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,
She fell to the bottom of her life
This wasn't meant for her too
She struggles to find herself in time
But she can barely move
Just try and get up
You've gotta slowly brush off
I know that words aren't enough
But you're better than this
Save your heart
For someone that's worth dying for
Don't give it away
Torn apart
Never getting what you've been crying for
It's always the same
She turns the pages everyday
Just to change the mood
But every chapter reads the same
So hard to make it through
Just try and get up
You've gotta slowly brush off
I know that words aren't enough
But you're better than this
Save your heart
For someone that's worth dying for
Don't give it away
Torn apart
Never getting what you've been crying for
It's always the same
And you give
And they take
And it's love that you want
But not love that you make
Save your heart
For someone that's worth dying for
Don't give it away
Save your heart
For someone who leaves you breathless
And I know that you're scared
Seems like someone said you had it in you
All along you said you knew this was wrong
But still worth dying for
Save your heart
For someone who leaves you breathless
And I know that you're scared
Seems like someone said you had it in you
All along you said you knew this was wrong
But still worth dying for
And you give (And you give)
And they take (And they take)
And it's love that you want,
But not love that you make
Save your heart
For someone that's worth dying for
Don't give it away
Don't give it away
This wasn't meant for her too
She struggles to find herself in time
But she can barely move
Just try and get up
You've gotta slowly brush off
I know that words aren't enough
But you're better than this
Save your heart
For someone that's worth dying for
Don't give it away
Torn apart
Never getting what you've been crying for
It's always the same
She turns the pages everyday
Just to change the mood
But every chapter reads the same
So hard to make it through
Just try and get up
You've gotta slowly brush off
I know that words aren't enough
But you're better than this
Save your heart
For someone that's worth dying for
Don't give it away
Torn apart
Never getting what you've been crying for
It's always the same
And you give
And they take
And it's love that you want
But not love that you make
Save your heart
For someone that's worth dying for
Don't give it away
Save your heart
For someone who leaves you breathless
And I know that you're scared
Seems like someone said you had it in you
All along you said you knew this was wrong
But still worth dying for
Save your heart
For someone who leaves you breathless
And I know that you're scared
Seems like someone said you had it in you
All along you said you knew this was wrong
But still worth dying for
And you give (And you give)
And they take (And they take)
And it's love that you want,
But not love that you make
Save your heart
For someone that's worth dying for
Don't give it away
Don't give it away
Lyrics submitted by sparklebbyshine
Save Your Heart Lyrics as written by Bobby Huff Alexander Antonio Garcia
Lyrics © THE TALLAHASSEE SKYLINE PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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