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 can't believe I'm all alone
Especially 'cause it's Friday night, I had things to do
But I brushed them off to be with you
All dressed up with nowhere to go
I've been watching time go by, the minutes, lie
But I still haven't heard from you
How busy can you be?
Clearly too busy for me
You know I like you so much
But you're pissing me off, really pissing me off
I need consistency
You know you don't deserve me
Say you like me so much
But you're pissing me off, really pissing me off
Look at what you did 'cause you just lost one
Now it ain't that deep, damage is done
You were lucky just to have my number at all
So tell me baby, tell me
Why didn't you call?
It's gonna take more than a Coke and a smile
To make me forget that you didn't dial
You were lucky just to have my number at all
Break it down for me
Why didn't you call?
I'm feeling so delusional
Cause I thought that you and I were vibin' right
Maybe that was in my mind
This shit is bad for my ego
There's somewhere that you would rather spend your time
Than laid up in my arms tonight
How busy can you be?
What are you doing if it's not me?
You know I like you so much
And it's pissing me off, really pissing me off
'Cause baby, honestly
It's clear, you don't deserve me
Say you like me so much
But you're pissing me off, really pissing me off
Look at what you did 'cause you just lost one
Now it ain't that deep, damage is done
You were lucky just to have my number at all
So tell me baby, tell me
Why didn't you call?
It's gonna take more than a Coke and a smile
To make me forget that you didn't dial
You were lucky just to have my number at all
Break it down for me
Why didn't you call?
Thought that we had chemistry
Now I'm second guessing things
It's crazy how one thing can change the game
(how to change, how to change, how to change the game)
I'm not trying to waste my time
Waiting up for you, will not
Gonna throw you out my pocket like some loose change
Look at what you did 'cause you just lost one
Now it ain't that deep, damage is done
You were lucky just to have my number at all
So tell me baby, tell me
Why didn't you call?
It's gonna take more than a Coke and a smile
To make me forget that you didn't dial
You were lucky just to have my number at all
Break it down for me
Why didn't you call?
Especially 'cause it's Friday night, I had things to do
But I brushed them off to be with you
All dressed up with nowhere to go
I've been watching time go by, the minutes, lie
But I still haven't heard from you
How busy can you be?
Clearly too busy for me
You know I like you so much
But you're pissing me off, really pissing me off
I need consistency
You know you don't deserve me
Say you like me so much
But you're pissing me off, really pissing me off
Look at what you did 'cause you just lost one
Now it ain't that deep, damage is done
You were lucky just to have my number at all
So tell me baby, tell me
Why didn't you call?
It's gonna take more than a Coke and a smile
To make me forget that you didn't dial
You were lucky just to have my number at all
Break it down for me
Why didn't you call?
I'm feeling so delusional
Cause I thought that you and I were vibin' right
Maybe that was in my mind
This shit is bad for my ego
There's somewhere that you would rather spend your time
Than laid up in my arms tonight
How busy can you be?
What are you doing if it's not me?
You know I like you so much
And it's pissing me off, really pissing me off
'Cause baby, honestly
It's clear, you don't deserve me
Say you like me so much
But you're pissing me off, really pissing me off
Look at what you did 'cause you just lost one
Now it ain't that deep, damage is done
You were lucky just to have my number at all
So tell me baby, tell me
Why didn't you call?
It's gonna take more than a Coke and a smile
To make me forget that you didn't dial
You were lucky just to have my number at all
Break it down for me
Why didn't you call?
Thought that we had chemistry
Now I'm second guessing things
It's crazy how one thing can change the game
(how to change, how to change, how to change the game)
I'm not trying to waste my time
Waiting up for you, will not
Gonna throw you out my pocket like some loose change
Look at what you did 'cause you just lost one
Now it ain't that deep, damage is done
You were lucky just to have my number at all
So tell me baby, tell me
Why didn't you call?
It's gonna take more than a Coke and a smile
To make me forget that you didn't dial
You were lucky just to have my number at all
Break it down for me
Why didn't you call?
Lyrics submitted by VANESSAA
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