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 know you better than you think I do
You coulda stuck with me
But I guess a girl's gotta do what she has to
Every now and then, my name passes your lips
Your late night stroll down a memory lane
On your, your finger tips
Do you miss me so much?
Feeling like I hypnotized you
Feel a burning deep inside you
The only thing that satisfies
You miss me so much
And now you're burning with that old flame
Yearning for my old game
You tremble when you hear my name
You miss me so much
Well, that's too bad
And we go together like a hand and gun
Squeeze off a couple rounds
Put me away 'til next time you wanna hurt someone
Every now and then, you like to empty your clip, no no
Then I go right under your belt on your hip
Do you miss me so much?
Feeling like I hypnotized you
Feel a burning deep inside you
The only thing that satisfies
You miss me so much
And now you're burning with that old flame
Yearning for my old game
You tremble when you hear my name
You miss me so much
Well, that's too bad, too bad, too bad
Feeling like I hypnotized you
Feel a burning deep inside you
The only thing that satisfies
You miss me so much
And now you're burning with that old flame
Yearning for my old game
You tremble when you hear my name
You miss me so much, so much
And you miss me
Well, that's too bad
You coulda stuck with me
But I guess a girl's gotta do what she has to
Every now and then, my name passes your lips
Your late night stroll down a memory lane
On your, your finger tips
Do you miss me so much?
Feeling like I hypnotized you
Feel a burning deep inside you
The only thing that satisfies
You miss me so much
And now you're burning with that old flame
Yearning for my old game
You tremble when you hear my name
You miss me so much
Well, that's too bad
And we go together like a hand and gun
Squeeze off a couple rounds
Put me away 'til next time you wanna hurt someone
Every now and then, you like to empty your clip, no no
Then I go right under your belt on your hip
Do you miss me so much?
Feeling like I hypnotized you
Feel a burning deep inside you
The only thing that satisfies
You miss me so much
And now you're burning with that old flame
Yearning for my old game
You tremble when you hear my name
You miss me so much
Well, that's too bad, too bad, too bad
Feeling like I hypnotized you
Feel a burning deep inside you
The only thing that satisfies
You miss me so much
And now you're burning with that old flame
Yearning for my old game
You tremble when you hear my name
You miss me so much, so much
And you miss me
Well, that's too bad
Lyrics submitted by Dodgerfan34
Too Bad Lyrics as written by Scott Holiday Jay Buchanan
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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"I know you better than you think I do You coulda stuck with me But I guess a girl's gotta do what she has to"
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"Every now and then, my name passes your lips Your late night stroll down a memory lane On your, your finger tips
Do you miss me so much?
Feeling like I hypnotized you Feel a burning deep inside you The only thing that satisfies You miss me so much And now you're burning with that old flame Yearning for my old game You tremble when you hear my name You miss me so much Well, that's too bad"
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"And we go together like a hand and gun Squeeze off a couple rounds Put me away 'til next time you wanna hurt someone Every now and then, you like to empty your clip, no no Then I go right under your belt on your hip"
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@Warlight "Late night stroll down memory lane on your fingertips" has a double meaning. The first meaning is she is scrolling his social media with her fingertips, looking at his pics and whatever. The 2nd meaning is much dirtier, lol.
@Warlight I understand if you don’t believe me yet, but I know myself and know all it is that I’ll ever want.
@Warlight That feeling is completely gone.