Walk On John Hiatt

Someone called out to you And it sounded just like crying On a street where nobody Even knows your name Your mind was getting high on the sweet air As your spirit was flying Steam rising from

Say It With Flowers (Album Version) John Hiatt

try to do my best The rules are all written girl youre giving me an oral test I try to talk my way right next to you But it seems the more I say The less my words are ever true I'll say it with flowers on

Skin Game John Hiatt

-------- -- 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 can be a man down on

Fool Who Knows John Hiatt

Well a love won't last the night If it's built on sand But when it's built on rock Ain't nothin' that it can't withstand I guess you know by now how this story goes A very true story, take it from

Here To Stay John Hiatt

Leave the fallow like that when I'm alone Leave the fallow babe when is on my mind Now he gonna bust it, I need you to treat me kind Come back baby, come back, you my baby Come back baby, ooh come back

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

Is Anyone There? John Hiatt

Well I'm out here on my own Followin' a star Asking on my knees, for some direction, please, And, God, you know that's hard Cause I'm such a stubborn man Lord, I'm stubborn as a mule Even though

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

Dust Down A Country Road John Hiatt

Could not get to sleep It was on my wedding night I was tangled in the sheets And I was dreaming of a light Pouring from her window Coming up through the floor Lifting up the darkness Crashing

Say It With Flowers John Hiatt

The rules are all written, girl youre giving me an oral test I try to talk my way right next to you But it seems the more I say The less my words are ever true CHORUS: I'll say it with flowers on

Marlene John Hiatt

satisfied You make the blues running high I don't know how many times I tried To have a good girl by my side Well I can mumble and I can squat You got me that baby talk I try to run but I can't even walk

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

I Can't Wait John Hiatt

Tonight I'm howling at a foreign moon Might as well be a junkie's spoon For all the light it's given me Sinking in my misery It's been forty days and forty nights Darling since I held you tight I walk

My Sweet Girl John Hiatt

hear the wind whispering "You're the one I love" The summer breeze tells the trees I'm the one, because You're my sweet girl Hold me now in this sweet life I will take you for my wife We can walk

Instant Karma (With Soundbyte Intro) John Hiatt

What on earth are you trying to do?

Hold On Tight John Hiatt

CHORUS: Hold on tight Hold on tight Please don't say we're through Hold on tight Hold on tight Or love'll will slip away on you CHORUS 2: Down at the line Down at the line I'm outta my mind

Girl On A String John Hiatt

Well hes got her going up and down like a yo-yo And she never feels better than ever, just so-so Like a shrunken head on a rear view mirror She rides along in his atmosphere Like furry dice or some

Girl On A String (Album Version) John Hiatt

Well hes got her going up and down like a yo yo And she never feels better than ever just so so Like a shrunken head on a rear view mirror She rides along in his atmosphere Like furry dice or some voodoo

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

Slug Line John Hiatt

sign And put me on the slug line They told me how to behave Like any other public slave Keep a smile on the face of the consumer Or you'll become a rumor So I got a band of angry sons Now we're

Slug Line (Album Version) John Hiatt

on the slug line They told me how to behave Like any other public slave Keep a smile on the face of the consumer Or you'll become a rumor So I got a band of angry sons Now we're havin' so much fun Tearin

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

Hold On For Your Love John Hiatt

Till they came from the city and they took what they saw We rented back land and we worked what we could But they built and the stripped it 'till it wasn't no good And I know I, yes I know I Gotta hold on

Down Home John Hiatt

The driver says it's gettin' late But I know that he's lyin' I got me no important dates My, how time is flyin' CHORUS: Well I keep on, keep on fallin' I keep on, keep on fallin' I keep on,

Riding With The King John Hiatt

I dreamed I did a good job and I got well paid Blew it all at the penny arcade A hundred dollars on a kewpie doll I guess no white chick is gonna make me crawl On a TWA, to the promised land Every

Riding with the king John Hiatt

I dreamed I did a good job and I got well paid Blew it all at the penny arcade A hundred dollars on a kewpie doll I guess no white chick is gonna make me crawl On a TWA, to the promised land

Drive South John Hiatt

earned, Baby it's our turn We were always looking for true north With our heads in the clouds, just a little off course I left the motor running, now if you're feeling down and out CHORUS: Come on

