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,
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep but I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep and miles to go before I sleep"
If someone could hold you now
If fate could play a different hand
All if all the broken hearts
Could be fixed not torn apart
Watching shadows on the wall
Some questions are impossible
And does God make a fool of us all
Watch the skies as sadness falls
Bits of me don't exist anymore
I can't replace what's been and gone
Cars and bits of silhuettes
Buy some time and learn to dance
Time comes too soon for you
Memories left to date and bruise
No control we're all at sea
In a world that's dissappeared
Broken scremas can kill you dreams
I wish I knew more about your fears
And if I could your eyes i would kiss
And fill up your time with laziness
Lets declare an amnesty
Ambitions dead for all to sea
Shake your fists we've grown too fast
Help me love and hold me close
Twist and turn so wonderful
Break your bones I'm coming home
If someone could hold you now
If someone could hold you now
Hold you now
If someone could hold you now
If fate could play a different hand
All if all the broken hearts
Could be fixed not torn apart
Watching shadows on the wall
Some questions are impossible
And does God make a fool of us all
Watch the skies as sadness falls
Bits of me don't exist anymore
I can't replace what's been and gone
Cars and bits of silhuettes
Buy some time and learn to dance
Time comes too soon for you
Memories left to date and bruise
No control we're all at sea
In a world that's dissappeared
Broken scremas can kill you dreams
I wish I knew more about your fears
And if I could your eyes i would kiss
And fill up your time with laziness
Lets declare an amnesty
Ambitions dead for all to sea
Shake your fists we've grown too fast
Help me love and hold me close
Twist and turn so wonderful
Break your bones I'm coming home
If someone could hold you now
If someone could hold you now
Hold you now
Lyrics submitted by Colonel Kurtz
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omg!!!!
i can access this in school LOL!!!!!!