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,
Put me in a box girl, put me in a box
Cuz the second that I met you felt this old heart stopping
Talking new shoes black suits roses on top
Put me in a box, put me in a box
You don't even know what you doin' what you doin' to me, baby
Kisses like a lipstick hammer slamming into me, girl you're knockin' me out
The way you swing those hips girl it's killing me, killing me baby
Like a bullet to the heart a shot in the dark and you're the smoking gun
Put me in a box girl, put me in a box
Cuz the second that I met you felt this old heart stopping
Talking new shoes black suits roses on top
Put me in a box, put me in a box
I should be picking out a stone picking out a stone, with my name on it
Saying here lies a guy who went out like a lion
Pulled a kiss from a drop dead got him on ice
Put me in a box girl, put me in a box
Cuz the second that I met you felt this old heart stopping
Talking new shoes black suits roses on top
Put me in a box, put me in a box
Put me in a box girl, put me in a box
Cuz the second that I met you felt this old heart stopping
Talking new shoes black suits roses on top
Put me in a box, put me in a box
Cuz the second that I met you felt this old heart stopping
Talking new shoes black suits roses on top
Put me in a box, put me in a box
You don't even know what you doin' what you doin' to me, baby
Kisses like a lipstick hammer slamming into me, girl you're knockin' me out
The way you swing those hips girl it's killing me, killing me baby
Like a bullet to the heart a shot in the dark and you're the smoking gun
Put me in a box girl, put me in a box
Cuz the second that I met you felt this old heart stopping
Talking new shoes black suits roses on top
Put me in a box, put me in a box
I should be picking out a stone picking out a stone, with my name on it
Saying here lies a guy who went out like a lion
Pulled a kiss from a drop dead got him on ice
Put me in a box girl, put me in a box
Cuz the second that I met you felt this old heart stopping
Talking new shoes black suits roses on top
Put me in a box, put me in a box
Put me in a box girl, put me in a box
Cuz the second that I met you felt this old heart stopping
Talking new shoes black suits roses on top
Put me in a box, put me in a box
Lyrics submitted by ahron11503
Put Me In A Box Lyrics as written by Erik Dylan Randy Montana
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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