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,
Oh where you going for the two hundred and fiftieth time?
Well I'm waiting for a sign
Well it looks just like another line
And I'm walkin backwards to the place where I come from
Oh but that ain't enough no you want me to run
Used to feel like California with baby eyes so blue
Now I feel like Carolina, I split myself in two
Now I'm walkin backwards from Chicago through Washington
Oh but that ain't enough no, you want me to run
Oh that ain't enough no, you want me to run
Better watch your soul it'll leave you like a hundred bucks
My friend says stick to your guns but instead I just got stuck
And I'm walkin backwards lookin forward to gettin done
Oh but that ain't enough no, you want me to run
Oh that ain't enough no, you want me to run
Used to feel like California with baby eyes so blue
Now I feel like Carolina, I split myself in two
Used to feel like California with baby eyes so blue
Now I feel like Carolina, I split myself in two
Well I'm waiting for a sign
Well it looks just like another line
And I'm walkin backwards to the place where I come from
Oh but that ain't enough no you want me to run
Used to feel like California with baby eyes so blue
Now I feel like Carolina, I split myself in two
Now I'm walkin backwards from Chicago through Washington
Oh but that ain't enough no, you want me to run
Oh that ain't enough no, you want me to run
Better watch your soul it'll leave you like a hundred bucks
My friend says stick to your guns but instead I just got stuck
And I'm walkin backwards lookin forward to gettin done
Oh but that ain't enough no, you want me to run
Oh that ain't enough no, you want me to run
Used to feel like California with baby eyes so blue
Now I feel like Carolina, I split myself in two
Used to feel like California with baby eyes so blue
Now I feel like Carolina, I split myself in two
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Used to feel like California with baby, eyes so blue now I feel like Carolina: I split myself in two and I'm walking backwards to the place where I come from I'm walking backwards from Chicago through Washington And I'm walking backwards looking forward to getting done but that ain't enough, no you want me to run
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