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,
Solo eagle twisting the wide sky
If only all could feel simplicity so high
She's floating wings of freedom 'bove the knowing mountains
Thru deepest blues and clouds like flowing fountains
Chorus:
Just listening as time goes round
And round her circle game
And laughing low cause nothing moves
And nothing stays the same
Spread your wings...
Mother's milk is solid earth underneath bare feet
She feeds my mind towards esctacy when sun and ocean meet
Quiet cottonwoods give way to bumble bees
Warm sulfur springs and poision oak these newfound mysteries
Chorus
Spread your wings...
Not one brown foot of earth has only shadow or sun
But everywhere duality and greater neither one
There's light and dark below and dark and light above
Just as my heart is full of longing and of love
Chorus
If only all could feel simplicity so high
She's floating wings of freedom 'bove the knowing mountains
Thru deepest blues and clouds like flowing fountains
Chorus:
Just listening as time goes round
And round her circle game
And laughing low cause nothing moves
And nothing stays the same
Spread your wings...
Mother's milk is solid earth underneath bare feet
She feeds my mind towards esctacy when sun and ocean meet
Quiet cottonwoods give way to bumble bees
Warm sulfur springs and poision oak these newfound mysteries
Chorus
Spread your wings...
Not one brown foot of earth has only shadow or sun
But everywhere duality and greater neither one
There's light and dark below and dark and light above
Just as my heart is full of longing and of love
Chorus
Lyrics submitted by dejavula
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