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,
Another night in separate rooms
We quietly nurse our wounds
I tell myself I'd be better off on my own
I say girl, just walk away
There is nothing left to say
But then I stop and think of spending my life all alone
There's a war in me
The battle lines are drawn
I'm torn between letting go and hanging on
What's right, what's wrong
It's so hard to tell
There's a war in me
And war is hell
When life peeks through the curtain cracks
I look beyond the smoke and ash
I start remembering the laughter more than the tears
I say girl, you can't give up
Deep down you're still in love
But then I stop and think our love has been dying for years
There's a war in me
The battle lines are drawn
I'm torn between letting go and hanging on
What's right, what's wrong
It's so hard to tell
There's a war in me
And war is hell
I finally made up my mind
I pray in time I find peace
But right now in my heart as I leave
There's a war in me
The battle lines are drawn
I'm torn between letting go and hanging on
What's right, what's wrong
It's so hard to tell
There's a war in me
And war is hell
There's a war in me
And war is hell
We quietly nurse our wounds
I tell myself I'd be better off on my own
I say girl, just walk away
There is nothing left to say
But then I stop and think of spending my life all alone
There's a war in me
The battle lines are drawn
I'm torn between letting go and hanging on
What's right, what's wrong
It's so hard to tell
There's a war in me
And war is hell
When life peeks through the curtain cracks
I look beyond the smoke and ash
I start remembering the laughter more than the tears
I say girl, you can't give up
Deep down you're still in love
But then I stop and think our love has been dying for years
There's a war in me
The battle lines are drawn
I'm torn between letting go and hanging on
What's right, what's wrong
It's so hard to tell
There's a war in me
And war is hell
I finally made up my mind
I pray in time I find peace
But right now in my heart as I leave
There's a war in me
The battle lines are drawn
I'm torn between letting go and hanging on
What's right, what's wrong
It's so hard to tell
There's a war in me
And war is hell
There's a war in me
And war is hell
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