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 wake up each day and wonder what for
It seems to me there must be something more
Something more than stacks of dishes
And washing this old floor
If I had my pick of wishes
I'd wish me out that door
'Cause I'm hungry for adventure
And I'm fed up with this grind
If I don't get some adventure soon
I'm gonna lose my mind
I want a life that's filled with thrills
That's wild and free
There's gotta be something better
Something better
There's gotta be something better than this for me
I look around here and I want to cry
Aw, me too
I feel like the world is passing me by
It is!
And I just can't help but wonder
Am I doomed to wash and dry
And is it a curse I'm under
To do it till I die
Well, I hope not
Yeah
When I could be an explorer
Sure you could!
Sailing off to distant lands
Not so fast
Instead of spending every afternoon
Just getting dish pan hands
My future looks like nowhere that I want to be
There's gotta be something better
Something better
There's gotta be something better than this for me
Well, now your talkin'!
If its weird and wild let's go and find it
The crazier the better is what I say
Yeah, that's true
To tell the truth I really wouldn't mind it
Mind what?
If we find someplace with ten square meals a day
Let danger call my name
If it does I'm gonna hide
I'll put my courage to the test
And I'll be my your side
We'll be by your side
There's gotta be something better than this
Something more than this
I know there's so much out there to see
And I know this life I'm living can be my destiny
There's gotta be something better
Something better
There's gotta be something better than this for me
And me!
Wait a minute, what about me?
There's something better than this for you and me
It seems to me there must be something more
Something more than stacks of dishes
And washing this old floor
If I had my pick of wishes
I'd wish me out that door
'Cause I'm hungry for adventure
And I'm fed up with this grind
If I don't get some adventure soon
I'm gonna lose my mind
I want a life that's filled with thrills
That's wild and free
There's gotta be something better
Something better
There's gotta be something better than this for me
I look around here and I want to cry
Aw, me too
I feel like the world is passing me by
It is!
And I just can't help but wonder
Am I doomed to wash and dry
And is it a curse I'm under
To do it till I die
Well, I hope not
Yeah
When I could be an explorer
Sure you could!
Sailing off to distant lands
Not so fast
Instead of spending every afternoon
Just getting dish pan hands
My future looks like nowhere that I want to be
There's gotta be something better
Something better
There's gotta be something better than this for me
Well, now your talkin'!
If its weird and wild let's go and find it
The crazier the better is what I say
Yeah, that's true
To tell the truth I really wouldn't mind it
Mind what?
If we find someplace with ten square meals a day
Let danger call my name
If it does I'm gonna hide
I'll put my courage to the test
And I'll be my your side
We'll be by your side
There's gotta be something better than this
Something more than this
I know there's so much out there to see
And I know this life I'm living can be my destiny
There's gotta be something better
Something better
There's gotta be something better than this for me
And me!
Wait a minute, what about me?
There's something better than this for you and me
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Something Better Lyrics as written by Cynthia Weil Barry Mann
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