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,
Daybreak comes alive when I'm with you boy
Too late
Can't survive without you in my world
Falling down like rain I hear the thunder
I've thrown it all away to keep from going under
I gotta go back back from the place that has no shame
I gotta go back to go where the past don't show
I'll take the blame
I can see clearly now
I can go all the way
I can see clearly now that you're near me
All left gone away
Open up your eyes
You've seen yesterday
Now time to run and hide
I've got to go back back from the place that has no shame I've got to go back to go where the past don't show I'll take the blame I can see clearly now
I can go all the way
I can see clearly now that you're near me
Too late
Can't survive without you in my world
Falling down like rain I hear the thunder
I've thrown it all away to keep from going under
I gotta go back back from the place that has no shame
I gotta go back to go where the past don't show
I'll take the blame
I can see clearly now
I can go all the way
I can see clearly now that you're near me
All left gone away
Open up your eyes
You've seen yesterday
Now time to run and hide
I've got to go back back from the place that has no shame I've got to go back to go where the past don't show I'll take the blame I can see clearly now
I can go all the way
I can see clearly now that you're near me
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
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