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 worked for so long
With the weakest of hands on the coldest of shores
The wind and the rain
Fill me with doubt, but you've never been wrong before
I pray for the sun
Some guidance, some truth, some glimpse of the things to come
With only your song
Your love made me strong when all hope was gone
All through the night I was falling
Straining to hear your voice calling
You never gave up, never gave in, never quite gave up on me
You are my constant
We always want time
To hoard up our treasures and bury our dead
It's true what he said
The foxes have holes, but the king has no place for his head
I pray for relief
But relief doesn't come, just the will to press on
With only your song
Your love makes me strong when all hope is gone
All through the night I was falling
Straining to hear your voice calling
You never gave up, never gave in, never quite gave up on me
You are my constant
All through the night your love is faithful to me
All through the night your love is right here with me
All through the night your love is holding me
All through the night I was falling
Straining to hear your voice calling
You never gave up, never gave in, never quite gave up on me
You are my constant
All through the night I was falling
Straining to see your light shining
You never gave up, never gave in, never quite gave up on me
You are my constant
You are my constant
You are my constant
You are my constant
With the weakest of hands on the coldest of shores
The wind and the rain
Fill me with doubt, but you've never been wrong before
I pray for the sun
Some guidance, some truth, some glimpse of the things to come
With only your song
Your love made me strong when all hope was gone
All through the night I was falling
Straining to hear your voice calling
You never gave up, never gave in, never quite gave up on me
You are my constant
We always want time
To hoard up our treasures and bury our dead
It's true what he said
The foxes have holes, but the king has no place for his head
I pray for relief
But relief doesn't come, just the will to press on
With only your song
Your love makes me strong when all hope is gone
All through the night I was falling
Straining to hear your voice calling
You never gave up, never gave in, never quite gave up on me
You are my constant
All through the night your love is faithful to me
All through the night your love is right here with me
All through the night your love is holding me
All through the night I was falling
Straining to hear your voice calling
You never gave up, never gave in, never quite gave up on me
You are my constant
All through the night I was falling
Straining to see your light shining
You never gave up, never gave in, never quite gave up on me
You are my constant
You are my constant
You are my constant
You are my constant
Lyrics submitted by imkingdavid
Constant Lyrics as written by Collin Rigsby Aaron James Babcock
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
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"I worked for so long With the weakest of hands on the coldest of shores The wind and the rain Fill me with doubt but you've never been wrong before
I pray for the sun Some guidance, some truth, some glimpse of the things to come With only your song Your love made me strong when all hope was gone"
Times are tough. It's hard to stay in the game when your hands and your strength are not enough to face the cold shores of life. The battering winds of lies, deceipt, and ridicule batter you down and tear away hope. What do you want when this happens? You want it to stop. You want things to get better. You want that storm to cease and the sun to pierce through. And what does it do? Why, it increases in intensity!
"I pray for relief But relief doesn't come, just the will to press on With only your song Your love makes me strong when all hope is gone"
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"All through the night I was falling Straining to hear your voice calling You never gave up, never gave in, never quite gave up on me You are my constant"
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