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,
Stars in the sky, they will guide you back home
Float as the night forms a path of its own
Follow the lights, they will guide you back home
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Laugh as we run from the world we once knew
Songs we once sung, they will come back to you
Wait for the sun as it comes into view
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Float as the night forms a path of its own
Follow the lights, they will guide you back home
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Laugh as we run from the world we once knew
Songs we once sung, they will come back to you
Wait for the sun as it comes into view
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Path to discovery
Road to recovery
Lyrics submitted by thesprucemoose
Road to Recovery Lyrics as written by Daniel Stricker Andrew Szekeres
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Quite a stretch there. The song says nothing about finding another home. In fact, the lyrics say otherwise:
"Stars in the sky they will guide you back home Float as the night forms a path of its own Follow the lights they will guide you back home"
How can stars in the sky guide you back home on an alien world?
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