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,
I watched my guilt blossom before me
Like a tender shoot
With thirsty roots
Oh, how my garden grows
The shameful seeds I've sown
I watched its stems sprawl above me
Its dark shadow cast its cloud around me
But I can live with it
I'll live in it
There's no place like home
Stretch your arms around me
Cast your cloud above me
Curtained, kept, and covered in
Your solemn vow,
"Ever you go, I'll follow."
Grow your roots within me
Drink of me you thirsty seed
I cower, cringe, and tremble at
Your solemn vow,
"Ever you go, I'll follow you."
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
(I can learn to live with this)
There's no place like home
(If I can learn to live in it)
Heavied, we're so heavy
If she only knew just how sorry I was
(Heavied, we're so heavy)
If she only knows...
Sticks and stones won't break my bones
It's the branches and boulders I shoulder
Stick and stones won't break my bones
I can live with it
If I can learn to live with this
If I can learn to live
Like a tender shoot
With thirsty roots
Oh, how my garden grows
The shameful seeds I've sown
I watched its stems sprawl above me
Its dark shadow cast its cloud around me
But I can live with it
I'll live in it
There's no place like home
Stretch your arms around me
Cast your cloud above me
Curtained, kept, and covered in
Your solemn vow,
"Ever you go, I'll follow."
Grow your roots within me
Drink of me you thirsty seed
I cower, cringe, and tremble at
Your solemn vow,
"Ever you go, I'll follow you."
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
(I can learn to live with this)
There's no place like home
(If I can learn to live in it)
Heavied, we're so heavy
If she only knew just how sorry I was
(Heavied, we're so heavy)
If she only knows...
Sticks and stones won't break my bones
It's the branches and boulders I shoulder
Stick and stones won't break my bones
I can live with it
If I can learn to live with this
If I can learn to live
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
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I watched my guilt blossom before me Like a tender shoot With thirsty roots O’ how my garden grows The shameful seeds I’ve sown
I watched its stems sprawl above me Its dark shadow cast its cloud around me Curtained, kept, and covered in Your solemn vow, “Ever you go, I’ll follow.”
Grow your roots within me Drink of me you thirsty seed I cower, cringe, and tremble at Your solemn vow, “Ever you go, I’ll follow.”
There’s no place like home
I can learn to live with this If I can learn to live in it
Heavied we’re so heavy
If she only knew just how sorry I was
Sticks and stones won’t break my bones It’s the branches and boulders I shoulder Stick and stones won’t break my bones I can live with it If I can learn to live with this If I can learn to live