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,
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You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You try so hard to get somewhere
They put you down and cut your hair
They're saying you're no good, they just don't care
You're trying to fly, you get nowhere
You get no air, you're getting aware
You get no air, you get no air
You get no air, you get no air
You're getting aware, you're getting aware
You get nowhere, you get nowhere
You get nowhere, you're getting aware
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You want so hard to get somewhere
With trees and flowers growing there
If you can't make it you're going spare
You're trying to fly, you get nowhere
You're getting aware, you get no air
You get no air, you get nowhere
You're getting aware, you get nowhere
You want so hard to get somewhere
You're getting nowhere
You're getting nowhere
We're getting nowhere
We're getting nowhere
We're getting nowhere
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You try so hard to get somewhere
They put you down and cut your hair
They're saying you're no good, they just don't care
You're trying to fly, you get nowhere
You get no air, you're getting aware
You get no air, you get no air
You get no air, you get no air
You're getting aware, you're getting aware
You get nowhere, you get nowhere
You get nowhere, you're getting aware
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You shouldn't do that, should do that
You want so hard to get somewhere
With trees and flowers growing there
If you can't make it you're going spare
You're trying to fly, you get nowhere
You're getting aware, you get no air
You get no air, you get nowhere
You're getting aware, you get nowhere
You want so hard to get somewhere
You're getting nowhere
You're getting nowhere
We're getting nowhere
We're getting nowhere
We're getting nowhere
Lyrics submitted by ButNeverOutgunned, edited by wildandfree
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You try so hard to get somewhere They put you down and cut your hair They're saying you're no good, they just don't care You're trying to fly, you get nowhere You get no air, you're getting aware You get no air, you get no air You get no air, you get no air You're getting aware, you're getting aware You get nowhere, you get nowhere You get nowhere, you're getting aware
You shouldn't do that, should do that You shouldn't do that, should do that You shouldn't do that, should do that You shouldn't do that, should do that You shouldn't do that, should do that You shouldn't do that, should do that You shouldn't do that, should do that You shouldn't do that, should do that You shouldn't do that, should do that
You want so hard to get somewhere With trees and flowers growing there If you can't make it you're going spare You're trying to fly, you get nowhere You're getting aware, you get no air You get no air, you get nowhere You're getting aware, you get nowhere
You want so hard to get somewhere You're getting nowhere You're getting nowhere We're getting nowhere We're getting nowhere We're getting nowhere