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 don't want to see
You not reach out for me
When you're feeling like it all should end, girlfriend
And I don't want to hear
Another word about
How your life is just a waste of time, sunshine
I've got a lot to do
And it's better when you
Are doing it too
I'd like to help you but you get so bruised
And you're only happy
When you're throwing things at me
In the nude- Lady Blue
Don't you know you got me so high baby
Even though you're always down
You know the words to all my favorite/silly songs
And you're not afraid to sing out loud
I don't want to know,
What you were gonna do
With that gun kept underneath the bed- sleepy head
You can't be serious
You got to know you are worth
More than this earth
I'd give you my blood if it stopped the hurt
But something inside you seems to cut and divide you
For the worse
I don't want to say
You're gonna be okay
But all the rotten things that happened yesterday
They couldn't have been your fault
Here we go once again singing songs that never end
Whether in or out of key your voice is always sweet to me
You not reach out for me
When you're feeling like it all should end, girlfriend
And I don't want to hear
Another word about
How your life is just a waste of time, sunshine
I've got a lot to do
And it's better when you
Are doing it too
I'd like to help you but you get so bruised
And you're only happy
When you're throwing things at me
In the nude- Lady Blue
Don't you know you got me so high baby
Even though you're always down
You know the words to all my favorite/silly songs
And you're not afraid to sing out loud
I don't want to know,
What you were gonna do
With that gun kept underneath the bed- sleepy head
You can't be serious
You got to know you are worth
More than this earth
I'd give you my blood if it stopped the hurt
But something inside you seems to cut and divide you
For the worse
I don't want to say
You're gonna be okay
But all the rotten things that happened yesterday
They couldn't have been your fault
Here we go once again singing songs that never end
Whether in or out of key your voice is always sweet to me
Lyrics submitted by Mopnugget
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