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,
Blue skies of April,
An 18 hour drive,
Atlanta at 3 a.m. I'm in New York City tonight.
My home, my heart, and my best friend.
Life has been pretty good,
Oh who am I kidding it's been grand.
Chorus:
And I'm thinking about this and that,
I'm thinking about the way it should be,
I've been thinking about the weight of the world,
And I've been thinking about the way it goes.
Dog days of summer,
Further on down the road.
All the kids just keep on dancin',
Long after the show.
My road, my heart, and my best friends
Life has been pretty strange,
All the freaks getting toasted on the range.
(chorus)
Heading into the harvest,
Working on a bridge.
One more trip to the left coast,
Wondering where it is.
My home, my heart, and my best friend.
I hever knew that it could be this way,
Ah, what the hell did I know anyway.
(chorus)
(chorus)
(chorus)
An 18 hour drive,
Atlanta at 3 a.m. I'm in New York City tonight.
My home, my heart, and my best friend.
Life has been pretty good,
Oh who am I kidding it's been grand.
Chorus:
And I'm thinking about this and that,
I'm thinking about the way it should be,
I've been thinking about the weight of the world,
And I've been thinking about the way it goes.
Dog days of summer,
Further on down the road.
All the kids just keep on dancin',
Long after the show.
My road, my heart, and my best friends
Life has been pretty strange,
All the freaks getting toasted on the range.
(chorus)
Heading into the harvest,
Working on a bridge.
One more trip to the left coast,
Wondering where it is.
My home, my heart, and my best friend.
I hever knew that it could be this way,
Ah, what the hell did I know anyway.
(chorus)
(chorus)
(chorus)
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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