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,
Jesus didn't go it alone
He had people to love on every step of the road
No mad is an island, we've been told
Tell me why do we try to live as if we didn't know
We are designed to be with one another
In a community, so lets come together
This life is complicated
None of us could ever make it on our own
God gave us dependent souls
That's just how we're created
You and I could never make it on our own
God gave us dependent souls
La la la la la
La la la la la
People in the body of Christ
We must learn how to function together side-by-side
No man is an island set aside your pride
We are made to stay connected to ach other's lives
We are designed to be with one another
In a community, so lets come together
This life is complicated
None of us could ever make it on our own
God gave us dependent souls
That's just how we're created
You and I could never make it on our own
God gave us dependent souls
Can you imagine the day the we are all
United to pray for the kingdom to come
It's a beautiful thing what Jesus has done
He died for us, lets come together
This life is complicated
None of us could ever make it on our own
God gave us dependent souls
That's just how we're created
You and I could never make it on our own
God gave us dependent souls
La la la la la
We are dependent souls
La la la la la
We are dependent souls
La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la
We are dependent souls
He had people to love on every step of the road
No mad is an island, we've been told
Tell me why do we try to live as if we didn't know
We are designed to be with one another
In a community, so lets come together
This life is complicated
None of us could ever make it on our own
God gave us dependent souls
That's just how we're created
You and I could never make it on our own
God gave us dependent souls
La la la la la
La la la la la
People in the body of Christ
We must learn how to function together side-by-side
No man is an island set aside your pride
We are made to stay connected to ach other's lives
We are designed to be with one another
In a community, so lets come together
This life is complicated
None of us could ever make it on our own
God gave us dependent souls
That's just how we're created
You and I could never make it on our own
God gave us dependent souls
Can you imagine the day the we are all
United to pray for the kingdom to come
It's a beautiful thing what Jesus has done
He died for us, lets come together
This life is complicated
None of us could ever make it on our own
God gave us dependent souls
That's just how we're created
You and I could never make it on our own
God gave us dependent souls
La la la la la
We are dependent souls
La la la la la
We are dependent souls
La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la
We are dependent souls
Lyrics submitted by darkforce100
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