Riding With The King (Album Version) John Hiatt

I dreamed I had a good job and I got well paid. I blew it all at the penny arcade. A hundred dollars on a kewpie doll. No pretty chick is gonna make me crawl. Get on a TWA to the promised land.

I Can't Wait John Hiatt

the desert of my dreams I got to get out of here before I scream Too much take off, too much landing No such love, no understanding [Chorus:] I can't wait baby till you're by my side I can't wait baby

Washable Ink (Album Version) John Hiatt

my light And it's troubling me Such a world Such an invitation Come as you are They say come as you are Subject to change But we'll try Not to leave any scars Washable ink If you think it stinks you can

The Love That Harms John Hiatt

while she is wearing a disguise Better men have been betrayed Better men have been afraid Shes the best trick in the trade Just another kiss On a long hit list and shes got you made I'd hoped I

The Love That Harms (Album Version) John Hiatt

all the while she is wearing a disguise Better men have been betrayed Better men have been afraid Shes the best trick in the trade Just another kiss On a long hit list and shes got you made I'd hoped I

They All Leave Town John Hiatt

University From New Jersey and Delaware Funny clothes and funny hair Those northern girls like to cut loose when you're spitting that tobacco juice Oh, but they all leave town when summer rolls around I

Detroit Made John Hiatt

I got me a deuce and a quarter, babe She will ride you right Pick you up about half past nine We can ride all night I came up from the country, baby City's where I stay Got me a deuce and a quarter, babe

Damn This Town John Hiatt

They killed my brother in a poker game Damn this town, I\'m leaving Daddy stayed drunk and he died insane Damn this town, I\'m leaving Momma had to work, barely raised the kids Damn this town,

Mine by Daylight John Hiatt

on Friday Spend all weekend gettin' free Your boss calls you his lieutenant Our kids call you mama too Tonight I'm gonna call you something Mind, if that's all right with you All the love you can

Memphis in the Meantime John Hiatt

on the road But if I dont get outta here pretty soon My head's going to explode Sure I like country music I like mandolins But right now I need a telecaster Through a vibro-lux turned up to ten

Memphis In Meantime (Live) John Hiatt

road But if I dont get outta here pretty soon My head's going to explode Sure I like country music I like mandolins But right now I need a telecaster Through a vibro lux turned up to ten Lets go to Memphis

When We Ran John Hiatt

Could have been the kiss of my life Could havebeen the death of me Could have been that I was just too scared To wait around and see You could have been a guardian angle I could have been the

When We Ran (Album Version) John Hiatt

Could have been the kiss of my life Could have been the death of me Could have been that I was just too scared To wait around and see You could have been a guardian angel I could have been the wicked

Conquer Me Conquer You John Hiatt

With a poor boy's heart and a gypsy's soul I come knocking on the door of your beauty And in the fire of love which nobody can control You are a million flaming mirrors that confuse me I appear as

Slug Line John Hiatt

I went to the marketplace They said they liked my face Better than a digital watch You got it, we're pros and we can spot it So I thought it was some disease But they were all on their knees Shakin

Slug Line (Album Version) John Hiatt

I went to the marketplace They said they liked my face Better than a digital watch You got it we're pros and we can spot it So I thought it was some disease But they were all on their knees Shakin' hands

The Rest Of The Dream John Hiatt

stairs When you cried in the night Well, you knew they were there Will the light of the day Was as bright as it seemed And you knew in your heart You were livin' the rest of the dream Well, I

New Numbers John Hiatt

before it to the nines Hurry up and get in line They've got your ashes scattered Before you even burn Blasting off for baby town Wearing cars like angel gowns Even though I'm wearin' tatters I

Washable Ink John Hiatt

troubling me, troubling me Such a world, such an invitation Come as you are, come as you are Subject to change, but we'll try not to leave any scars CHORUS: Washable ink, if you think it stinks you can

The Crush John Hiatt

First time I laid eyes on you I checked myself right on outta this world Just one thing can bring me back from this here heart attack And that's your sweet lovin', girl Ooooh your huggin' and kissin

The Crush (Album Version) John Hiatt

First time I laid eyes on you I checked myself right on outta this world Just one thing can bring me back from this here heart attack And that's your sweet lovin' girl Ooooh your huggin' and kissin' I

Blue Telescope John Hiatt

I've got a blue telescope, I'm looking at the world tonight Through a blue telescope; I wish I may, I wish I might Not see what I see - sheet metal on sheets of ice Looking through this blue telescope

Howlin' Down The Cumberland John Hiatt

"Caught like a deer in my own headlights Frozen on this road tonight I had a fix on the brightest star Now I'm not sure, where you are North is south and east is west Where's the love that I knew

New Numbers (Album Version) John Hiatt

Stand before it to the nines Hurry up and get in line They've got your ashes scattered Before you even burn Blasting off for baby town Wearing cars like angel gowns Even though I'm wearin' tatters I just

If I Can Love Somebody John Hiatt

The smiling--------- is laughing in the wind And the tables are a turning their backs on me again But I'll get out of line if I can just hang on to this If I can love somebody If I can love somebody

