The Action John Hiatt

Now, there's a jumpin' little place I go Called The Action It's just about a mile or so Down the street And there's a part goin' on in there Down a lot of funky stairs And everything will be rare

The Lady Of The Night John Hiatt

Oh the moon hangs down Like some old evening gown Forgotten by some lovely southern maiden Oh the stars are her tears And the sky a skin of years That she has most graciously given Now who

The Rest Of The Dream John Hiatt

You were a tiny spark Caught in your parents' eyes When they made love in the dark You were the big surprise And the old man came through Gave his very best for you And your mother's arms They

The Usual John Hiatt

at the shape I'm in Where's my pearls, where's my swine?

The Crush John Hiatt

is real They say you gotta take time to know her But I just can't wait that long You put the crush on me Little girl can't you see That I'm gone You put the crush, crush Ooooooh what a rush

The Wreck of the Barbie Ferrari John Hiatt

the lurch he heads for the TV room starts to search his problems swollen like a river and his reality's shrinking he finds them huddled by the toy box and splatters 'em all the ken and the midge and

The River Knows Your Name John Hiatt

Oh the river knows your name And your tears falling like the rain All around you suffering and pain Oh the river knows your name And the river hears you cry As the lightning cracks the open sky

I Spy (For The FBI) John Hiatt

I spy for the FBI (I spy for the FBI) I spy for the FBI (I spy for the FBI) I got an x-ray camera hidden in your house That sees what I can't see And that man you were kissin' last night Definitely

I Spy (For The F.B.I.) (Album Version) John Hiatt

I spy for the FBI I spy for the FBI I spy for the FBI I spy for the FBI I got an x ray camera hidden in your house That sees what I can't see And that man you were kissin' last night Definitely was not

Instant Karma (With Soundbyte Intro) John Hiatt

Instant karma`s gonna get you Gonna knock you right on the head You better get yourself together Pretty soon you gonna be dead What in the world you`re thinking of Laughing in the face of love?

Heaven Help Us All John Hiatt

Heaven help the child that ain't got a home Heaven help him who walks the streets alone Give him up the roses the mouths begin to foam Heaven help us all Heaven help the blind man that suffers

Long Night John Hiatt

3 on a fever, down in the dumps the 1st one hollers, the 2nd one jumps the 3rd writes a letter to his family says I'd kill everyone if it was up to me Early in the bathroom, looking for a drain

Cane Breaks John Hiatt

hidin' in the bushes Take the bait, boys, you're gonna get hurt Before you drive it, I need my rental ???

Smiling In The Rain John Hiatt

The fallen angel shivers underneath the August moon The lady of the house goes up in ashes He crawled out through the future but the past came back too soon And the present just occurs in sudden flashes

Back Of My Mind John Hiatt

Well my daddy he stood at the foot of the stairs He was calling to me at the time And I knew even then, I could die for the thoughts That I kept in the back of my mind But I dared not to speak

One For Then One For Me John Hiatt

Some women where passion like a most recent fashion Some women want money for love Some live on wishes and some do the dishes And you are the woman that I'm thinking of CHORUS: So it's one for

Master of Disaster John Hiatt

of disaster Gets tangled in his telecaster He can't play it any faster When he plays the blues When he had the heart to ask her And every note just shook the plaster Now he's just a mean ole bastard When

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.

The Night That Kenny Died John Hiatt

He was the kind of kid you did not want to sit by He kept his boogers in his desk he wore a neck tie And he never washed his hair You wished he wasn't there But everybody cried The night that

Tip Of My Tongue (Live) John Hiatt

An empty house Is the only thing standin' Between our lives And the speed of sound Some words flew out And made a crash landin' No love survived Not a trace could be found I broke your heart With the back

Seven Little Indians John Hiatt

yonder in the kitchen somewhere Boiling up some hot water for them to all get up to their necks in The seven little Indians new If the rest of the tribe ever scrutinized their household Somehow it

One More Time John Hiatt

Mama's in the bathroom Waitin' to be saved Papa's in the bedroom Just diggin' up his grave Brother's in the kitchen Playin' with a knife Sister's in the attic Just laughin' at her life CHORUS

The Love That Harms John Hiatt

Shes seen the whites of crazy eyes Been in the camps of foreign spies Taken lovers by surprise The captives smile But all the while she is wearing a disguise Better men have been betrayed Better

The Love That Harms (Album Version) John Hiatt

Shes seen the whites of crazy eyes Been in the camps of foreign spies Taken lovers by surprise The captives smile But all the while she is wearing a disguise Better men have been betrayed Better men have

Do You Want My Job John Hiatt

Cool breezes from the mountains blow As I wake up and dress to go On the island, dawn is breaking In the harbor, tanker's waiting From the land of the rising sun They bring their old plutonium

