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,
Now you left me here and went out on the town
I don't know when I've been so down
The sky is dark,
the moon is blue
I don't know what I'm gonna do
It's like I'm falling down into muddy water
Well the National Anthem has come and gone,
I still got the TV on,
and white noise,
a blue moon,
sitting here waiting up on you,
It's like I'm falling down into muddy water
The clock on the wall keeps rollin' on,
2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 5
Baby, you still ain't home
Well, I've fought some sleep, in a straight back chair
morning comes and you still ain't here,
Roll on, I've had enough,
Holding on to faithless love,
It's like I'm falling down into muddy water.
The clock on the wall keeps rollin' on,
2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 5
and Baby, you still ain't home,
Now you left me here and went out on the town,
I don't know when I've been so down,
The sky is dark,
the moon is blue,
I don't know what I'm gonna do,
It's like I'm falling down into muddy water
It's like I'm falling down into muddy water
I'm falling down into muddy water
I'm falling down into muddy water
I'm falling down into muddy water
I'm falling down into muddy water
I'm falling down into muddy water
I don't know when I've been so down
The sky is dark,
the moon is blue
I don't know what I'm gonna do
It's like I'm falling down into muddy water
Well the National Anthem has come and gone,
I still got the TV on,
and white noise,
a blue moon,
sitting here waiting up on you,
It's like I'm falling down into muddy water
The clock on the wall keeps rollin' on,
2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 5
Baby, you still ain't home
Well, I've fought some sleep, in a straight back chair
morning comes and you still ain't here,
Roll on, I've had enough,
Holding on to faithless love,
It's like I'm falling down into muddy water.
The clock on the wall keeps rollin' on,
2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 5
and Baby, you still ain't home,
Now you left me here and went out on the town,
I don't know when I've been so down,
The sky is dark,
the moon is blue,
I don't know what I'm gonna do,
It's like I'm falling down into muddy water
It's like I'm falling down into muddy water
I'm falling down into muddy water
I'm falling down into muddy water
I'm falling down into muddy water
I'm falling down into muddy water
I'm falling down into muddy water
Lyrics submitted by Ice
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