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,
[Beyoncé]
The heart is stronger than you think
It's like it can go through anything
And even when you think it can't it finds a way to still push on, though
[Carrie Underwood]
Sometimes you want to run away
Ain't got the patience for the pain
And if you don't believe it look into
your heart the beat goes on
[Rihanna & Miley Cyrus]
I'm tellin' you that
Things get better
Through whatever
If you fall, dust it off, don't let up
[Sheryl Crow]
Don't you know you can go be your own miracle
[Beyoncé]
You need to know
[Sheryl Crow]
If the mind keeps thinking you've had enough
But the heart keeps telling you don't give up
[Sheryl Crow & Beyoncé]
Who are we to be
questioning, wondering what is what
Don't give up
Through it all, just stand up!
[Fergie]
It's like we all have better days
Problems getting all up in your face
[Leona Lewis]
Just because you go through it
[Fergie]
Don't mean it got to take control, no
[Leona Lewis]
You ain't gotta find no hiding place
[Keyshia Cole]
Because the heart can beat the hate
[Leona Lewis]
Don't wanna let your mind keep playin' you
[Keyshia Cole]
And sayin' you can't go on
[Rihanna]
I'm tellin' you that
[Miley Cyrus]
Things get better
Through whatever
[Rihanna]
If you fall
[Miley Cyrus]
Dust if off, don't let up
[LeAnn Rimes]
Don't you know you
[Natasha Bedingfield]
Can go
[LeAnn Rimes]
Be your own
[Natasha Bedingfield]
Miracle
[Carrie Underwood]
You need to know
[Sheryl Crow]
If the mind keeps thinking you've had enough
But the heart keeps telling you don't give up
[Sheryl Crow & Beyoncé]
Who are we to be questioning
Wondering what is what
Don't give up
Through it all, just stand up!
[Mary J. Blige]
You don't gotta be a prisoner in your mind
[Ciara]
If you fall, dust it off
[Mary J. Blige]
You can live your life
[Rihanna & Carrie Underwood]
Yeah
[Mary J. Blige]
Let your heart be your guide
[Rihanna & Carrie Underwood]
Yeah yeah yeah
[Mariah Carey]
And you will know that you're good if you trust in the good
[Ashanti]
Everything will be all right, yeah
Light up the dark, if you follow your heart
[Mary J. Blige]
And it will get better
[Mariah Carey]
Through whatever
[Sheryl Crow]
If the mind keeps thinking you've had enough
But the heart keeps telling you don't give up
[Sheryl Crow & Beyoncé]
Who are we to be
questioning, wondering what is what
Don't give up
Through it all, just stand up!
[Fergie]
You got it in you, find it within
You got it in now, find it within now
You got it in you, find it within
You got it in now, find it within now
You got it in you, find it within
You got it in now, find it within now
Find it within you, find it within
[Artists Stand Up to Cancer]
Through it all, just stand up!
The heart is stronger than you think
It's like it can go through anything
And even when you think it can't it finds a way to still push on, though
[Carrie Underwood]
Sometimes you want to run away
Ain't got the patience for the pain
And if you don't believe it look into
your heart the beat goes on
[Rihanna & Miley Cyrus]
I'm tellin' you that
Things get better
Through whatever
If you fall, dust it off, don't let up
[Sheryl Crow]
Don't you know you can go be your own miracle
[Beyoncé]
You need to know
[Sheryl Crow]
If the mind keeps thinking you've had enough
But the heart keeps telling you don't give up
[Sheryl Crow & Beyoncé]
Who are we to be
questioning, wondering what is what
Don't give up
Through it all, just stand up!
[Fergie]
It's like we all have better days
Problems getting all up in your face
[Leona Lewis]
Just because you go through it
[Fergie]
Don't mean it got to take control, no
[Leona Lewis]
You ain't gotta find no hiding place
[Keyshia Cole]
Because the heart can beat the hate
[Leona Lewis]
Don't wanna let your mind keep playin' you
[Keyshia Cole]
And sayin' you can't go on
[Rihanna]
I'm tellin' you that
[Miley Cyrus]
Things get better
Through whatever
[Rihanna]
If you fall
[Miley Cyrus]
Dust if off, don't let up
[LeAnn Rimes]
Don't you know you
[Natasha Bedingfield]
Can go
[LeAnn Rimes]
Be your own
[Natasha Bedingfield]
Miracle
[Carrie Underwood]
You need to know
[Sheryl Crow]
If the mind keeps thinking you've had enough
But the heart keeps telling you don't give up
[Sheryl Crow & Beyoncé]
Who are we to be questioning
Wondering what is what
Don't give up
Through it all, just stand up!
[Mary J. Blige]
You don't gotta be a prisoner in your mind
[Ciara]
If you fall, dust it off
[Mary J. Blige]
You can live your life
[Rihanna & Carrie Underwood]
Yeah
[Mary J. Blige]
Let your heart be your guide
[Rihanna & Carrie Underwood]
Yeah yeah yeah
[Mariah Carey]
And you will know that you're good if you trust in the good
[Ashanti]
Everything will be all right, yeah
Light up the dark, if you follow your heart
[Mary J. Blige]
And it will get better
[Mariah Carey]
Through whatever
[Sheryl Crow]
If the mind keeps thinking you've had enough
But the heart keeps telling you don't give up
[Sheryl Crow & Beyoncé]
Who are we to be
questioning, wondering what is what
Don't give up
Through it all, just stand up!
[Fergie]
You got it in you, find it within
You got it in now, find it within now
You got it in you, find it within
You got it in now, find it within now
You got it in you, find it within
You got it in now, find it within now
Find it within you, find it within
[Artists Stand Up to Cancer]
Through it all, just stand up!
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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