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,
You are like a secret garden, as I shuffle through this broken town
Think of you and you are all around me like the sky when the sun's going down
I want to tell the whole wide world see how love can light your soul
But you are like my secret garden and I want to be with you alone
Oh hold tight cause the road can be a crazy ride
And I know we're gonna be all right cause you are here with me
Oh woman it's so right and even if the oceans divide us
I will be here right by your side for the rest of our days
Yeah for the rest of our days
If you are tired I'll bear your burden
If you are dreaming I will not disturb you
Whatever your heart desires love love
I'll clear the way for you
Come winter I will build you a fire
From the bones of who I used to be
Before you came and washed the weary away
Before you came here for me
Oh and it's so right everyday and every night
By the fire with the snow outside
And the two of us
Oh child hold tight if it gets to be a crazy ride
I will be here by your side
For the rest of our days
Oh yeah so right holding on to this crazy ride
Hold on and we'll be all right me and you and you and me
Here you come you bring me real love from the ground beneath to the stars above
I was going down but now I'm going up with you in my blood
Oh yeah this is real love shine down like the stars above
Arms out and I am growing up with you in my blood
Ah you know it's alright feels bigger than the whole wide
And you know come the morning light that I am yours
Oh, that I am yours.
Oh, that I am yours.
Think of you and you are all around me like the sky when the sun's going down
I want to tell the whole wide world see how love can light your soul
But you are like my secret garden and I want to be with you alone
Oh hold tight cause the road can be a crazy ride
And I know we're gonna be all right cause you are here with me
Oh woman it's so right and even if the oceans divide us
I will be here right by your side for the rest of our days
Yeah for the rest of our days
If you are tired I'll bear your burden
If you are dreaming I will not disturb you
Whatever your heart desires love love
I'll clear the way for you
Come winter I will build you a fire
From the bones of who I used to be
Before you came and washed the weary away
Before you came here for me
Oh and it's so right everyday and every night
By the fire with the snow outside
And the two of us
Oh child hold tight if it gets to be a crazy ride
I will be here by your side
For the rest of our days
Oh yeah so right holding on to this crazy ride
Hold on and we'll be all right me and you and you and me
Here you come you bring me real love from the ground beneath to the stars above
I was going down but now I'm going up with you in my blood
Oh yeah this is real love shine down like the stars above
Arms out and I am growing up with you in my blood
Ah you know it's alright feels bigger than the whole wide
And you know come the morning light that I am yours
Oh, that I am yours.
Oh, that I am yours.
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