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,
Sweet love of mine I miss you
Sweet love of mine I miss you
And every time I think of you
I get this mind to touch you
I start to cry and then it?s so true
Because you, you left me with these tears baby
And gave me all these fears baby
I don't know how I'll live baby
Cause I miss you, I miss you
And this is how I feel lady
Real nigga' shit I'm real baby
And if you didn't know
In my mind
You belong to me, oho
You belong to me
In my mind, darling can?t you see
We were made to be
You belong to me
I said I miss your love like this
I said I miss your love like that
I wish you bring that thing right back
I wish you bring that thing right back
I said I miss your love like this
And I said I miss your love like that
I want you bring that thing right back
I wish you bring that thing right back
Oh god
Damn, you stand on the same shit like
You know we in the latest feel of limb
Now you wanna sit with him
Got me on the slick of bins
Sneaking bout the last minute flights
To shop in Switzerland
Copy kicks and shit, high heels
Eternal hoes, say you loved you so much
I had to judge the falls
Tryin'a understand your position
Wish I had a prescription
Finally see that sad is a sickness
In that black 5 50 in the cut
Listenin' to that nigga' who used to be signed to puff
You know I wish I never met her, at all
I ain't usher, I ain't waiting on that car
Shit feels like traffic on the weekend now, fucked up
Cause I'd rather just sleep in, now
Love struck and I'm fallin' off the deep end now
Hennessy whiskey and tens you might see me drown, fuck it
In my mind
You belong to me, oho
You belong to me
In my mind, darling can?t you see
We were made to be
You belong to me
I said I miss your love like this
I said I miss your love like that
I wish you bring that thing right back
I wish you bring that thing right back
I said I miss your love like this
And I said I miss your love like that
I want you bring that thing right back
I wish you bring that thing right back
Oh god
Carry on and I get no phase you
I know you?ll be back on day soon
And I'll be ok boo, cause soon I?ll be a lit more stable
And I'll be ok too
And I won't need you
I won't seek your love
Think about the ways we fucked
Reminiscing all that trust
Damn girl, why would you leave
Tell me baby how could you go
When I needed you so, I, I
I needed you so
My mind lies, yeah baby I'm out of control
I'm blown out my mind
Sweet love of mine I miss you
And every time I think of you
I get this mind to touch you
I start to cry and then it?s so true
Because you, you left me with these tears baby
And gave me all these fears baby
I don't know how I'll live baby
Cause I miss you, I miss you
And this is how I feel lady
Real nigga' shit I'm real baby
And if you didn't know
In my mind
You belong to me, oho
You belong to me
In my mind, darling can?t you see
We were made to be
You belong to me
I said I miss your love like this
I said I miss your love like that
I wish you bring that thing right back
I wish you bring that thing right back
I said I miss your love like this
And I said I miss your love like that
I want you bring that thing right back
I wish you bring that thing right back
Oh god
Damn, you stand on the same shit like
You know we in the latest feel of limb
Now you wanna sit with him
Got me on the slick of bins
Sneaking bout the last minute flights
To shop in Switzerland
Copy kicks and shit, high heels
Eternal hoes, say you loved you so much
I had to judge the falls
Tryin'a understand your position
Wish I had a prescription
Finally see that sad is a sickness
In that black 5 50 in the cut
Listenin' to that nigga' who used to be signed to puff
You know I wish I never met her, at all
I ain't usher, I ain't waiting on that car
Shit feels like traffic on the weekend now, fucked up
Cause I'd rather just sleep in, now
Love struck and I'm fallin' off the deep end now
Hennessy whiskey and tens you might see me drown, fuck it
In my mind
You belong to me, oho
You belong to me
In my mind, darling can?t you see
We were made to be
You belong to me
I said I miss your love like this
I said I miss your love like that
I wish you bring that thing right back
I wish you bring that thing right back
I said I miss your love like this
And I said I miss your love like that
I want you bring that thing right back
I wish you bring that thing right back
Oh god
Carry on and I get no phase you
I know you?ll be back on day soon
And I'll be ok boo, cause soon I?ll be a lit more stable
And I'll be ok too
And I won't need you
I won't seek your love
Think about the ways we fucked
Reminiscing all that trust
Damn girl, why would you leave
Tell me baby how could you go
When I needed you so, I, I
I needed you so
My mind lies, yeah baby I'm out of control
I'm blown out my mind
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