My Old Friend John Hiatt

I thought we were gonna make that bridge, what did I know Me and my expectations was always high \"Like a Rolling Stone\" is playing on the radio It made you cry But we got by CHORUS: My old friend

Better Get It While You Can John Hiatt

She got a stainless steel liver - make any man quiver The way she drink that Thunderbird wine She got her feet up on the table and she's naked to the neighbor Oh I wish she was a friend of mine If

Long Time Comin' John Hiatt

A friend of mine said A long time comin' Been a long time goin' Studding right here whisper in my ear All the love go wrong I've been living my life like a in the wind And I can't out this blame A friend

Listening To Old Voices John Hiatt

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 prayer that brings me to my

Old Habits John Hiatt

When the snake of love Starts pullin' you under And it wont let go 'Til it starts to thunder And there's not a cloud in the sky Gonna make him shake I guess old habits are hard to break Cause

Old School John Hiatt

Old school He's the old school he 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

Old People John Hiatt

damn world Old people are pushing and they aren't mushy Old people are pushing cause life ain't cushy Old people are pushing They drag what they don't want drag And go as slow as they want to They don't

Detroit Made John Hiatt

hear those glass pipes rumble to the statue of liberty She's a Detroit made Deuce and a quarter, babe She's a Detroit made Deuce and a quarter, babe Now when I first got out of high school I drove an old

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

Dust Down A Country Road John Hiatt

Could not get to sleep It was on my wedding night I was tangled in the sheets And I was dreaming of a light Pouring from her window Coming up through the floor Lifting up the darkness Crashing

Full Moon John Hiatt

There's a wind inside my soul, Burnin' secrets in the cold. My spirit rages. And the faces in my field, Only flesh made out of him. My body ages. Houses made of stone and ice.

Wild Eyed Gypsies John Hiatt

Think I'll save up a little money Go on down to Mexico Take up with some crazy Spanish Lady Listen to the old wind blow She got earrings And she dances I'm an old rusty razor blade Ten to one

Your Love Is My Rest John Hiatt

flight I got a one track mind Going down a one train line Living on dreams half the time Going West I gotta pick up speed Just to get what I need The end of the line guaranteed Your love is my

Your Dad Did John Hiatt

They just ain't told you yet So you go and buy a brand new set of wheels To show your family just how great you feel Acting like a kid Just like your dad did And BRIDGE: You're a chip off the old

Your Dad Did (Live) John Hiatt

Your job's expired They just ain't told you yet So you go and buy a brand new set of wheels To show your family just how great you feel Acting like a kid Just like your dad did And You're a chip off the old

Lincoln Town John Hiatt

What I feel is like an old freight train Five miles long in the pouring rain Rolling out of Detroit loaded up with shiny cars And I'm sitting in a Cadillac smoking on a big cigar What I feel's like

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

Whistles In My Ears John Hiatt

That old north wind's a-blowin' circles round my feet. What is this sorrow ever for? She was an angel who flies high in the heavens. I was a pigeon on the church.

Ocean John Hiatt

The moon is my sorrow. The moon is my lantern. I search for you so long, These dark lonely beaches. Oh where can you be? This restless sea, These empty nights, Have swallowed me.

You May Already Be A Winner John Hiatt

Resident Dweller, your lucky number is You may already be a winner I've suspected this for years Still in all its good to hear They're pulling for us in the post To you my dear, I raise this toast

You May Already Be A Winner (Album Version) John Hiatt

yesterday this letter came Mr and Mrs Resident Dweller your lucky number is You may already be a winner I've suspected this for years Still in all its good to hear They're pulling for us in the post To you my

When My Love Crosses Over John Hiatt

headed due southwest across the Muscle Shoals We slid down a riverbank in the pouring rain Giving thanks for the strength just to carry on through the fog and the cold There at the water's edge She tugged my

Two Hearts (Like Ours) John Hiatt

Y'know I never took pleasure too personally Never took this love thing to heart I guess I should've stood up on my own two knees Begged her not to let it all start But I never saw her coming she

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

Lipstick Sunset John Hiatt

There's a lipstick sunset Smeared across the August sky There's a bitter sweet perfume Hanging in the fields The creek is running high And I left my lover waiting In the dawn somewhere to wonder

Crossing Muddy Waters John Hiatt

My baby's gone and I don't know why She let out this morning Like a rusty shot in a hollow sky Left me without warning Sooner than the dogs could bark and faster than the sun rose Down to the banks

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

Baby For Life John Hiatt

Well you can play 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

I Got A Gun John Hiatt

She took some blood and tears From an old fruit jar She rubbed it on her belly Where he left his scars She's such a fragile thing Like pigeon bones He couldn't whip my little brother He wouldn't

One For Then One For Me John Hiatt

you are the woman that I'm thinking of CHORUS: So it's one for the one for me One for the stars up above One for the night and one for the light And one for the woman who gives me her love My

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.

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

Since His Penis Came Between Us John Hiatt

You haven't heard a word I've said Since his penis came between us Since his penis came between us Well I don't mean to seem angry But I'm a bit taken back What did you say his name was Oh my

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

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

Slow Turning John Hiatt

When I was a boy, I thought it just came to ya' But I never could tell what's mine So it didn't matter anyway My only pride and joy Was this racket down here Bangin' on an old guitar And singin

Uncommon Connection John Hiatt

Well, I do my best thinking, I'm sitting on my ass I'm just sittin' here waiting for things to pass You got places to go and people to see Well honey, that's you, it ain't me Shit flying in my head from

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,

How Bad's The Coffee John Hiatt

Its been thirty years or so Since I bothered lookin' back It was right in front of me But now I'm runnin' behind To get my butt caught up, well, I need a cup Of the nastiest shit you can find So how bad's

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

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 years

Forever Yours John Hiatt

this love don't stand a chance But I'm not gonna sit and cry Though I'm an unlucky guy I'm forever wondering REPEAT CHORUS Yours to have and yours to unfold Who's to say we're just getting old

She Said The Same Things To Me (Album Version) John Hiatt

nite all nite Once you get her out the door She just wants you to take her home You thought that you were Mr Cool Man this chick has got a heart of stone Before you need a cold shower Take a tip friend

Master of Disaster John Hiatt

Close some air Choking in clean underwear Bleeding tongue 8-Ball pounding in my lungs Ship to shore I can't see the coastline anymore I shouldn't be here I thought, I made that loud and clear But the master

Find You At Last John Hiatt

and pitchin' woo We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy Like the hippies out in San Francisco do And I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee A place where even squares can have a ball We still wave Old

A Crazy Girl is Hard to Find John Hiatt

I'm sorry you're so crazy I'm sorry you're so blue I'm sorry that this sad old song's for you Just when we had a good thing going You had to go and lose your mind Sane girls are so easy But

Right Now John Hiatt

kick never lasts I'm tired of asking questions And I'm tired of wondering why You hurt so badly livin' Just wanted to die REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: ----- suffering I caused you And never see my

Far As We Go John Hiatt

Broken love out on the highway I thought I knew you like the back of my hand Pick him up, he's just a ghost from the old days That's just about as far as we go from here That's just about as far

Perfectly Good Guitar John Hiatt

threw one down form the top of the stairs Beautiful women were standing everywhere They all got wet when he smashed that thing But off in the dark you could hear somebody sing CHORUS: Oh it breaks my

Overcoats John Hiatt

Well I wandered in To the house of mirrors With a camera and an old shotgun I was taking some pictures Of me and my fears And exploding them one by one When all of a sudden Much to my surprise