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,
It's time to get away
It's time to get away from you
It's time to get away
It's time to get away from you, uh-uh
You brought a lot of money
But me, I catch a tiny tummy
And you, you make me sleep
I tried and tried
But you're undermine me, uh-huh
And I start to be sensible (if you know what I mean)
And so it's time to get away
It's time to get away from you
I'm dying to get away
I'm dying to get away
Next time we'll talk it over
And we can start again
Shocked
For you, I caught a lot of static
And me, I would like it automatic
Oh what, what, what, what, what did you think would happen next?
Oh what, what, what, what, what could it ever be?
So it's time to get away
It's time to get away from you
I'm dying to get away
I'm dying to get away, oh
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Next time let's talk about it
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Or maybe start again
Shocked
To think I used to pity you
To think I used to pity you, it's true
To think I used to pity you
To think I used to talk to you, it's true
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Next time we can talk about it
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Or even start again
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
I couldn't tell you what you wanted
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
You know what I'm saying?
I knew you were low man
But the truth is I was shocked
Blood
Power
Eyes
Eyes never lie
Kids (hey buddy)
Kids never lie
It's time to get away from you
It's time to get away
It's time to get away from you, uh-uh
You brought a lot of money
But me, I catch a tiny tummy
And you, you make me sleep
I tried and tried
But you're undermine me, uh-huh
And I start to be sensible (if you know what I mean)
And so it's time to get away
It's time to get away from you
I'm dying to get away
I'm dying to get away
Next time we'll talk it over
And we can start again
Shocked
For you, I caught a lot of static
And me, I would like it automatic
Oh what, what, what, what, what did you think would happen next?
Oh what, what, what, what, what could it ever be?
So it's time to get away
It's time to get away from you
I'm dying to get away
I'm dying to get away, oh
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Next time let's talk about it
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Or maybe start again
Shocked
To think I used to pity you
To think I used to pity you, it's true
To think I used to pity you
To think I used to talk to you, it's true
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Next time we can talk about it
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Or even start again
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
I couldn't tell you what you wanted
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
You know what I'm saying?
I knew you were low man
But the truth is I was shocked
Blood
Power
Eyes
Eyes never lie
Kids (hey buddy)
Kids never lie
Lyrics submitted by crippledmcgimp
Time to Get Away Lyrics as written by James Jeremiah Murphy
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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He says "but me, i got a tiny tummy"
I saw LCD at Austin City Limits this year and he said that means "im hungry".
It's either "tiny" or "tidy", ive never been quite sure.
if anyone has any idea what he says after "you brought a lot of money" let me know... I cant make it out. It almost sounds like he says 'tummy', but that seems too stupid to be correct.
He does indeed say "tummy", at least according to the lyrics in the album inlay. Great song though.
What the hell? Does it really say that? That's absurd.
i really like this song
Sounds to me like it's about a manager/producer, possibly a bandmate...
So maybe I am seeing this totally the wrong way, but it sounds like it be about someone who was caught doing something to a kid. (doing what? ...I don't want to go there) Because he says things like "tiny tummy"...and at the end, "I knew you were low man, But the truth is I was shocked Of power eyes, eyes never lie. Kids, Kids never lie." Could be about someone who found out something shocking about a friend or someone they knew and now they want to "get away" from them... Just a thought.
The song is about his old manager. James Murphy said on March 28, 2011 during his performance in New York City at Terminal Five: "People think this song is about an ex-girlfriend or something. It's not. It's about my old manager. Fxck that guy. I paid a lot of money for the right to say fxck that guy."