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,
Every night it's the same
I hear you callin' my name
You're lyin' next to me
I give into your charms
You disappear in my arms
I realize it's just a dream, but
Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now I
Shake the sleep from my head
And try to crawl out of bed
Today is just another day
I make the coffee for one
I turn the radio on
Pretend that everything's ok, but
Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now I
Know there's no reason to smile
It's gonna take me awhile
'Cause I still love you desperately
Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now I
Watch the sun goin' down
There ain't nobody around
I feel a night in the breeze
I keep on tellin' myself
I don't need nobody else
And I can do as I please, but
Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now I
Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now
Every night it's the same
I hear you callin' my name
I still love you desperately
I still love you
I still want you
I still love you desperately
I hear you callin' my name
You're lyin' next to me
I give into your charms
You disappear in my arms
I realize it's just a dream, but
Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now I
Shake the sleep from my head
And try to crawl out of bed
Today is just another day
I make the coffee for one
I turn the radio on
Pretend that everything's ok, but
Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now I
Know there's no reason to smile
It's gonna take me awhile
'Cause I still love you desperately
Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now I
Watch the sun goin' down
There ain't nobody around
I feel a night in the breeze
I keep on tellin' myself
I don't need nobody else
And I can do as I please, but
Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now I
Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love
And now
Every night it's the same
I hear you callin' my name
I still love you desperately
I still love you
I still want you
I still love you desperately
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If you ever see this billy, know that this will always be our song! mimi. 4/"11"/04
See, I think it's about losing someone in a way that goes beyond just a broken relationship. I think he's missing someone who has possibly died, or maybe just the simple missing someone who doesn't want you anymore. Or, maybe it's about unrequited love. In any event, it reminds me of someone, and I miss her.
@LegalWeasel I think its easy to think its about unrequited love ("But you left me all alone in love..") but I think it can be interpreted in more than one way.
I think that George Strait sounds the sexiest that I have ever heard. Now that I have that out of the way, the song says that a man is still in love with a woman that is no longer in love with the man....
Big DITTO magicalmisty... he's got a sexy voice, especially on this song.
What is it about a woman that when a guy feels he no longer wants to be with her or she tells us to get out. we act like we don't care but in to be truthful we end up really regretting it terribly and do the things like this song says. I suppose I will never understand, thats probably because I'm a guy and we are stupid about these things. Its a great song one of my favorites by Mr. Strait, and he does sound great on this one.