Slug Line John Hiatt

was some disease But they were all on their knees Shakin' hands with my picture First we sterilize it Then we merchandise it Everybody tries Everybody buys it Well that's fine Put me on the slug

Slug Line (Album Version) John Hiatt

thought it was some disease But they were all on their knees Shakin' hands with my picture First we sterilize it then we merchandise it Everybody tries everybody buys it Well that's fine put me on the slug

One Step Over The Line John Hiatt

' to give in Now let's go one step over the line I know it's just your daddy's car Your daddy never went this far Baby, we know who we are Let's go one step over the line I can feel you're driving

Your Love Is My Rest John Hiatt

These are the words That cry out of me in the night Like a buffalo herd From a shotgun blast scattered in flight I got a one track mind Going down a one train line Living on dreams half the time

Tip Of My Tongue (Live) John Hiatt

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 of my mind From the tip of my tongue To the end of the line

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

She Runs Hot John Hiatt

Sittin' on the line Tryin' to change her mind Red light, yellow light, green light time You're standing on it buddy But she's chilly as a Tastee Freeze Ease it over, son I'll show you how she

The Usual John Hiatt

I'm not thirsty, but I'm standing in line.

The Usual (Album Version) John Hiatt

everything but she refused it It doesn't matter she don't know how to use it My confidence is dwindling Look at the shape I'm in Where's my pearls where's my swine I'm not thirsty but I'm standing in line

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

If I Can Love Somebody John Hiatt

The smiling--------- is laughing in the wind And the tables are a turning their backs on me again But I'll get out of line if I can just hang on to this If I can love somebody If I can love somebody

Something Happens John Hiatt

seem to get my future Out of her eyes Something happens And never for sure If I could name this sickness I'd be cured I'd be cured She's long distance And it's a grind Always static On that line

Ocean John Hiatt

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. Oh where can you be?

Tip of My Tongue John Hiatt

sound Some words flew out And made a crash landin' No love survived Not a trace could be found CHORUS: I broke your heart With the back of my mind From the tip of my tongue To the end of the line

Maybe Baby, Say You Do John Hiatt

I've been a-standin' in line, With catsup on my shirt. I've been a-dancin' like a chicken But there ain't nothin' seems to work. Baby, baby do you love me baby?

Little Head John Hiatt

as cool when she starts winkin' I'm just so easily led when the little head does the thinkin' I'm loyal as a dog but I'm a hog for that sexual attraction It starts up in my mind and makes a bee line

My Old Friend John Hiatt

A Corvair with no floorboards, a Gibson Hummingbird Driving south to the mouth of the riversong Patchouli oil and motor oil And you knew all the words Now you\'re looking fine In a hook-up line

Let It All Go John Hiatt

What she needed to learn REPEAT CHORUS I swear to God, man It don't come easy Kicking myself Most of the time I need help to keep The wheels greasy Keep that train whistleing On down the line

Girl On A String John Hiatt

his atmosphere Like furry dice or some voodoo thing Hes got that girl on a string Since they tied the knot he keeps her in stitches And when she ain't banged up, shes sewing his britches Like a line

Wrote It Down And Burned It John Hiatt

to black In his Camero in the rain She wrote it down and burned it Jimmy loves who knows who Well he wasn't from around this town And mister neither are you She was listening into that Monon line

The Love That Harms John Hiatt

thing Until she wore my wedding ring And all the pain her love can bring Well, I'm telling you So you wont go through what I'm still remembering But I can see that its just too late The next in line

Girl On A String (Album Version) John Hiatt

along in his atmosphere Like furry dice or some voodoo thing Hes got that girl on a string Since they tied the knot he keeps her in stitches And when she ain't banged up shes sewing his britches Like a line

The Love That Harms (Album Version) John Hiatt

hurting thing Until she wore my wedding ring And all the pain her love can bring Well I'm telling you So you wont go through what I'm still remembering But I can see that its just too late The next in line

New Numbers (Album Version) 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 I just

Lincoln Town John Hiatt

around Take the next train outward bound Carry you out of Lincoln town Well babe you know my home is with you There ain't no town or city will do I need a rolling partner carrying me down the line

Ain't Ever Goin' Back John Hiatt

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 danced the room and she made it fine I sang a song about a crooked line

She Said The Same Things To Me John Hiatt

she talks like ev'rybody in the room Was gonna listen in Carries on a conversation Like some others call their children in Tho you can't believe one sentence Man you hang on ev'ry word Til the line

Buffalo River Home John Hiatt

closed And how much thicker this fog is gonna get god only knows Just when you think that you've got a grip Reality sneaks off it gives you the slip As if you ever knew what it was taking you down the line

Cross My Fingers John Hiatt

true to you cross my fingers I wanna stay, 'til my thoughts are okay 'Til my motive is clear, 'cause I'm driftin away >From the weight of your arms, from your soft feather bed To a cold white line

Back Of My Mind John Hiatt

wife And I took me a bottle of wine And it did not take long, 'til all I had left Was this junk in the back of my mind Well the end of the tunnel It never came up 'til I came to the end of the line

Real Fine Love John Hiatt

I went lookin' for a fire Just to burn it all down CHORUS: You've got a real fine love You've got a real fine love One I am unworthy of You've got a real fine love, baby I thought I had a line

Back to the War John Hiatt

they say I'm not about to pay membership dues I've got this dynamite I know you're sitting tight, waiting for news Well I'm lighting the fuse While you were on vacation I was stationed at the line

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

Back To The War (Album Version) John Hiatt

away as they say I'm not about to pay membership dues I've got this dynamite I know you're sitting tight waiting for news Well I'm lighting the fuse While you were on vacation I was stationed at the line

Your Dad Did John Hiatt

Mrs. wears her robe slightly undone As your daughter dumps her oatmeal on your son And you keep it hid Just like your did So you go to work just to watch some jerk Pick up the perks You were in line

Bring Back Your Love To Me John Hiatt

care, like I care for you When I hurt you girl, well I just can't stand myself They say pride will be our downfall Girl I've swallowed mine I'm begging you, baby, come back And I will tow the line

Your Dad Did (Live) John Hiatt

And the mrs wears her robe slightly undone As your daughter dumps her oatmeal on your son And you keep it hid Just like your did So you go to work just to watch some jerk Pick up the perks You were in line

Circle Back John Hiatt

Drove that wagon train out West Right along this interstate Cross the high plains of Kansas To the Colorado line Spent a lot of sleepless nights 'round the campfire They had mountains on their minds Those

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

talks like everybody In the room was gonna listen in Carries on a conversation Like some others call their children in Though you can't believe one sentence Man you hang on every word Till the line

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...

Is Anyone There? John Hiatt

Well I'm out here on my own Followin' a star Asking on my knees, for some direction, please, And, God, you know that's hard Cause I'm such a stubborn man Lord, I'm stubborn as a mule Even though ...

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 ...

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 ...