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'm the sky
'Cause the sky doesn't sing in my song in the wind
I can dodge
Both your eyes with my smile
'Cause I'm singing my song
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
Long ago
I was blinded, my mind couldn't see
The world's sorrow
Every place that I went in the stillness
I left people alone
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
Till one day
In the spring, in the springtime I saw a good day
And I heard as a child laughing wild
That I heard you can grow
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
When you grow
In the springtime you'll sing loudly songs in your soul
In the air you can feel all the life
And the force you've been weary
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
'Cause the sky doesn't sing in my song in the wind
I can dodge
Both your eyes with my smile
'Cause I'm singing my song
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
Long ago
I was blinded, my mind couldn't see
The world's sorrow
Every place that I went in the stillness
I left people alone
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
Till one day
In the spring, in the springtime I saw a good day
And I heard as a child laughing wild
That I heard you can grow
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
When you grow
In the springtime you'll sing loudly songs in your soul
In the air you can feel all the life
And the force you've been weary
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
It's love, it's mine
It's yours, it's life
It's free
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