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

Number One Honest Game John Hiatt

Well the Ace of Spades, walkin' on the water The joker's only daughter, in love with the king of hearts Ooooh and the Jack of Clubs is kissin' the Queen of Diamonds Oh, she's such a shy one, until

Window On The World John Hiatt

' to act like i got somethin' planned That's my window on the world That's my window on the world Could you stand a little closer, girl Don't let mama cut those curfs That's my window on the world In broad

Alone in the Dark John Hiatt

It's a lonely picture Of an empty glass It's a still life study Of a drunken ass And he howls at the moon Hoping the sun don't come up too fast I'm all alone in the dark now baby I'm all alone

Alone In The Dark (Live) John Hiatt

It's a lonely picture Of an empty glass It's a still life study Of a drunken ass And he howls at the moon Hoping the sun don't come up too fast I'm all alone in the dark now baby I'm all alone in the dark

Lipstick Sunset John Hiatt

There's a lipstick sunset Smeared across the August sky There's a bitter sweet perfume Hanging in the fields The creek is running high And I left my lover waiting In the dawn somewhere to wonder

Back On The Corner John Hiatt

Back on the corner I'm singing the blues I can see my reflection In the shine of your shoes Like Momma used to say No news is good news And I'm back on the corner again Back on the corner Got my seeing

All the Lilacs in Ohio John Hiatt

and you were just a boy And all the lilacs in Ohio All the lilacs in Ohio.

Cry Love (Live) John Hiatt

And bleed all over the milky way The stars in your eyes look red today Cry love, cry love The tears of an angel, the tears of a dove Spilling all over your heart from above Cry love, cry love The trust

(No More) Dancing In The Street John Hiatt

Out in the street They're tryin' to arrest my friend They put him on ice now twice But he's back again Well he did that dance in Harlem All across the USA From the Tappan Zee To the Golden Gate

Listening To Old Voices John Hiatt

They have come to haunt the children They have come to walk the wind I can hear them as they rustle through the trees Looking for the love that killed them So that they might live again It's a simple

Permanent Hurt John Hiatt

on his sleeve Where's the forgiveness that's stronger than dirt Tearin' the words out when you ask him to leave This time its gonna be a permanent hurt A permanent hurt, yeah a permanent hurt The

Native Son John Hiatt

You finally found the mainstream In the middle of your life You tapped into a vein Of endless gold chains Now you're locked up tight Tearing down the middle of it Splitting it right in half Bobbing

True Believer John Hiatt

Kickin' at the gravel in a parking lot Runnin' cross the street to the record shop Talkin' to my buddy 'bout some hip hop tune Hotter than a firework and it's still June Sun's about to burn itself

She Loves The Jerk (Album Version) John Hiatt

wasted such precious years Well you married the wrong guy is all I ever say He's a no good so and so but she'll never let him go Though she knows it will never work she loves the jerk She loves the jerk

The Penny Drops John Hiatt

Well I have felt the weight of words screaming from your open mouth But it was love I thought I heard and not your anger crying out Oh I could not turn the other cheek to where the softest blows

Singing the Blues John Hiatt

I knocked on your door The dog let me in Well, he was so happy To see me again The news is not good The news is not bad Ty TV blew up And the president is mad I'm glad you were home It's

The Walking Dead John Hiatt

It's that mechanical motion Skin -tight when the nights are bloodless Lip-sync the latest notion From zombie drill instructors Throw out of all the parties Maybe it's time for me to bed Now his

The Real One John Hiatt

The spark of life you take for granted Righteous light and disenchanted But you both said you'd call it living Her heart's undressed that's what she's giving CHORUS: And hold on to your baby

The Other Side John Hiatt

way out from this darkness inside of me For somebody who knew what it was about someone who could clearly see My grandfather n' my grandmother Someone who's been here before Walked on by through the

Shredding The Document John Hiatt

Oh what have you done with your life Oh please don't tell me Just shut up and go to work Cause you're interrupting me I won't represent the U.S.

Across the Borderline John Hiatt

There's a land so I have been told Every street is paved with gold And it's just across the borderline And when it's time to take your turn There's one lesson that you must learn You could lose

Face the Nation John Hiatt

Chainsaws on bone and gristle Carving out a new epistle I've got my pencil sharpened I will not be disheartened I won't be disenchanted Even though the news is slanted Face the nation Face the

The Nagging Dark John Hiatt

Into the next daylight, where everything's right. It's always somewhere else, you're gonna fix yourself. Once shame and guilt had made their mark. Well you can't run away from the nagging dark.

The Last Time John Hiatt

Time is runnin' out Friends are too The word is getting' out It's all bad news Scoundrels know my whereabouts They recognize these pointy shoes That's the last time I turn my back on you A friendly little