Lincoln Town John Hiatt

What I feel's like an engine room Open it up and smell the perfume I love that deisel burning up the atmosphere When you hear me blow well honey baby know I'm here CHORUS: Well I'm going down to Lincoln

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,

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

They All Leave Town John Hiatt

degree At a little southern 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

Tennessee Plates John Hiatt

Up Elvis Presley Boulevard to the Graceland gates See we were lookin' for a Cadillac with Tennessee plates Well, there must have been a dozen of them parked in that garage And there wasn't one Lincoln

Adios To California John Hiatt

hanna and whiskey jim Dirty jeans and mudslide hymns It all began with soon So, adios to California Nothing to do but turn around Always thought there's someone coming for you Only way you'd leave this town

I'm A Real Man John Hiatt

like to rock with a real man Yes I'm a real man baby I'm not lyin' I'm thirtyone years old now and I still don't mind dyin' You can put the voodoo on me girl There's nothing I can't dodge Check out this Lincoln

You Never Told Me, You Were Gonna Go John Hiatt

Catch a ride to anyplace This ain't no vacation Whip that tourist of your face Now this time you left forever And forever's where you're bound And I won't be there to catch you As You fall from town

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.

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

Wrote It Down And Burned It John Hiatt

There's a dead girl's body By the railroad track She's waiting for a train Jimmy left town like a fade to black In his Camero in the rain She wrote it down and burned it Jimmy loves who knows

Ashland City John Hiatt

It took her two hours to tell a little something about herself And that's when my heart stopped 'Cause she was just enough Ashland City To wanna watch the sun go down She was just enough small town

All the Lilacs in Ohio John Hiatt

New York City stair You were throwing up on your shoes Tryin' to write the great book when it really had you shook With a bad case of wintertime blues So you drag her down to the ragged side of town

New Numbers 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

The River Knows Your Name John Hiatt

lightning cracks the open sky As your Momma sings a lullaby Oh the river she knows why Let the river wash you down Beneath the surface With a rushing sound Like a freight train passing through a town

When You Cut Me, I Bleed John Hiatt

Keep it in mind Don't throw your weight around Everything's so heavy in this God-damn town They go off the bridge They laugh in the wind There's only one hole you could put me in CHORUS: 'Cause

Train to Birmingham John Hiatt

I've been riding on this train Drinking whiskey for the pain Another good ol' boy going home And every town I see Seems to take a part of me That's the price that you pay when you roam CHORUS

Spy Boy John Hiatt

vampires sucking blood I hear those dull thuds I guess it's trick or treat CHORUS: I'm a Spy Boy I'm a Spy Boy Oh this music is hell Man why don't you turn it up real loud I'm a stranger here in town

Book Lovers John Hiatt

I heard the news from every fool in town You got somebody new And I never hurt so bad The strangest fiction just came true Crowds will gather for a twisted wreck Well, all right stare at me Its

Book Lovers (Album Version) John Hiatt

I heard the news from every fool in town You got somebody new And I never hurt so bad The strangest fiction just came true Crowds will gather for a twisted wreck Well all right stare at me Its just another

Spy Boy (Cruising / Soundtrack Ver.) John Hiatt

I see those vampires sucking blood I hear those dull thuds I guess it's trick or treat I'm a Spy Boy I'm a Spy Boy Oh this music is hell Man why don't you turn it up real loud I'm a stranger here in town

Pirate Radio John Hiatt

mountain high enough to stop this wedding Rollin' out of Memphis to Detroit I can hear those bells REPEAT CHORUS Well, we've been drivin' all night, ever since we were teenagers, Up to that border town

Living A Little, Laughing A Little John Hiatt

Laugh everyone at the clown He's the best one in town, Ummm ummm Ride on his merry-go-round Spinning faster than sound Uuuuh huh Uuuuh huh Laugh as the funny man cries Though his makeup is smeared

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

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

She Loves the Jerk John Hiatt

But he couldn't stay out of town, not even with this precious pearl Now she lives with the lies and the bumps and the bruises.

Say It With Flowers John Hiatt

say You believe nearly everything you hear That kind of faith is gonna only bring tears Cause cheap talking is really making the rounds You're much better off with your mouth shut tight in this town

Slow Turning John Hiatt

turnin' baby Not fade away Now I'm in my car I got the radio on I'm yellin' at the kids in the back seat 'Cause they're bangin' like Charlie Watts You think you've come so far In this one horse town

Cop Party John Hiatt

Everybody with a fine-toothed comb So leave your keys in the car and the wisecracking at home Spread 'em, boy And don't you turn around We're gonna make you real sorry that you ever come into this town

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

Cop Party (Album Version) John Hiatt

out Everybody with a fine toothed comb So leave your keys in the car and the wisecracking at home Spread 'em boy And don't you turn around We're gonna make you real sorry that you ever come into this town

Already Loved John Hiatt

believe that dreams could come true And they were always there even when I was a little boy I guess I had to grow up to see one out in full view and, baby, it's you When the night comes down the town

Smoke That Cigarette John Hiatt

wanna smoke that cigarette I ain't over her yet I wanna smoke this cigarette try to forget I wanna puff and hold my breath and blow her house down I wanna smoke this cigarette 'cause my baby left town

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

Big Fine Car John Hiatt

I got no money for a set of wheels and how I acts and how I feels The better women living in this town they want some big wheels to roll around Oh, I would sell my soul for an automatic with a cruise

Nobody Knew His Name John Hiatt

A man in a Cadillac used to come around here Looking for a long black train Said bbay left town with an inginer Streets across the midnight rain board Street across the midnight rain When he was pretty

Say It With Flowers (Album Version) John Hiatt

have to say You believe nearly everything you hear That kind of faith is gonna only bring tears Cause cheap talking is really making the rounds You're much better off with your mouth shut tight in this town

She Loves The Jerk (Album Version) John Hiatt

the jerk He was the guy always out on the make I guess he had what it takes to turn the heads of pretty girls She thought he would change the worst of us will settle down But he couldn't stay out of town

Missing Pieces John Hiatt

I spent all day staring at a leaf I know that my time here is brief I'd like to get some details down Before I move on to another town I met a man, he lost both arms He got 'em caught up in her charms

Feelin' Again John Hiatt

again (I got that) Feeling again And all those nights just kill a billion brain cells Now I'm swelling up inside with teeth and nails, I'm feeling again From the bottoms up I put the top down on this town

Memphis in the Meantime John Hiatt

I got something to say little girl You might not like my style But we've been hanging around this town Just a little too long a while You say you're gonna get your act together Gonna take it out

Cane Breaks John Hiatt

Before you cut through the heart of a nation take your history books to town Before the God and the glory go to their stations Don't you wanna take another look around Down at the cane breaks Down

Memphis In Meantime (Live) John Hiatt

I got something to say little girl You might not like my style But we've been hanging around this town Just a little too long a while You say you're gonna get your act together Gonna take it out on the

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...

Rose John Hiatt

Rose puts on her stockings and she lights a cigarette. 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...

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 ...

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. I search for you so long, These dark lonely beaches. ...

Gone John Hiatt

I woke up in a sweat reaching for a cigarette All choked up all you get is gone What I said I wouldn't know All she said I gotta go The room all red burning slow Gone Gone like unwritten history ...

Friend Of Mine John Hiatt

Friend of mine Has gone away Like a light from yesterday Lost in space Somewhere they say This friend of mine He could sing Like a child A mother's dream So sweet and mild Or big and mean Loud an...