They All Leave Town John Hiatt

Sometime, when we all show up ---'s got a pickup truck They come down here to get some kinda degree At a little southern University From New Jersey and Delaware Funny clothes and funny hair Those

Adios To California John Hiatt

Smoky room and a thin blue light Her arms were pale as white Trying to outlast the night Howling at the moon Living in the Canyon Inn Hangdown hanna and whiskey jim Dirty jeans and mudslide hymns It all

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,

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

Cold River John Hiatt

pocket watch To set time spinnin' 'em all around Wasn't long they'd be forgetting This old rainy Texas day Little fella wasn't meant For this old world anyway Gambling and whoring Hiding from plain view

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

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.

Twenty-One John Hiatt

Was at night when they called the little sheppard boy made him leave his sheep Was a night wind howling on a wild dog growling Or a bird that flew all he never knew were doing to his darkest sleep

Lincoln Town John Hiatt

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 town

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

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

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

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

A Crazy Girl is Hard to Find John Hiatt

to find You see rabbits in the mirror And you cry at puppet shows You laugh at me when I take off my clothes But underneath the dusty covers Your madness almost shines Well those sane girls, they

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

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

Too Close John Hiatt

I'm &endash; with my baby Like a brand new pair of cheap shoes The kind that don't last as long as they should You wear 'em out fast when it starts feeling blue To be close almost too close CHORUS

Washable Ink John Hiatt

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 are Subject to change, but we'll try not to leave

Don't Wanna Leave You Now John Hiatt

you now Honey, I don't wanna leave you now Honey, I don't wanna leave you now Honey, I don't wanna leave you now Last night you said you looked up to me Nowhere to hide, that's when I lose control I kinda

Already Loved John Hiatt

this is true that you and I could lose each other's blues anytime we want to, 'cause it's REPEAT CHORUS Before I could ever be a dreamer, baby I had to believe that dreams could come true And they

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

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

Little Goodnight John Hiatt

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 a tugboat Nine months later they

Cop Party John Hiatt

your life in this TV show Cop party and you better run Because they're not gonna stop until they've had their fun Until justice is done They're checking out Everybody with a fine-toothed comb So leave

Cop Party (Album Version) John Hiatt

rest of your life in this TV show Cop party and you better run Because they're not gonna stop until they've had their fun Until justice is done They're checking out Everybody with a fine toothed comb So leave

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

Old People John Hiatt

Old people on the hill They don't have too much time Cut a head on the buffet line Got back for a dollar and 50 Then I argue with the girl They lived so much behind them They try to slow down this god

Down In Front (Album Version) John Hiatt

I spend so much time tryin' To learn all your languages I got nothin' to say It's all cheap talk in kind And a matter of time Some fool gets his way Down on his knees he says I got this feelin' That you're

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

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

Ethylene John Hiatt

got bathroom telephones But I don't want to interrupt you You might be painting your nails With your hot curlers on Each one a different color Or listening to that Beach Boys sailing song Sloop John

Smoke That Cigarette John Hiatt

Well I wanna tell you all a story about a girl I used to know She told me that she loved me that was a long time ago I wanna tell you all my story but first I wanna smoke this cigarette I ain't over

True Believer John Hiatt

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 right out of the sky Guess we'll all

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

Radio Girl John Hiatt

waiting for Fairy godmother to show You ain't holdin' your breath anymore Turn up the radio Here's a song just came in from left field And you're goin' rite thru the windshield REPEAT CHORUS They

Pink Bedroom John Hiatt

She got it all She got it all In her pink bedroom She thinks all her boyfriends are so dumb She drinks coca-cola with her valium Mother calls She sticks another pin In her doll And lets those

Say It With Flowers John Hiatt

My clothes are dirty and my shoes are worn through And you want me to feel sorry for you I dont know why I try to do my best The rules are all written, girl youre giving me an oral test I try to

Say It With Flowers (Album Version) John Hiatt

My clothes are dirty and my shoes are worn through And you want me to feel sorry for you I dont know why I try to do my best The rules are all written girl youre giving me an oral test I try to talk my

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

Pink Bedroom (Album Version) John Hiatt

pin In her doll and puts him next to her stuffed animals She got the tube top she got the French heels She got the blow dry she got her eyes peeled She got the tight jeans Seventeen magazine She got it all

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

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

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

Down in Front John Hiatt

I spend so much time tryin' To learn all your languages I got nothin' to say It's all cheap talk in kind And a matter of time Some fool gets his way Down on his knees he says I got this feelin'

One Kiss John Hiatt

They sold Van Gogh's Sunflowers the other day Some guy stuck 40 million in a bank vault!

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

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

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