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,
You know it breaks my heart
To see you standing in the dark
Alone waiting there for me to come back
I'm too afraid to show
If it's coming over you
Like it's coming over me
I'm crashing like a tidal wave
That drags me out to sea
I want to be with you
If you want to be with me
Crashing like a tidal wave
I don't want to be
Stranded
Stranded
Stranded
So baby come back to me [Stranded]
So baby come back to me [Stranded]
I can only take so much
These tears are turning me to rust
I know you're waiting there for me to come back
I'm too afraid to show
If it's coming over you
Like it's coming over me
I'm crashing like a tidal wave
That drags me out to sea
I want to be with you
If you want to be with me
Crashing like a tidal wave
I don't want to be
Stranded
Stranded
Stranded
So baby come back to me [Stranded]
So baby come back to me [Stranded]
I miss you
I miss you
Without you
I'm stranded
I love you
So come back
I'm not afraid to show
Crashing like a tidal wave
Drags me out to sea
I want to be with you
You want to be with me
Crashing like a tidal wave
I don't want to be
Stranded
It's coming over you [Stranded]
It's coming over you [Stranded]
It's coming over you [Stranded]
So baby come back to me [Stranded]
So baby come back to me [Stranded]
Coming over you
Coming over me
So baby come back to me
So baby come back to me
To see you standing in the dark
Alone waiting there for me to come back
I'm too afraid to show
If it's coming over you
Like it's coming over me
I'm crashing like a tidal wave
That drags me out to sea
I want to be with you
If you want to be with me
Crashing like a tidal wave
I don't want to be
Stranded
Stranded
Stranded
So baby come back to me [Stranded]
So baby come back to me [Stranded]
I can only take so much
These tears are turning me to rust
I know you're waiting there for me to come back
I'm too afraid to show
If it's coming over you
Like it's coming over me
I'm crashing like a tidal wave
That drags me out to sea
I want to be with you
If you want to be with me
Crashing like a tidal wave
I don't want to be
Stranded
Stranded
Stranded
So baby come back to me [Stranded]
So baby come back to me [Stranded]
I miss you
I miss you
Without you
I'm stranded
I love you
So come back
I'm not afraid to show
Crashing like a tidal wave
Drags me out to sea
I want to be with you
You want to be with me
Crashing like a tidal wave
I don't want to be
Stranded
It's coming over you [Stranded]
It's coming over you [Stranded]
It's coming over you [Stranded]
So baby come back to me [Stranded]
So baby come back to me [Stranded]
Coming over you
Coming over me
So baby come back to me
So baby come back to me
Lyrics submitted by tinkle_tinkle_drip
Stranded Lyrics as written by Nick Goodale Matt Cosby
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
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yo i cant find my green sock........oh wait i see it its under that couch......fetch boy get mmtt his sock
i loveeeeeeee this songggg!!!!
hey mmtt....got ur sock back?hehe
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I think this song is about how shes stranded far away from the one she loves and after being long distance she decides she wants to stick it out if he's willing to stick it out and make it work "I wanna be with you if you wanna be with me crashing like a tidal wave stranded"