True Believer John Hiatt

and I swore I'd never leave her We had the boss man blastin' on the radio receiver they say history plays tricks, she's a real deceiver She gave me something from her heart back then- She made me a true

Cross My Fingers John Hiatt

Baby when I put my mind to it I slip into another gear And I travel in another syncopation When all I wanna be is here with you And I'll be true to you cross my fingers I'll be good to you cross

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

Already Loved John Hiatt

unconditionally guaranteed Been in love before, sure baby I must have left it hanging by her pyjamas on the bedroom door Or maybe holding up a bathroom window I just can't remember anymore If this is true

Drive South John Hiatt

I didn't say we wouldn't hurt anymore That's how you learn, you just get burned But we don't have to feel like dirt anymore Though love's not earned, Baby it's our turn We were always looking for true

You Never Told Me, You Were Gonna Go John Hiatt

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 to go and tell me That true

When You Cut Me, I Bleed John Hiatt

get just being a man REPEAT CHORUS A rose in your teeth A knife in your purse You dance for your victim then you play nurse You keep me in bed 'til everything heals And you wanna know how a true

Old School John Hiatt

don't say when he's hurtin' he'll just hide away 'till it 's over and tears are dry he's the old school and you can't see him cry He was young once just like you a heart wide open to a love that is true

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 it's true

Take Another Look John Hiatt

Maybe you have seen my party And you think I won't do But inside you see I'm lonely And I need someone true Maybe I look like a spider man But just the word and I'll learn to fly Take another

Modern Machinery John Hiatt

your head You go tell the director in this seen we all play dead Ah lover it's a modern world this is a modern song Ah lover it's a modern world this is a modern song What's wrong with you is that true

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

The Most Unoriginal Sin John Hiatt

sin Now the jukebox is humming All the venial shortcomings of men Lord I found me this drink That can finally sink All the skills that I've been wallowing in Buddy once you get started Once true

Is Anyone There? John Hiatt

That a man might come along With another hard luck song And betray you with a kiss But would you reconsider me Though I know I've caused you pain I've taken vows with you I believe them to be true

Far As We Go John Hiatt

don't go back there anymore Just let him rest He's the best of you and me Just let him be I never knew so much time was passing And who'd have thought we'd be haunted by dreams Dreams of love so true

Some Fun Now John Hiatt

Now your private life Is in the public domain And your one true love is just a lipstick stain And your point of view Is just a figure of speech Well I rest my case, you're out of reach CHORUS

I Could Use An Angel John Hiatt

us guilty for love And she said her lips were sealed Easing my conscience Now what has been done That you were the first one to know I thought we were sleeping Who said that dreams don't come true

Say It With Flowers John Hiatt

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 way right next to you But it seems the more I say The less my words are ever true

Come Home to You John Hiatt

a mad little kid at the top of the stairs And his eyes, they gather no lies Well, his mom and his dad, they're too high to care And his cries drift off in the night And I been that kid, yes it's true

When My Love Crosses Over John Hiatt

Made a pact Lying there on our backs Swearing to every star that the sky did hold Promising our love was true Promising to see it through Then we headed due southwest across the Muscle Shoals We slid down

Sometime Other Than Now John Hiatt

paths, runnin' 'round in different worlds We finally found each other, who we were lookin' for Now I see my own reflection When I give my love to you And it's shot back like an arrow So straight and true

Say It With Flowers (Album Version) John Hiatt

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 way right next to you But it seems the more I say The less my words are ever true

Listening To Old Voices John Hiatt

So that they might live again It's a simple prayer that brings me to my knees With drums and bells and rattles They have caught us in our time To watch the eagle rise up from the fire Now is it true

Little Goodnight John Hiatt

there's a woman on the street She's wrapped up in a blanket Clutching a portable tape deck She's just about to crank it She's listening to a song by Miss Diana Ross uh huh Singing dreams can come true

The Rest Of The Dream John Hiatt

there Will the light of the day Was as bright as it seemed And you knew in your heart You were livin' the rest of the dream Well, I had a dream of you But I never realized Baby, the dream was true

Ain't Ever Goin' Back John Hiatt

it straight I ain't ever goin' back no more, baby You're branded on my soul and in my mind I keep running up and down this old fence line I ain't ever goin' back no more Only one thing in my life is true

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...

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...

Falling Up John Hiatt

I'm gonna lower my standards and raise my price I'm gonna take your lunch and your bad advice Until my worse idea gets the big reward Until I get out of this raggedy Ford And into a shiny new two ...

Let It All Go John Hiatt

I knew a guy who was Mad at his best friend Stayed that way for Twenty years, and I don't know why he Can't seem to make amends Tears in his eyes You know the pain doesn't end CHORUS: You got to....

Feels Like Rain John Hiatt

Down here the river meets the sea And in the sticky heat I feel ya' open up to me Love comes out of nowhere baby, like a hurricane And it feels like rain Underneath the stars lying next to you Wo...

Sail Away John Hiatt

So now it's up to you If I should stay or go Though I've had no thought of leavin' You ask if it hurts me Honey, I don't know CHORUS: (Part I) It's like a dream A thin machine A piece of time tha...

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 ...

Meet Me Halfway John Hiatt

Love is a river that's running in the ??? Each wants to make it to the other side before that bridge starts burning I think we're missing the place where love has seen us though our hearts going t...

Cop Party John Hiatt

Down on the beat They're lining up everyone Who's got a mind on a bullet and a mouth like a gun Boys and girls Stripped to their innocence We run some real weak links in this long chain of events ...

New Fingerprints John Hiatt

I started out in an alley smoking cigarettes ---- Stealing penny candies n' rattlin' pay telephones Stole my first car at twelve and drove it to my eighth grade class By the time I was fourteen si...

Doll Hospital John Hiatt

Well, lots of little pieces make up the little girl Such a tiny thing in this great big world Well, now I've got to find out what's crackin' up My little buttercup I got to take her to the doll ho...

Thing Called Love John Hiatt

Don't have to humble yourself to me I ain't your judge or your king And baby, you know you ain't no Queen of Sheba And we may not even have our dignity, no This could be just a prideful thing But ...

Icy Blue Heart John Hiatt

She came onto him like a slow movin' cold front His beer was warmer than the look in her eyes She sat on a stool, he said, "What do you want?" She said, "Give me a love that don't freeze up inside...

Cane Breaks John Hiatt

I met a preacher down by the cane breaks Sat there the devil right there at his side Bolt of lightning struck that cane break You should have seen the preacher jumpin' on back Double dealers there...

Bring Back Your Love To Me John Hiatt

Darlin' if you've been a hurting I don't care what it is I wanna help for certain, but it takes more than a kiss All this love and affection I'm feeling for you now Send it back in my direction, g...

Stolen Moments John Hiatt

I used to drink a lot in those days you see Ya, that's the way the wind blows These days the only bar I ever see Has got lettuce and tomatoes I get pumped up in the back of my mind Start thinking...

Distance John Hiatt

You are the beautiful lover My Lover I am the distant shore So far away There is so much to uncover Love's hiding What is this distance for What is it for Out of the dark I am falling I'm fallin'...

Stood Up John Hiatt

I stood up for the first time When I was just eleven months old And ever since that day, my mama said I never done what I was told I never stood for nothing too much All through my schooling year...

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 Ever...

Have A Little Faith In Me John Hiatt

When the road gets dark And you can no longer see Just let my love throw a spark And have a little faith in me And when the tears you cry Are all you can believe Just give these loving arms a try...