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,

When You Cut Me, I Bleed John Hiatt

Keep it in mind Don't throw your weight around Everything's so heavy in this God-damn town They go off the bridge They laugh in the wind There's only one hole you could put me in CHORUS: 'Cause

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

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

Adios To California John Hiatt

Hangdown hanna and whiskey jim Dirty jeans and mudslide hymns It all began with soon So, adios to California Nothing to do but turn around Always thought there's someone coming for you Only way you'd leave this

Lincoln Town John Hiatt

feel's like an engine room Open it up and smell the perfume I love that deisel burning up the atmosphere When you hear me blow well honey baby know I'm here CHORUS: Well I'm going down to Lincoln town

They All Leave Town John Hiatt

degree At a little southern University From New Jersey and Delaware Funny clothes and funny hair Those northern girls like to cut loose when you're spitting that tobacco juice Oh, but they all leave town

You Never Told Me, You Were Gonna Go John Hiatt

But you had to go and tell me That true love never dies And now I'm crying on your suitcase full of clothes You never told me you were gonna go Go down to the station Catch a ride to anyplace This

Ashland City John Hiatt

It took her two hours to tell a little something about herself And that's when my heart stopped 'Cause she was just enough Ashland City To wanna watch the sun go down She was just enough small town

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

Train to Birmingham John Hiatt

I've been riding on this train Drinking whiskey for the pain Another good ol' boy going home And every town I see Seems to take a part of me That's the price that you pay when you roam CHORUS

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

Smoke That Cigarette John Hiatt

Well I wanna tell you all a story about a girl I used to know She told me that she loved me that was a long time ago I wanna tell you all my story but first I wanna smoke this cigarette I ain't over

Spy Boy John Hiatt

Well it's dangerous out here tonight but a fellow's gotta eat I see those vampires sucking blood I hear those dull thuds I guess it's trick or treat CHORUS: I'm a Spy Boy I'm a Spy Boy Oh this

Spy Boy (Cruising / Soundtrack Ver.) John Hiatt

Well it's dangerous out here tonight but a fellow's gotta eat I see those vampires sucking blood I hear those dull thuds I guess it's trick or treat I'm a Spy Boy I'm a Spy Boy Oh this music is hell Man

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 this

The Trouble With Blood John Hiatt

I heard this poor town --'s daddy --- like he was just some kind of crazy old fool Maybe he is, maybe he ain't - hey, I don't know But I know that boy loves his daddy just about as much as he can

All the Lilacs in Ohio John Hiatt

New York City stair You were throwing up on your shoes Tryin' to write the great book when it really had you shook With a bad case of wintertime blues So you drag her down to the ragged side of town

Georgia Rae John Hiatt

I know a girl, mess with your mind, She'll come to you in the summer sometime She'll talk about things you don't understand, But you better keep to the matters at hand Before the whole damn thing

Missing Pieces John Hiatt

I spent all day staring at a leaf I know that my time here is brief I'd like to get some details down Before I move on to another town I met a man, he lost both arms He got 'em caught up in her charms

Already Loved John Hiatt

How much you resist assists just the one sweet kiss Baby you're crazy if you believe this One night is not enough It's fluff but if I may speak off the cuff It might take a lifetime to call your

Death By Misadventure John Hiatt

Well, Harry had a good job working' for the Secret Service He had a wife and kids at home who made him awful nervous He'd never done a damn thing you could call experimental And he had this aching

Death By Misadventure (Album Version) John Hiatt

Well Harry had a good job working' for the Secret Service He had a wife and kids at home who made him awful nervous He'd never done a damn thing you could call experimental And he had this aching feeling

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

She Loves the Jerk John Hiatt

But he couldn't stay out of town, not even with this precious pearl Now she lives with the lies and the bumps and the bruises.

Say It With Flowers John Hiatt

have to say You believe nearly everything you hear That kind of faith is gonna only bring tears Cause cheap talking is really making the rounds You're much better off with your mouth shut tight in this

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.

I Don't Even Try (Album Version) John Hiatt

I thought I had your number there must be some mistake I dialled 6 3 7 11 88 I got some geezer said his girlfriend's on the town I said I've got the wrong number and I slammed the phone down Thought about

I Don't Even Try John Hiatt

I thought I had your number there must be some mistake I dialled 6 3 7 11 88 I got some geezer; said his girlfriend's on the town I said I've got the wrong number and I slammed the phone down Thought about

Right Now John Hiatt

You got out of this one baby We all had to pay I don't know who had the last laugh coming But you took it and it wasn't any joke I think about how we hurt each other Make me wanna choke CHORUS

Feelin' Again John Hiatt

I thought I had to cut off from my head down to my toes But heaven knows that I was wrong, I'm feeling again Holding my breath and holed up in this cheap motel, I feel like hell I'm holding my own heart

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

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

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

Say It With Flowers (Album Version) John Hiatt

I have to say You believe nearly everything you hear That kind of faith is gonna only bring tears Cause cheap talking is really making the rounds You're much better off with your mouth shut tight in this

Memphis In Meantime (Live) 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 on the

She Loves The Jerk (Album Version) John Hiatt

the jerk He was the guy always out on the make I guess he had what it takes to turn the heads of pretty girls She thought he would change the worst of us will settle down But he couldn't stay out of town

Cane Breaks John Hiatt

the cane breaks Down at the cane breaks They're selling that snake oil jumping on a claimed stakes Down by the cane break lines are being drawn And the choc- and the chicken saw they're all gone This

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

The River Knows Your Name John Hiatt

lightning cracks the open sky As your Momma sings a lullaby Oh the river she knows why Let the river wash you down Beneath the surface With a rushing sound Like a freight train passing through a town

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

Living A Little, Laughing A Little John Hiatt

Laugh everyone at the clown He's the best one in town, Ummm ummm Ride on his merry-go-round Spinning faster than sound Uuuuh huh Uuuuh huh Laugh as the funny man cries Though his makeup is smeared

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

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

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

Nobody Knew His Name John Hiatt

A man in a Cadillac used to come around here Looking for a long black train Said bbay left town with an inginer Streets across the midnight rain board Street across the midnight rain When he was pretty

This Secret Life John Hiatt

I dreamed I was being kept alive To bear the brunt of a family joke About which no one spoke To multiply and divide This hideous thing, this human kind With something else on his mind I was

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