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,
[Ben:] The sun is shining, the rain comes in
And i don't know what to do, no...
I don't know where i'm going or where i've been cos my mind is hooked on you.
Words escape me and tears come down and day slowly turns to night
And i think of all we could have been,
I gave up the fight.
[Ben:] And you don't
([All:] you don't),
Understand
([All:] understand),
Girl you make me all i am,
But i'm starting to see, just how hard it can be, on my own
And i'm sorry baby won't you come home?
[Ben:] You said that we'd been defeated
But oh i am so addicted
Your love is all i need to get by.
You told me that you and i would always be true
But you lied
And you're not in love and i don't know why
No, i don't know why
[Paul:] The days around me and years roll on
And i still don't think it's right
([All:] don't think it's right)
And i have so much love to give,
But i gave up the fight.
[Paul:] Now you don't
([All:] you don't),
Understand
([All:] understand),
Girl you made me all i am,
Now i've started to see, just how hard it could be, on my own
And i'm sorry baby won't you come home?
[Ben:] You said that we'd been defeated,
But oh i am so addicted,
Your love is all i need to get by.
You told me that you and i would always be true,
But you lied
And you're not in love and i don't know why.
[Paul:] No i can't make it alone
([Ben:] i don't know why)
And i can't be here without you in my life
And so i ask you, why, you still deny?
[Ben:] And you don't,
Understand,
Girl you made me all i am
But i'm starting to see, just how hard it can be, on my own
And i'm sorry baby won't you come home?
[All:] You said that we'd been defeated,
But oh i am so addicted,
Your love is all i need to get by.
You told me that you and i would always be true,
But you lied
And you're not in love and i don't know why.
[Ben:] No, i don't know why,
Just tell me why,
Please tell me why.
And i don't know what to do, no...
I don't know where i'm going or where i've been cos my mind is hooked on you.
Words escape me and tears come down and day slowly turns to night
And i think of all we could have been,
I gave up the fight.
[Ben:] And you don't
([All:] you don't),
Understand
([All:] understand),
Girl you make me all i am,
But i'm starting to see, just how hard it can be, on my own
And i'm sorry baby won't you come home?
[Ben:] You said that we'd been defeated
But oh i am so addicted
Your love is all i need to get by.
You told me that you and i would always be true
But you lied
And you're not in love and i don't know why
No, i don't know why
[Paul:] The days around me and years roll on
And i still don't think it's right
([All:] don't think it's right)
And i have so much love to give,
But i gave up the fight.
[Paul:] Now you don't
([All:] you don't),
Understand
([All:] understand),
Girl you made me all i am,
Now i've started to see, just how hard it could be, on my own
And i'm sorry baby won't you come home?
[Ben:] You said that we'd been defeated,
But oh i am so addicted,
Your love is all i need to get by.
You told me that you and i would always be true,
But you lied
And you're not in love and i don't know why.
[Paul:] No i can't make it alone
([Ben:] i don't know why)
And i can't be here without you in my life
And so i ask you, why, you still deny?
[Ben:] And you don't,
Understand,
Girl you made me all i am
But i'm starting to see, just how hard it can be, on my own
And i'm sorry baby won't you come home?
[All:] You said that we'd been defeated,
But oh i am so addicted,
Your love is all i need to get by.
You told me that you and i would always be true,
But you lied
And you're not in love and i don't know why.
[Ben:] No, i don't know why,
Just tell me why,
Please tell me why.
Lyrics submitted by ruben
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