Don't Know Much About Love John Hiatt

Baby can you teach me - how to Baby can you reach me, I'm calling out for you Underneath your window tonight I know I ain't no romeo, so help me make it right If I can get this message through to your

Take Time To Know Her John Hiatt

I found a woman one I felt I could truley love She was every thing I've ever been dreaming of But she was bare I wouldn't know it You see her pretty little smile didn't show it When I knew I could

Baby For Life John Hiatt

Well you can play with my toys, babe, but don't you play with my food I'm a half kind man-child-boy that my mama produced Well if you wanna go play with this I can dress you up sharp as a knife And

Marlene John Hiatt

Marlene, Marlene When you call my name Marlene, Marlene Like the summer rain Like the honey too Deep all in my brain Marlene, Marlene I'm in love with you You know I wont be never satisfied You make the

I Got A Gun John Hiatt

his scars She's such a fragile thing Like pigeon bones He couldn't whip my little brother He wouldn't leave her alone So if you see that man Done these things to her Tell him, he'd better run I

Terms Of My Surrender John Hiatt

When the moon is rising and the night is still Some of my delusions have the power to kill Scared I'll get what I deserve Or maybe scared I won't I'm sitting in my borough staring at my motorcycle My heart

Skin Game John Hiatt

Ay, Amigo ---------------- -- got everything that money can buy Now it's a place where a face ain't got no name Down here everybody's playing that ol' skin game Down in Mexico, mexico Well a boy

Tennessee Plates John Hiatt

I woke up in a hotel and I didn't know what to do I turned the TV on and wrote a letter to you The news was talkin' 'bout a dragnet up on the interstate Said they were lookin' for a Cadillac with

When You Hold Me Tight John Hiatt

(let me hear ya get funky now) When your heart touches mine And my thoughts explode When our wires get crossed And the fire burns my soul Then I know you're home When you shine your light And

I Love That Girl John Hiatt

and thieves When she first saw me rising up off of my knees And she said do you think you could show me that please And I love that girl Well, I love that girl And I love that girl Well, I love that girl

Big Love John Hiatt

I need love as big as an ocean I need love that can't be crossed A love in perpetual motion I need a love that won't get lost Do you know where this love can be found?

I Want Your Love Inside Of Me John Hiatt

Unlock these chains and let me out I want the love you're talkin' about I want a job, I wanna care I want to find you everywhere I want a house and a fireplace Screw the pain, I want a smile on

Confidence Man John Hiatt

Well, I lost you at the border, When you crossed it. Had your number, baby, But I lost it. I know your love Was just a flimflam.

The Trouble With Blood John Hiatt

I heard this poor town --'s daddy --- like he was just some kind of crazy old fool Maybe he is, maybe he ain't - hey, I don't know But I know that boy loves his daddy just about as much as he can

Love Like Blood John Hiatt

Take it easy baby But take as much as you can Cause I got all the sweet loving You could possibly stand I'll take your tears for drinking water Make your pain sweet company You can lay all your

Learning How To Love You / Band Introductions (Live) John Hiatt

Take it easy baby But take as much as you can Cause I got all the sweet loving You could possibly stand I'll take your tears for drinking water Make your pain sweet company You can lay all your burdens

Love Like Blood (Album Version) John Hiatt

Take it easy baby But take as much as you can Cause I got all the sweet loving You could possibly stand I'll take your tears for drinking water Make your pain sweet company You can lay all your burdens

Thirty Years Of Tears John Hiatt

Is this a place I can rest my poor head To gather my thoughts in sweet silence Is this a place where the feelings aren't dead From an overexposure to violence And is this a place I can slowly face

My Sweet Girl John Hiatt

My sweet girl with you eyes so bright Don't leave me in the dark tonight The sun's turned down, the moon is low And I know secrets you don't know Do you hear the wind whispering "You're the one

Marianne John Hiatt

Oh, Marianne Please don't marry that insurance man I just saw your picture in the paper Surrounded by extensive wedding plans Tell me this is just one of your capers Say you haven't met with their

Angel Eyes John Hiatt

What did I do, what did I say To turn your angel eyes my way?

Ocean John Hiatt

I am the west wind. I am the sea gull. I dance on the waves, As they break on the shore line. The moon is my sorrow. The moon is my lantern.

My Edge Of The Razor (Album Version) John Hiatt

We've been training Now we look like each other Face down and Booked and printed for young lovers Even as I write out of this song The ink wears off but the beat goes on I pledge my edge of the razor

Uncommon Connection John Hiatt

Well, I do my best thinking, I'm sitting on my ass I'm just sittin' here waiting for things to pass You got places to go and people to see Well honey, that's you, it ain't me Shit flying in my head from

Angel Eyes (Live) (1994 / State Theater, Portland, ME) John Hiatt

win your love What did I do what did I say To turn your angel eyes my way I'm the guy that never learned to dance I never even got one second glance Across the crowded room that was close enough And I