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,
On your mark, get set, here we go
Time to make your future unfold
And put aside what's killing growth
You know what's best for ya so let's go
Holla back if you really feel me
Holla back now if you are with me
No time to waste the clock is tickin'
Enough wishin' the wells out of commission
It ain't no superstition
No need to make your prediction
Your destiny is in your possession
How bad you want it is the question
If you really wanna move you got to get movin' (movin', movin')
Got to get movin',
Nothin' left to do except to just do it (do it, do it)
Got to just do it, if you want it want it go and go and get it get it,
You don't have to wait anymore I
Can hear him calling, step through the door, where anything is possible
We're on a mission a mission to bring you
What you're missing no superstition this vision has intuition
I get, irate take the whole cake when,
You hate I levitate then, migrate to a mind state when,
He appropriates a new faith hey we came
Just to change the whole game and we aim to maintain
The one name that, you've heard whispered among listeners
Hit nerves that ba ba burn like perm
Fixtures yes sir, I'm about to paint a picture
To get yer mind around divine elixirs sisters,
And gentleman alike there's a brand new dance tonight now get it hype
We're going live on the mic tonight in the studio,
Speaking truth and life into your stereo
You don't have to wait anymore its all yours for sure,
Let your faith walk it out now, walk it out now
Time to make your future unfold
And put aside what's killing growth
You know what's best for ya so let's go
Holla back if you really feel me
Holla back now if you are with me
No time to waste the clock is tickin'
Enough wishin' the wells out of commission
It ain't no superstition
No need to make your prediction
Your destiny is in your possession
How bad you want it is the question
If you really wanna move you got to get movin' (movin', movin')
Got to get movin',
Nothin' left to do except to just do it (do it, do it)
Got to just do it, if you want it want it go and go and get it get it,
You don't have to wait anymore I
Can hear him calling, step through the door, where anything is possible
We're on a mission a mission to bring you
What you're missing no superstition this vision has intuition
I get, irate take the whole cake when,
You hate I levitate then, migrate to a mind state when,
He appropriates a new faith hey we came
Just to change the whole game and we aim to maintain
The one name that, you've heard whispered among listeners
Hit nerves that ba ba burn like perm
Fixtures yes sir, I'm about to paint a picture
To get yer mind around divine elixirs sisters,
And gentleman alike there's a brand new dance tonight now get it hype
We're going live on the mic tonight in the studio,
Speaking truth and life into your stereo
You don't have to wait anymore its all yours for sure,
Let your faith walk it out now, walk it out now
Lyrics submitted by rockmusiclover
Movin' Lyrics as written by Blanca Reyes Jose Manwell Reyes
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It is about Movin' out of troble when it comes at you, and when you want to do go do it, life to short. Don't sit around and be alazy butt.
Movin' means, to me, don't wait for the clock to run out. You only have a certian time here on here. Go for your dreams! But also they mention:"we are on a mission, a mission to bring you what you are missing." Has duel meanings: Share God's word & go for your dreams!