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,
Read the vision map the system soon to look into the mind
Rediscover one another from abnormal points in time
Fascination wish away to depart before they find
Get defamed in isolation two plus one negates divine
Feed the vicious escalation never felt such close connection
Feel the fever patch persuasion
News print news peak nevermind
Suffocation and delusion from what angle see the truth in
At an angle point of friction free fall tip off destiny
I've got a fist full of money I'm down with a twist
There's plenty of ways no way to resist
Every little thing is gonna be fine
What I like is gonna be mine
I've got a fist full of money I'm high at risk
There's plenty of ways I couldn't resist
Six billion souls and one urge to live
I've got a fist full of money and nothing to give
Free hostage situation taken as a simulation
Never was a war more real taken for a dollar bill
Currency add more corruption added population problem
Feeding hunger starve the weak
News print news peak nevermind
I've got a fist full of money I'm down with a twist
There's plenty of ways no way to resist
Every little thing is gonna be fine
What I like is gonna be mine
I've got a fist full of money I'm high at risk
There's plenty of ways I couldn't resist
Six billion souls and one urge to live
I've got a fist full of money and nothing to give
That's all...
Hate in love desert in good flavor
Diversification of the current flavor
Speak in tongues like empathy's son
See the soul disengaging the sicker they come
I've got a fist full of money I'm down with a twist
There's plenty of ways no way to resist
Every little thing is gonna be fine
What I like is gonna be mine
I've got a fist full of money I'm high at risk
There's plenty of ways I couldn't resist
Six billion souls and one urge to live
I've got a fist full of money and nothing to give
That's all...
Rediscover one another from abnormal points in time
Fascination wish away to depart before they find
Get defamed in isolation two plus one negates divine
Feed the vicious escalation never felt such close connection
Feel the fever patch persuasion
News print news peak nevermind
Suffocation and delusion from what angle see the truth in
At an angle point of friction free fall tip off destiny
I've got a fist full of money I'm down with a twist
There's plenty of ways no way to resist
Every little thing is gonna be fine
What I like is gonna be mine
I've got a fist full of money I'm high at risk
There's plenty of ways I couldn't resist
Six billion souls and one urge to live
I've got a fist full of money and nothing to give
Free hostage situation taken as a simulation
Never was a war more real taken for a dollar bill
Currency add more corruption added population problem
Feeding hunger starve the weak
News print news peak nevermind
I've got a fist full of money I'm down with a twist
There's plenty of ways no way to resist
Every little thing is gonna be fine
What I like is gonna be mine
I've got a fist full of money I'm high at risk
There's plenty of ways I couldn't resist
Six billion souls and one urge to live
I've got a fist full of money and nothing to give
That's all...
Hate in love desert in good flavor
Diversification of the current flavor
Speak in tongues like empathy's son
See the soul disengaging the sicker they come
I've got a fist full of money I'm down with a twist
There's plenty of ways no way to resist
Every little thing is gonna be fine
What I like is gonna be mine
I've got a fist full of money I'm high at risk
There's plenty of ways I couldn't resist
Six billion souls and one urge to live
I've got a fist full of money and nothing to give
That's all...
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