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,
I didn't have no time for school
Spent my days breaking the rules and regulations
And in between me having fun
All the teachers told me son, get an education
So I had my days of freedom
Dressed like a man through four seasons
Hey I'm steppin' out so cut me loose
And as mama waved goodbye
Tears were welling in her eyes
She don't need them
I turned to her and said:
I've got my soul education
You know it's stitched into the clothes that I wear
Got my life information
Upon the breeze that's blowing through my hair
Got a pocket full of rainbows
Oh and a sky to put them in so blue
So let the music come and save you
I found a God that I can pray to
Deep inside my soul, hey
See you're mad you can't delude
But there is no substitute
For intuition, there's no superstition
So if you find you're petrified
To let some natural law apply
Then there's a whole lot missing baby yeah
So you know I'm blessed celestially
Got a direct link with destiny yeah
Don't ask me why
I'm in the sky
And if there's green wax in your eye
Somethings money just can't buy, hey
Rags to riches, babes to bitches
But the ride don't mind cause I got my
I know I got my soul education
You know that it's stitched into the clothes that I wear
I've got my life information
Upon the wind that's blowing through my hair
I know I've got a pocket full of rainbows, hey
Oh and a sky to put them in so blue
So let the music come and save you
I know I found a God that I can pray to
And it's deep inside my soul, hey
I've got my soul education
You know that it's stitched into the clothes that I wear
I've got my life information
Upon the breeze that's blowing through my hair
I know I've got a pocket full of rainbows
And a sky to put them in so blue
So let the music come and save you
I know I found a God
I know I found a God that I
I know I found a God that I can pray to
Just let the music come and save you
I know I found a God
I know I found a God that I can pray to
Spent my days breaking the rules and regulations
And in between me having fun
All the teachers told me son, get an education
So I had my days of freedom
Dressed like a man through four seasons
Hey I'm steppin' out so cut me loose
And as mama waved goodbye
Tears were welling in her eyes
She don't need them
I turned to her and said:
I've got my soul education
You know it's stitched into the clothes that I wear
Got my life information
Upon the breeze that's blowing through my hair
Got a pocket full of rainbows
Oh and a sky to put them in so blue
So let the music come and save you
I found a God that I can pray to
Deep inside my soul, hey
See you're mad you can't delude
But there is no substitute
For intuition, there's no superstition
So if you find you're petrified
To let some natural law apply
Then there's a whole lot missing baby yeah
So you know I'm blessed celestially
Got a direct link with destiny yeah
Don't ask me why
I'm in the sky
And if there's green wax in your eye
Somethings money just can't buy, hey
Rags to riches, babes to bitches
But the ride don't mind cause I got my
I know I got my soul education
You know that it's stitched into the clothes that I wear
I've got my life information
Upon the wind that's blowing through my hair
I know I've got a pocket full of rainbows, hey
Oh and a sky to put them in so blue
So let the music come and save you
I know I found a God that I can pray to
And it's deep inside my soul, hey
I've got my soul education
You know that it's stitched into the clothes that I wear
I've got my life information
Upon the breeze that's blowing through my hair
I know I've got a pocket full of rainbows
And a sky to put them in so blue
So let the music come and save you
I know I found a God
I know I found a God that I
I know I found a God that I can pray to
Just let the music come and save you
I know I found a God
I know I found a God that I can pray to
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I like that part the best.. It's the whole body as a temple thing.. Respect yourself cuz ya got a pocket full of rainbows and there's a god inside too..