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

Face The Nation (Album Version) John Hiatt

is finally clearing What is this sound I'm hearing 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

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

Face Of God John Hiatt

Tell me how much more suffering Before you see the face of God Tell me how much more suffering Before you see the face of God Now my eyes are blind from crying Don't know how many more tears I've got They

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 ???

You Must Go John Hiatt

When that howling wind Comes to carry you again Just like your next of kin You must go To a far away place Where you don't recognize one face Don't unpack your old suitcase Cause you must go

My Dog And Me John Hiatt

She marked our trail up the back bone ridge How many times can one dog pee Keeps me high as an eagle when I'm on the skids I guess you gotta come down eventually Buddy, I coulda gone that extra mile For

Rose John Hiatt

Holds her tired face up to the mirror. She sees a younger woman there she thought she would forget, And it hurts her now that no one comes to see her.

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

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?

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

I Don't Even Try (Album Version) John Hiatt

I thought I had your number there must be some mistake I dialled 6 3 7 11 88 I got some geezer said his girlfriend's on the town I said I've got the wrong number and I slammed the phone down Thought about

I Don't Even Try John Hiatt

I thought I had your number there must be some mistake I dialled 6 3 7 11 88 I got some geezer; said his girlfriend's on the town I said I've got the wrong number and I slammed the phone down Thought about

Overcoats John Hiatt

A lady with a fine tooth comb Struck a match up to my face And said, "Get out of this place You better leave the ugly truth alone" CHORUS: Overcoats Overcoats I ain't never heard you sing Overcoats

After All This Time John Hiatt

After all this time I'm glad your loving me 'Cause after all this time So many disagree To turn off the lights Or pull down the shade Don't be afraid After all this time And after all this

String Pull Job John Hiatt

Bring it in tight and cut to her face Fade up the lights 'till it wipes out the place Put on your pants cause she's put out a trace on you She's found a future it's been localized Brought out the

You Never Told Me, You Were Gonna Go John Hiatt

You should have been a gypsy With a diamond in your tooth You could have told my fortune You could have told the truth About the roses in the tmmbstones And the passon in my eyes But you had

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

String Pull Job (Album Version) John Hiatt

Bring it in tight and cut to her face Fade up the lights 'till it wipes out the place Put on your pants cause she's put out a trace on you She's found a future it's been localized Brought out the sutures

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

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

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

Hold On For Your Love John Hiatt

The streets are all empty, the network's deveined Buildings walled up, electricity drained Shots in the square where they mowed them all down The river runs red from the center of town I worked for my

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

Overnight Story John Hiatt

They took enough of my mind To make a calculator Addin' up the figures, they'll find That love's a dumbwaiter Waitin' for the dream to fade Right into you hit parade Maybe I've made that long

Leave Your Shoes With The Shoeshine Boy John Hiatt

Leave your shoes with the shoeshine boy Leave your shoes with the shoeshine boy Well come back in a week with his smile on your feets Leave your shoes with the shoeshine boy Don't you dance with

Good Girl, Bad World John Hiatt

Put your make up on Though your face is long Clothes that fit you wrong What's wrong with you Last night's Romeo He just had to go I don't wanna know What else is new?

Through Your Hands John Hiatt

You were dreamin' on a park bench 'Bout a broad highway somewhere When the music from the carillon Seemed to hurl your heart out there Past the scientific darkness Past the fireflies that float

Please Call Home John Hiatt

Well I thought you were in Houston or maybe San Antone I'm up here in Nashville hung up on the phone calling ollie ollie in free baby please call home It's not a new invention it's no monopoly Use

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

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

Riding With The King (Album Version) John Hiatt

Don`t you know you`re riding with the king? He`s on a mission of mercy to the new frontier, He`s gonna check us all on out of here.

Baby For Life John Hiatt

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 you can slip down the

Good Girl, Bad World (Album Version) John Hiatt

Put your make up on Though your face is long Clothes that fit you wrong What's wrong with you Last night's Romeo He just had to go I don't wanna know What else is new Good girl bad world Didn't you say

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

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

Don't Wanna Leave You Now John Hiatt

I woke up a day late and a dollar short Thank god, I was wrapped up in your arms I don't want to read the morning news or watch the weather report I'd rather be grateful for your charms I've done a lot

Ain't Ever Goin' Back John Hiatt

Come out of a fireball Notes burning and the letters scrawled I ain't ever goin' back no more Bare light, bulb and a hotplate Was there that I finally met my fate And I ain't ever goin' back no more She

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 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 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 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

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