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

Permanent Hurt John Hiatt

What is that fallin' out of your eyes What is that rollin' on down your shit Thunder and lightning from the bloodshot skies This time its feeling like a permanent hurt What is that lipstick up

Over in My Mind John Hiatt

When I was a kid I travelled the rooftops of my town Trying to raise up above a family I look at those houses when I'm standing on the ground Over impressed with gravity Me and Joe H- we rode

Ethylene John Hiatt

I'm sitting on the toilet With my sunglasses on Wondering what you are up to This hotel's got bathroom telephones But I don't want to interrupt you You might be painting your nails With your hot

Riding With The King (Album Version) John Hiatt

A hundred dollars on a kewpie doll. No pretty chick is gonna make me crawl. Get on a TWA to the promised land. Every woman, child and man Gets a Cadillac and a great big diamond ring.

Rock Back Billy John Hiatt

Get a load of that guy With the dew rag on And the cowboy tie Man that cat is gone Form Memphis to Nashville Then way out west Put that Hollywood party To the acid test Got a little bungalow

Pirate Radio John Hiatt

Well, those electric sheep to the valley they keep walkin On the radio waves selling tennis shoes and beer It induces sleep when that DJ starts his squawkin' I'm lookin' for one song to save me on

The Negroes Were Dancing John Hiatt

sittin' in the corner with a former member of the jets He would write a letter to the editor about the little holes in her dress She said oh, I'm so bored She said oh, tell me more She popped him on

Smiling In The Rain John Hiatt

CHORUS: But in your eyes I see the pain Help me ride this crazy train I am lost and you are smilin' in the rain Everybody's looking for a place to live their dreams Main Street paints a face on

Runaway John Hiatt

On the outside, a beautiful thing On the inside, a bird with a broken wing Chances taken, now the dark angels circle in the wind You're mistaken, but still you'll do it all again As he shakes his

Washable Ink (Album Version) John Hiatt

Little girl Playin' with the moonlight Shine it on me Oh shine it on me There's a cloud Over my light And it's troubling me Such a world Such an invitation Come as you are They say come as you are Subject

Cold River John Hiatt

Well, he packed up his suitcase 'Cause the deal gone down She was slipping on her stockings Lord it made the sweetest sound There was a baby in the reeds Along the river outside of town As he wound his

Circle Back John Hiatt

Drove that wagon train out West Right along this interstate Cross the high plains of Kansas To the Colorado line Spent a lot of sleepless nights 'round the campfire They had mountains on their minds Those

Thunderbird John Hiatt

My Thunderbird, my Thunderbird Put your head on my shoulder Don't say a word We'll cut across town in my Thunderbird There's a burial ground Beneath a cattle herd Mr.

Something Happens John Hiatt

I get jumpy Wanna step on the gas Drive right out of this place fast She says, "Red light I'll take those keys" Out of my mind and On my knees CHORUS: Something happens And I don't know why

Washable Ink John Hiatt

Little girl playin' with the moonlight Shine it on me, shine it on me There's a cloud over my light and its troubling me, troubling me Such a world, such an invitation Come as you are, come as you

Back to the War John Hiatt

war That's what we're here for Back to the war That's what we're here for Back to the war Those bullets in the park Those after dark rendezvous Somebody has to bleed As someone draws a bead on

Back To The War (Album Version) John Hiatt

back to the war That's what we're here for Back to the war That's what we're here for Back to the war Those bullets in the park Those after dark rendezvous Somebody has to bleed As someone draws a bead on

My Edge of the Razor 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 CHORUS: I pledge my

New Numbers (Album Version) John Hiatt

baby town Wearing cars like angel gowns Even though I'm wearin' tatters I just can't wait my turn 'Cause I've got New numbers don't understand New numbers I'm gettin' out of hand New numbers countin' on

Find You At Last John Hiatt

We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee We don't take no trips on LSD We don't burn our draft cards down on Main Street We like livin' right, bein' free And we don't make no party out of lovin' We like holdin

Mine by Daylight John Hiatt

Pick you up after work, little darlin' We've been working hard all week Make ends meet 'til five on Friday Spend all weekend gettin' free Your boss calls you his lieutenant Our kids call you mama