Memphis In Meantime (Live) John Hiatt

in the 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

Memphis in the Meantime John Hiatt

dont get outta here pretty soon My head's going to explode Sure I like country music I like mandolins But right now I need a telecaster Through a vibro-lux turned up to ten CHORUS: Lets go to Memphis

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

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

Rock Back Billy John Hiatt

Get a load of that guy With the dew rag on And the cowboy tie Man that cat is gone Form Memphis to Nashville Then way out west Put that Hollywood party To the acid test Got a little bungalow

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 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

Alone in the Dark John Hiatt

It's a lonely picture Of an empty glass It's a still life study Of a drunken ass And he howls at the moon Hoping the sun don't come up too fast I'm all alone in the dark now baby I'm all alone

Alone In The Dark (Live) John Hiatt

It's a lonely picture Of an empty glass It's a still life study Of a drunken ass And he howls at the moon Hoping the sun don't come up too fast I'm all alone in the dark now baby I'm all alone in the dark

All the Lilacs in Ohio John Hiatt

and you were just a boy And all the lilacs in Ohio All the lilacs in Ohio.

Love In Flames John Hiatt

One in one and one makes three Baby, you know that it ain't no big mystery Just from where you're at You never had these feelings to burn You took my love and baby you turned [Chorus:] Is it all in my

(No More) Dancing In The Street John Hiatt

Out in the street They're tryin' to arrest my friend They put him on ice now twice But he's back again Well he did that dance in Harlem All across the USA From the Tappan Zee To the Golden Gate

Seven Little Indians John Hiatt

There were seven little Indians Living in a brick house on Central Avenue Gathered 'round their daddy Tellin' stories in the living room From a slightly unrealistic point of view Momma was off

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

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

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?

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

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'

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

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

Something Broken John Hiatt

There's something broken in my heart Oh it was nothin' you'd done There's something broken in my heart I guess that's just the way it comes There's something broken in my heart Something I just

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

Motorboat To Heaven John Hiatt

You bring out the fool in me The blind man at the bar Who whistles for his drink and his cane And shows everyone his scar You're lovely, and you're cruel You got me in a trance You put my soul

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

Cop Party (Album Version) 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 Cop party

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

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

Woman Sawed in Half John Hiatt

She was a woman sawed in half It was done by a bad magician There was a point at which she just had to laugh You could appreciate her position Her legs in one way, and her head another She just

Whistles In My Ears John Hiatt

Stumblin' down the road I gets to thinkin' as I leave her, I've left so many times before. That old north wind's a-blowin' circles round my feet. What is this sorrow ever for?

The Usual John Hiatt

at the shape I'm in Where's my pearls, where's my swine?

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

The Walking Dead John Hiatt

It's that mechanical motion Skin -tight when the nights are bloodless Lip-sync the latest notion From zombie drill instructors Throw out of all the parties Maybe it's time for me to bed Now his

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

Howlin' Down The Cumberland John Hiatt

"Caught like a deer in my own headlights Frozen on this road tonight I had a fix on the brightest star Now I'm not sure, where you are North is south and east is west Where's the love that I knew

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

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

Native Son John Hiatt

You finally found the mainstream In the middle of your life You tapped into a vein Of endless gold chains Now you're locked up tight Tearing down the middle of it Splitting it right in half Bobbing

Angel John Hiatt

It is a hurtin' thing you don't wanna talk about it Pain in your heart well it's takin' your breath away You left it in lipstick on the mirror no use talkin' about it Love like this just don't come

Walk On John Hiatt

Someone called out to you And it sounded just like crying On a street where nobody Even knows your name Your mind was getting high on the sweet air As your spirit was flying Steam rising from

The Most Unoriginal Sin John Hiatt

What there was left of us Was all covered in dust and thick skin A half eaten apple Or the whole Sistine Chapel Painted on the head of a pin A life long love's worth Gone up in a smurk And you

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

Too Late John Hiatt

this cold cold ground There'll be no forgiveness for all that you see You're just a hole to crawl out of there's no sympathy It's too late and it's too bad, too bad No inbetween either you're living in

The Penny Drops John Hiatt

Well I have felt the weight of words screaming from your open mouth But it was love I thought I heard and not your anger crying out Oh I could not turn the other cheek to where the softest blows

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

Straight Outta Time John Hiatt

Hot summer night, I was counting all the starlight on your skin Airtight, as I watched you breathing out, I'm breathing in By the lake, so humid that the moon was getting wet For our sake the crickets

My Sweet Girl John Hiatt

My sweet girl with you eyes so bright Don't leave me in the dark tonight The sun's turned down, the moon is low And I know secrets you don't know Do you hear the wind whispering "You're the one

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

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

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