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 want to scream, I want to shout
I want to know what it's all about
I've seen it before, but not like this
I saw your name, it was on the list
By 4 o'clock (It's gonna change)
You were pretty high (It's gonna change)
Lying on the floor (It's gonna change)
Looking at the sky (It's gonna change)
I remember you (It's gonna change)
When you were a kid (It's gonna change)
It was pretty strange (It's gonna change)
The things you did
You've got to pull yourself together man
You've got to get back on your feet again
How can I ever make you understand ?
You've got the world right in your hand
No cold heart could turn away
And not be moved by what I saw today:
There on the floor, thirty years or more
He doesn't care, he just wants to score
By 4 o'clock (It's gonna change)
You were pretty high (It's gonna change)
Lying on the floor (It's gonna change)
Looking at the sky (It's gonna change)
I remember you (It's gonna change)
When you were a kid (It's gonna change)
It was pretty strange (It's gonna change)
The things you did
You've got to pull yourself together man
You've got to get back on your feet again
How can I ever make you understand ?
You've got the world right in your hand
You've got to pull yourself together man
You've got to get back on your feet again
How can I ever make you understand ?
You've got the world right in your hand
Yet it only seems just like yesterday
We used to run and hide
Remember in the park where we used to play
The grass looked ten foot high
You've got to pull yourself together man
You've got to get back on your feet again
How can I ever make you understand ?
You've got the world right in your hand
You've got to pull yourself together man
You've got to get back on your feet again
How can I ever make you understand ?
You've got the world right in your hand
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