Death By Misadventure John Hiatt

by misadventure Ain't that some way to go?

Death By Misadventure (Album Version) John Hiatt

Polaroid and made a giant wanted poster He took it to a print shop and ordered up a thousand flyers And walked next door to the laundromat and blew his brains out in the drier And the tag on his toe read Death

Death By Misadventure Ted Nugent

Death by misadventure. A case of overkill. He stayed awake 'til daylight, didn't believe in health. He never saw the sunrise, didn't believe in wealth. Wrote dramatic music, was a rollin' stone.

Twenty-One John Hiatt

he was gonna lead us all outta this wilderness Was that too much to ask His sister and his brother his father and his mother and if we sentence him to a chance so slim that he had to wear his own death

The Lady Of The Night John Hiatt

Oh the moon hangs down Like some old evening gown Forgotten by some lovely southern maiden Oh the stars are her tears And the sky a skin of years That she has most graciously given Now who

Smoke That Cigarette John Hiatt

my breath and blow her house down I wanna smoke this cigarette 'cause my baby left town I don't care what the surgeon general say or all them people on the airplanes Gonna smoke a - if it be my death

Mine by Daylight John Hiatt

Our kids call you mama too Tonight I'm gonna call you something Mind, if that's all right with you All the love you can stand Let me be your man Hold on real tight CHORUS: You'll be mine by

Ocean John Hiatt

Death is my secret, A child my illusion, And life is the suffering, That brings men to (something?). Oh, where can you be? This raging age, This rotting life, Is misery.

She Loves the Jerk John Hiatt

We've talked it to death, cryin' on the telephone. Nights when he drinks at home, she has to whisper throught her tears. "Johnny," she says, "you'd never do these things to me."

Zero House John Hiatt

Smoke out, ghost lovers, burn down the zero house Seven rooms for seven long years Till only dead people livin' here Maybe I should mutter this under my breath But honey I think love scared us to death

Across the Borderline John Hiatt

you're still just across the borderline Up and down the Rio Grande A thousand footprints in the sand Reveal a secret no one can define The river flows on like a breath In between our life and death

I Can't Wait John Hiatt

since I held you tight I walk the desert of my dreams I got to get out of here before I scream Too much take off, too much landing No such love, no understanding [Chorus:] I can't wait baby till you're by

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

Alone in the Dark John Hiatt

all alone on my knees at last Alone in the dark It's extreme self pity And frozen fear 'Cause I want you with me And you're not here So I rub my nose in it babe 'Til the roses smell just like death

Only The Song Survives John Hiatt

many fingers she saw in this light To ask if she might know what gives She said we rolled that Camaro like a cowboy cigarette Out on the highway in a puddle of beer That's just about how close to death

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

Alone In The Dark (Live) John Hiatt

baby I'm all alone on my knees at last Alone in the dark It's extreme self pity And frozen fear 'Cause I want you with me And you're not here So I rub my nose in it babe 'Til the roses smell just like death

She Loves The Jerk (Album Version) John Hiatt

We've talked it to death cryin' on the telephone Nights when he drinks at home she has to whisper throught her tears Johnny she says you'd never do these things to me But I can never make her see he's

Forever Yours John Hiatt

These days it's hard to have fun Looking for a little girl, a little undone By the progress of man By the touch of a loving hand Maybe we touch too much You and me, baby, I'm not good in a clutch

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

Misadventure Squeeze

a picture of my misses With fond remembrance Of everything with kisses From the Isle of Dogs To the Egyptian sands Where the Arabs chew on dates And I haven't forgot what it's like to be With misadventure

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

The Last Time John Hiatt

Just to hear you call me honey Sends little shivers up my spine But after while it isn't funny This twenty paces thing we do So that's the last time I turn my back on you ------------- Lyrics Powered by

Lipstick Sunset John Hiatt

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 why By

Marlene John Hiatt

Like the honey too Deep all in my brain Marlene, Marlene I'm in love with you You know I wont be never satisfied You make the blues running high I don't know how many times I tried To have a good girl by

Fly Back Home John Hiatt

was a rattlesnake up on the road I ran him over and over 'til he died Then his ghost rose up And curled around this fear I hold inside And he flew on off to heaven As I sat there in my instrument of death

