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,
Getting up is enough
all I want to do is strip down
these clothes are too much
where's my summer time
days are getting long again
crazy if we missed out
Say anything, even if you make it up
Looks like a false start, feels right to be falling apart
I look to you and to me I'm refined
Lazy arms gonna swing a while
Say anything, even if I don't believe you
Say anything
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Stuck in my head, stuck in my head
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Feel right, feel right, feel right, feel right
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Stuck in my head, stuck in my head
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Feel right, feel right
Say anything, waiting's too hard on the heart
Looks like a false start, feels right to be falling apart
I look to you and to me I'm refined
Lazy arms gonna hold you tight
Say anything and the summer's almost here
Say anything
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Stuck in my head, stuck in my head
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Feel right, feel right, feel right, feel right
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Stuck in my head, stuck in my head
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Feel right, feel right, feel right, feel right
We could be so good
The time of all time
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
all I want to do is strip down
these clothes are too much
where's my summer time
days are getting long again
crazy if we missed out
Say anything, even if you make it up
Looks like a false start, feels right to be falling apart
I look to you and to me I'm refined
Lazy arms gonna swing a while
Say anything, even if I don't believe you
Say anything
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Stuck in my head, stuck in my head
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Feel right, feel right, feel right, feel right
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Stuck in my head, stuck in my head
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Feel right, feel right
Say anything, waiting's too hard on the heart
Looks like a false start, feels right to be falling apart
I look to you and to me I'm refined
Lazy arms gonna hold you tight
Say anything and the summer's almost here
Say anything
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Stuck in my head, stuck in my head
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Feel right, feel right, feel right, feel right
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Stuck in my head, stuck in my head
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Feel right, feel right, feel right, feel right
We could be so good
The time of all time
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
When it gets warm I'll be better than you
Lyrics submitted by onetwofold
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