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,
We had a good thing goin'
But it couldn't last.
We had a good thing goin',
But now it's just a thing of the past.
Love took a long time growin'
And then it turned bad.
You've got no way of knowin'
Just how much I'm missin' all the love we had.
Well I know that you don't want my love no longer, baby,
But my love for you keeps getting stronger, baby.
Even though you're gone,
I can't keep from hangin' on
Because, we had a good thing goin',
So don't let it end.
Let's save our love by showin'
That we can get that good thing goin' again.
We had a good thing goin',
So don't let it end.
We'll save our love by showin'
That we can get that good thing goin' again.
But it couldn't last.
We had a good thing goin',
But now it's just a thing of the past.
Love took a long time growin'
And then it turned bad.
You've got no way of knowin'
Just how much I'm missin' all the love we had.
Well I know that you don't want my love no longer, baby,
But my love for you keeps getting stronger, baby.
Even though you're gone,
I can't keep from hangin' on
Because, we had a good thing goin',
So don't let it end.
Let's save our love by showin'
That we can get that good thing goin' again.
We had a good thing goin',
So don't let it end.
We'll save our love by showin'
That we can get that good thing goin' again.
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We Had a Good Thing Goin' Lyrics as written by Neil Sedaka Howard Greenfield
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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