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,
And another bell rings
And stings my eardrums
Sings of a lost art you bring to me
But I've forgot the only thing I tried to remember
When I look back through the years
And those last days of November
I found myself at a crossroads
And couldn't decide where to go
So I turned around and headed back home
So I could put off choosing which road
I would take and try to outrun tomorrow
But the things you label slow
Will always catch you off guard
While you're alone in your car
Staring out the front window
When you see the falling snow
And you relate to a snowflake
With no sense of direction
Not knowing where it would go
And that's when I realized
That there is no right time
And the time I spent debating
When to face my future
The inevitable was all I was procrastinating
So lesson learned
And I guess I'll move on
You can't dwell on the past
Or the present will be gone
It takes losing something
You never really had
To know you really want it and just how bad
And now the phone rings
It brings me right back
A telemarketer of life is on the line
It's now or never you know
This your life, so come on let's go
When I look back through the years
This isn't what I want to remember
We find ourselves at a crossroads
You and me decide where to go
We could be wrong again
But that's an outcome
I'm willing to chance
You lead and I will follow
Let's stop running from tomorrow
Right now just realize
That there is never a right time
Don't waste your time debating
When to face your future
The inevitable is all your procrastinating
Right now please realize we're running out of time
And stings my eardrums
Sings of a lost art you bring to me
But I've forgot the only thing I tried to remember
When I look back through the years
And those last days of November
I found myself at a crossroads
And couldn't decide where to go
So I turned around and headed back home
So I could put off choosing which road
I would take and try to outrun tomorrow
But the things you label slow
Will always catch you off guard
While you're alone in your car
Staring out the front window
When you see the falling snow
And you relate to a snowflake
With no sense of direction
Not knowing where it would go
And that's when I realized
That there is no right time
And the time I spent debating
When to face my future
The inevitable was all I was procrastinating
So lesson learned
And I guess I'll move on
You can't dwell on the past
Or the present will be gone
It takes losing something
You never really had
To know you really want it and just how bad
And now the phone rings
It brings me right back
A telemarketer of life is on the line
It's now or never you know
This your life, so come on let's go
When I look back through the years
This isn't what I want to remember
We find ourselves at a crossroads
You and me decide where to go
We could be wrong again
But that's an outcome
I'm willing to chance
You lead and I will follow
Let's stop running from tomorrow
Right now just realize
That there is never a right time
Don't waste your time debating
When to face your future
The inevitable is all your procrastinating
Right now please realize we're running out of time
Lyrics submitted by Running_On_Empty
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I love the lyrics. " So lesson learned And I guess I'll move on You can't dwell on the past Or the present will be gone It takes losing something You never really had To know you really want it and just how bad " thats my favorite part. I can relate to it .. im sure im not the only one.
Its Really great :) -xxx-