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,
blow a kiss from your hand
i'll catch it before it hits the ground
cry a little for our fears baby, baby
i'm so scared there's something wrong
i hid you in the corner of my empty room
never really cared till now
not standing in the corner for me anymore
you've done your time
pass your sentence and i'll pass mine
and when my time is through can i still come home to you
anytime anytime you want me
anytime anytime you're lonely
you just have to call, because you know i'll be there
anytime anytime you need me
anytime anytime maybe you're dreaming
waking up all alone your heart is screaming
i know i caused you so much pain
i promise that i'll never hurt you again
even though the scars remain
with a little time i know we can win
can't stop this fire
lost control over my desire
still it burns for you like it always used to do
anytime anytime you want me
anytime anytime you're lonely
you just have to call, because you know i'll be there
anytime anytime you need me
anytime anytime maybe you're dreaming
waking up all alone your heart is screaming
and after the war is over
and all the fighting's through
can i make my peace with you
i wanna come home to you
anytime anytime you want me
anytime anytime you're lonely
you just have to call, because you know i'll be there
anytime anytime you need me
anytime anytime maybe you're dreaming
waking up all alone your heart is screaming
i'll catch it before it hits the ground
cry a little for our fears baby, baby
i'm so scared there's something wrong
i hid you in the corner of my empty room
never really cared till now
not standing in the corner for me anymore
you've done your time
pass your sentence and i'll pass mine
and when my time is through can i still come home to you
anytime anytime you want me
anytime anytime you're lonely
you just have to call, because you know i'll be there
anytime anytime you need me
anytime anytime maybe you're dreaming
waking up all alone your heart is screaming
i know i caused you so much pain
i promise that i'll never hurt you again
even though the scars remain
with a little time i know we can win
can't stop this fire
lost control over my desire
still it burns for you like it always used to do
anytime anytime you want me
anytime anytime you're lonely
you just have to call, because you know i'll be there
anytime anytime you need me
anytime anytime maybe you're dreaming
waking up all alone your heart is screaming
and after the war is over
and all the fighting's through
can i make my peace with you
i wanna come home to you
anytime anytime you want me
anytime anytime you're lonely
you just have to call, because you know i'll be there
anytime anytime you need me
anytime anytime maybe you're dreaming
waking up all alone your heart is screaming
Lyrics submitted by sebilerya
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