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

Wintertime Blues John Hiatt

wings I want gravy on everything Lovin' in the kitchen, what have we got to lose Just a nasty case of these ol' wintertime blues Cold as snot with a big frozen smile Ain't foolin' nobody after a while

Little Blue Song For You John Hiatt

Shoe them blues on. Get that full moon out of your eyes. You're the river. Girl you live here, With the sun way up in the sky. CHORUS: When you're sad, Let that sad come through.

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

Almost Fed Up With The Blues John Hiatt

I wake up with my head and hand I wish I was another man 'Cause I almost fed up with the blues I think about the kitchen sink Then I just shudder to think 'Cause I'm almost fed up with the Blues If it

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

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

Little Goodnight John Hiatt

Jimmy met Mary on the fourth of July Independence Day, you shoulda seen her brown eyes She came up from behind and started tugging on his coat, uh huh When his fireworks blew she was pushing like

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

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

Learning How to Love You John Hiatt

I'm 34 years old now And I've come to you Baby I don't even know how I got through From the first kiss in the schoolyard 'Til the last heart broke in two I didn't know it would be so hard Learning

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

Already Loved John Hiatt

How much you resist assists just the one sweet kiss Baby you're crazy if you believe this One night is not enough It's fluff but if I may speak off the cuff It might take a lifetime to call your

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

Only The Song Survives John Hiatt

I woke up twice in the middle of the night To ask what her name is and where she might live To ask how many fingers she saw in this light To ask if she might know what gives She said we rolled

All the Lilacs in Ohio John Hiatt

Well, you met her there on a 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

Memphis in the Meantime John Hiatt

meantime baby Memphis in the meantime girl I need a little shot of that rhythm baby Mixed up with these country blues I wanna trade in these ol country boots For some fine Italian shoes Forget

They All Leave Town John Hiatt

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 really miss those kids All that higher education we did The

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

You Used To Kiss The Girls John Hiatt

I see you singing like a camera I see you staring from your mouth I see you spittin' out your algebra You think you've got it figured out I saw you on American Bandstand I saw you on the Mickey

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

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 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

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