle of a rut
and I gotta find a way to get outa here
Sometimes my life is a bore
sometimes I don't know the score
Sometimes I just finish in last
and sometimes I just don't stand a chance
I know that I've seen better days, I know this
hearts been broken
I know that I'm goin' be okay
I know that there's still hope and
I'm Holding on for the moment,
I'm holding on
I'm in the wrong frame of mind,
I'm in the wrong place, wrong time
Stuck in the middle of a rut
and I gotta find a way to get outa here
I gotta get outa here
I gotta get outa here
I know I can find a way
Sometimes my life is a mess
Sometimes I have my regrets
I'm in the wrong frame of mind,
I'm in the wrong place, wrong time
Stuck in the middle of a rut
and I gotta find a way to get outa here
I walked through the open door
but I've been this way before
Stuck in the middle of a rut
and I gotta find a way to get outa here
I gotta get outa here
I gotta get outa here
I walked through the open door
but I've been this way before
Stuck in the middle of a rut
and I gotta find a way to get outa here
Sometimes I have my regrets
Sometimes I just can't find my way
And sometimes I just don't have a say
I know that I've seen better days
I know that hearts been broken
I know that I'm goin' be okay
I know that there's still hope and
I'm Holding on for the moment,
I'm holding on
I'm in the wrong frame of mind,
I'm in the wrong place, wrong time
Stuck in the middle of a rut
and I gotta find a way to get outa here
Sometimes my life is a bore
sometimes I don't know the score
Sometimes I just finish in last
and sometimes I just don't stand a chance
I know that I've seen better days, I know this
hearts been broken
I know that I'm goin' be okay
I know that there's still hope and
I'm Holding on for the moment,
I'm holding on
I'm in the wrong frame of mind,
I'm in the wrong place, wrong time
Stuck in the middle of a rut
and I gotta find a way to get outa here
I gotta get outa here
I gotta get outa here
I know I can find a way
Sometimes my life is a mess
Sometimes I have my regrets
I'm in the wrong frame of mind,
I'm in the wrong place, wrong time
Stuck in the middle of a rut
and I gotta find a way to get outa here
I walked through the open door
but I've been this way before
Stuck in the middle of a rut
and I gotta find a way to get outa here
I gotta get outa here
I gotta get outa here
I walked through the open door
but I've been this way before
Stuck in the middle of a rut
and I gotta find a way to get outa here
Lyrics submitted by pete1268
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