When My Love Crosses Over John Hiatt

with a smile Made me feel like a little child with a brand-new view Let's do it all over, babe It'd just be another trip we made When my love crosses over, I'm coming too ------------- Lyrics Powered by

Big Fine Car John Hiatt

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 control and out by

Nobody Knew His Name John Hiatt

the rain Nightt so dark, there was nothing else shown Nobody knew his name, boy Nobody knew his name Running once in a while But he would be right back With a cup of coffee and an old newspaper Sitting by

Listening To Old Voices John Hiatt

again It's a simple prayer that brings me to my knees With drums and bells and rattles They have caught us in our time To watch the eagle rise up from the fire Now is it true we are possessed By

The Nagging Dark John Hiatt

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

left it Who took the last of love and kept it And love's not where we thought we'd left it Who took the last of love and kept it Love's not where we thought we'd left it ------------- Lyrics Powered by

Cane Breaks John Hiatt

I met a preacher down by the cane breaks Sat there the devil right there at his side Bolt of lightning struck that cane break You should have seen the preacher jumpin' on back Double dealers there

Thunderbird John Hiatt

I'm going too fast in my Thunderbird They make 'em that way Yeah they make 'em that way Well they make 'em that way Yeah they make 'em that way Well they make 'em that way ------------- Lyrics Powered by

The Wreck of the Barbie Ferrari John Hiatt

the kids dressed to go to church he's pulled a shotgun out of the lurch he heads for the TV room starts to search his problems swollen like a river and his reality's shrinking he finds them huddled by

Marianne John Hiatt

Oh, Marianne Please don't marry that insurance man I just saw your picture in the paper Surrounded by extensive wedding plans Tell me this is just one of your capers Say you haven't met with their

Old School John Hiatt

was young once just like you a heart wide open to a love that is true He thought he found it now she's gone and he's the old school of love from now on He's just a student like us all learned a lesson by

I Love That Girl John Hiatt

up off of my knees And she said do you think you could show me that please And I love that girl Well, I love that girl And I love that girl Well, I love that girl Well, I love that girl We'd been left by

Face the Nation John Hiatt

Face the nation Face the nation Face the nation I'm entertaining notions Propelled by raw emotions Put down your Time and Newsweek Listen to me when I speak There is no pulse to finger No waves

Face The Nation (Album Version) John Hiatt

nervous Your problem's overrated Your headaches are inflated No talk now only chatter Little chipmunk what's the matter Face the nation Face the nation Face the nation I'm entertaining notions Propelled by

Modern Machinery John Hiatt

Sorry to hear that you stayed for too long Take off your pants I wanna dance Modern machinery for a modern song Yeah It's your guess I confess I've been up on this cross for too long Betrayed by

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

I Killed An Ant With My Guitar John Hiatt

I killed an ant With my guitar Underneath romantic Indiana stars He was a fool I was so cruel The power of music is no tool So I hit him in the head And now he's dead I killed him there By

Howlin' Down The Cumberland John Hiatt

make it right I know where that lonesome sound begins Howlin' down the Cumberland Just a creature in the dark Longing for one blessed spark To burn the sky and heat the night With love reborn by

Til I Get My Lovin' Back John Hiatt

you My friends are so wrong When they say just go on And I said where to and what for They don't understand I'm a shell of a man With no love to give anymore 'Till hell freezes over 'Till heaven skates by

Native Son John Hiatt

Where you gonna run to There ain't no underground If only you could fly You'd cut across the sky Like a rifle round Oh, who are your people And where is your homeland 'Cause they're dying side by

Girl On A String John Hiatt

they tied the knot he keeps her in stitches And when she ain't banged up, shes sewing his britches Like a line between the orange juice cans Shes strung out on his childish demands To meet him out by

The Negroes Were Dancing John Hiatt

the editor about the little holes in her dress She said oh, I'm so bored She said oh, tell me more She popped him on the dick until he got a little bigger then she just blew up She grabbed him by

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

My Baby Blue John Hiatt

callin' to you My baby blue, my baby blue I keep callin' to you My baby blue, my baby blue Oh so young and oh so tender Almost hurts too much to remember As if the weight of your head on my shoulder By