The Last Time John Hiatt

Time is runnin' out Friends are too The word is getting' out It's all bad news Scoundrels know my whereabouts They recognize these pointy shoes That's the last time I turn my back on you A friendly little

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 sister

Any Single Solitary Heart John Hiatt

You've lost that love before You never closed that door This time it's hurtin' for - the last time Only the lonely knows The pain of letting go Before you say no - to my advise Just ask any

Love's Not Where We Thought We Left It John Hiatt

been proven Love's not where we thought we left it Who took the last of love and kept it Caged love in, tried to protect it Love's not where we thought we'd left it The apostles were jealous Of Mary Magdalene

Find You At Last John Hiatt

burn our draft cards down on Main Street We like livin' right, bein' free And we don't make no party out of lovin' We like holdin' hands and pitchin' woo We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy Like the

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

Paper Thin John Hiatt

I was gonna get up off that bar stool Just as soon as I could figure it out Why I was overlooked at the car pool Stood up at the dance with no twist and shout When you're burnin' with your last

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

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

Come Home to You John Hiatt

There's 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

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

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

Right Now John Hiatt

You said the tables were turning Sure enough they turn your way (????)

You Used To Kiss The Girls John Hiatt

like convertible scenes I didn't think that you were so much better You just predicted all the fate in the world But now you're sitting home knitting sweaters Tellin' stories to a three year old

No Business John Hiatt

Yes, I'm lonely-hope you don't catch it Don't want to be down where I last behaved I broke his heart now I can't patch it This time it's grave I kept track of all the love that I gave him And

Uncommon Connection John Hiatt

thinking about an uncommon connection An uncommon connection, an uncommon connection An un Lot of people in a hurry, and they're goin' nowhere I can see 'em all, sitting in my easy chair I can run to the

Since His Penis Came Between Us John Hiatt

It was a wonderful world The picture tube was bright There was so much to do on a Saturday night Plenty of talk during commercials Sometimes even popcorn in bed I've been a model provider You

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

Straight Outta Time John Hiatt

Just swaying in the breeze like a sweet memory Running straight outta time, straight outta time (x2)Since you were mine That autumn chill sent a shiver, girl, it shook us to the bone And we still

Don't Wanna Leave You Now John Hiatt

I woke up a day late and a dollar short Thank god, I was wrapped up in your arms I don't want to read the morning news or watch the weather report I'd rather be grateful for your charms I've done a lot

After All This Time John Hiatt

After all this time I'm glad your loving me 'Cause after all this time So many disagree To turn off the lights Or pull down the shade Don't be afraid After all this time And after all this

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

Mile High John Hiatt

I wouldn't trade your sweetness For all the sugar in the world Girl, and I know you'll always be The sweetest part of me These bitter tears we've cried All of the smack in Manhattan Could not

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

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

Thirty Years Of Tears John Hiatt

The only one I truly can know These are tears from a long time ago I got these tears from a long time ago I need to cry 30 years or so These are tears from a long time ago Oh Darling, oh darling

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

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

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

Til I Get My Lovin' Back John Hiatt

I wake in the morning Out of my mind And I used to live for That morning sunshine Now I hide in the darkness It's all I can do 'Til I Get My Lovin' Back My lovin' back from you I can't go out walking Oh

I Spy (For The FBI) John Hiatt

I spy for the FBI (I spy for the FBI) I spy for the FBI (I spy for the FBI) I got an x-ray camera hidden in your house That sees what I can't see And that man you were kissin' last night Definitely

I Spy (For The F.B.I.) (Album Version) John Hiatt

I spy for the FBI I spy for the FBI I spy for the FBI I spy for the FBI I got an x ray camera hidden in your house That sees what I can't see And that man you were kissin' last night Definitely was not

Blue Telescope John Hiatt

I've got a blue telescope, I'm looking at the world tonight Through a blue telescope; I wish I may, I wish I might Not see what I see - sheet metal on sheets of ice Looking through this blue telescope

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

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

Good Girl, Bad World John Hiatt

Put your make up on Though your face is long Clothes that fit you wrong What's wrong with you Last night's Romeo He just had to go I don't wanna know What else is new?

Too Late John Hiatt

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 a nightmare or living in a dream Run outta chances, run outta time

Take Time To Know Her John Hiatt

When I knew I could see that I wanted her for me I took her home to my mother Mama wanted to see my potential bride She looked at her slow and then she took me to her side She said, son take time

My Dog And Me John Hiatt

She marked our trail up the back bone ridge How many times can one dog pee Keeps me high as an eagle when I'm on the skids I guess you gotta come down eventually Buddy, I coulda gone that extra mile For

Snake Charmer John Hiatt

I get shook Where to look, to investigate I'm hooked Close enough to hear her sighs Close enough to get a rise REPEAT CHORUS Bad boys checking out Each others hair style She ain't gonna last

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

When We Ran John Hiatt

Could have been the kiss of my life Could havebeen the death of me Could have been that I was just too scared To wait around and see You could have been a guardian angle I could have been the

When We Ran (Album Version) John Hiatt

Could have been the kiss of my life Could have been the death of me Could have been that I was just too scared To wait around and see You could have been a guardian angel I could have been the wicked

Master of Disaster John Hiatt

of disaster Gets tangled in his telecaster He can't play it any faster When he plays the blues When he had the heart to ask her And every note just shook the plaster Now he's just a mean ole bastard When

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

Tip of My Tongue John Hiatt

An empty house Is the only thing standin' Between our lives And the speed of sound Some words flew out And made a crash landin' No love survived Not a trace could be found CHORUS: I broke

I Got A Gun John Hiatt

that man Done these things to her Tell him, he'd better run I got a gun I got a gun y'all Justice will be done I got a gun, got a gun Now I never looked at a pistol But now I lost my grip The

Good As She Could Be John Hiatt

Well she was a millionaire Before she was fourteen But there was an emptiness there That to practically everyone else could be seen She hit up on the drug of love Though there was no hole in her

Take Off Your Uniform John Hiatt

You've been a good girl, You've been a bad girl You're not a girl anymore Deep in a picture show Unbuttoned in the last row You watched the grown-ups win the war Now that they've got you where