Perfectly Good Guitar John Hiatt

Beautiful women were standing everywhere They all got wet when he smashed that thing But off in the dark you could hear somebody sing CHORUS: Oh it breaks my heart to see those stars Smashing a perfectly

Zero House John Hiatt

dogs have better dreams Would you look at what we try to live up to Baby I don't want this memory of you Bad boy, bad girl Smoke out, ghost lovers, burn down the zero house We both came here perfectly

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

Getting Excited John Hiatt

getting excited He's getting excited, And he knows what happens Now he's getting excited His love unrequited, Their blouses unfastened What's it all about He was asked to come and play his new guitar

Riding With The King John Hiatt

I dreamed I did a good job and I got well paid Blew it all at the penny arcade A hundred dollars on a kewpie doll I guess no white chick is gonna make me crawl On a TWA, to the promised land Every

Riding with the king John Hiatt

I dreamed I did a good job and I got well paid Blew it all at the penny arcade A hundred dollars on a kewpie doll I guess no white chick is gonna make me crawl On a TWA, to the promised land

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

Riding With The King (Album Version) John Hiatt

I dreamed I had a good job and I got well paid. I blew it all at the penny arcade. A hundred dollars on a kewpie doll. No pretty chick is gonna make me crawl. Get on a TWA to the promised land.

Memphis in the Meantime John Hiatt

need us a big ol whiff If we could just get off-a that beat little girl Maybe we could find the groove At least we can get a decent meal Down at the Rendez-vous 'Cause one more heartfelt steel guitar

Rock Back Billy John Hiatt

Sonny and Cher He took it on his chin And never got it off his chest He wouldn't be caught dead wearing that vest Not rock back Billy Rock back Billy He came to make a stew With that swamp guitar

Memphis In Meantime (Live) John Hiatt

Maybe we need us a big ol whiff If we could just get off a that beat little girl Maybe we could find the groove At least we can get a decent meal Down at the Rendez vous 'Cause one more heartfelt steel guitar

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

Better Get It While You Can John Hiatt

any man quiver The way she drink that Thunderbird wine She got her feet up on the table and she's naked to the neighbor Oh I wish she was a friend of mine If that ain't enough, Lord, she plays the guitar

Good Girl, Bad World (Album Version) 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 Good girl bad world Didn't you say

Good Girl, Bad World John Hiatt

CHORUS: Good girl bad world Didn't you say Good girl, bad world Can't get away From boys who unfurl Flags that don't pay You're a good girl in a bad world I'll take her Now come out to play

Some Fun Now John Hiatt

view Is just a figure of speech Well I rest my case, you're out of reach CHORUS: Havin' some fun Havin' some fun now Havin' some fun Havin' some fun now Well the tough get goin', and the good

Cross My Fingers John Hiatt

Baby when I put my mind to it I slip into another gear And I travel in another syncopation When all I wanna be is here with you And I'll be true to you cross my fingers I'll be good to you cross

She Loves The Jerk (Album Version) John Hiatt

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 wasted such precious years Well you married the wrong guy is all I ever say He's a no good

Good As She Could Be John Hiatt

drug of love Though there was no hole in her arm There was a hole some place else About as big as dady 10.000 acre farm CHORUS: Oh, she was dying for it For all the world to see Ah, she was as good

Missing Pieces John Hiatt

to another town I met a man, he lost both arms He got 'em caught up in her charms She took the kids and the color TV He said, "I wish she'd taken the rest of me" This travelin' life, well, it ain't no good

I Only Love You John Hiatt

Well every time your heart flutters I feel just like a d-------- Baby baby it's a hole in one Little girl you know you're so much fun CHORUS 1: You're so good under your hood You're so tough

I'm A Real Man John Hiatt

I'm a real man I got a real guitar I'm a real man don't even know where the boys are I don't want to frighten you little girl you're so sweet and nice But I don't want to have to tell you twice I'm a real

The Usual John Hiatt

I used to be a good boy, livin' the good life Fifty thousand kisses later she was a housewife She was good, I was unkind I'm not thirsty, but I'm standin' in line I'll have the usual I'll have the

The Usual (Album Version) John Hiatt

usual I'll have the usual Fifty silhouettes bumpin' on the dance floor Pink elephants fallin' through a trap door Sixty cigarettes a day 'cause I'm nervous When will that bitch serve us I used to be a good

Hold On Tight John Hiatt

that I was dreaming The future was so bright I had to turn out the light and go to bed I woke up with one less lover Mister, I don't need another sign REPEAT CHORUS When you think you've got a good

She Loves the Jerk John Hiatt

CHORUS: He's a no good so and so, but she'll never let him go Though she knows it will never work, she loves the jerk. She loves the jerk. He was the guy always out on the make.

Marlene John Hiatt

summer rain 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

All The Way Under John Hiatt

she loved me for you ever been sorry, really sorry what you've done, what you've done Have you ever been under, all the way under Like I have, oh like I have Body torn asunder, torn asunder All your good

Old Habits John Hiatt

snake of love Starts pullin' you under And it wont let go 'Til it starts to thunder And there's not a cloud in the sky Gonna make him shake I guess old habits are hard to break Cause even the good

Ain't Ever Goin' Back John Hiatt

ever goin' back no more A pint of gin and a long bus trip Somebody said, "You just get over it" And I ain't ever goin' back no more I see her face at every shitty bar That I have to play to pay for this guitar

Little Blue Song For You John Hiatt

Feels so good to let it out. You know what I talk about. Let your mind get up and shout, Oh love. REPEAT CHORUS

Back On The Corner John Hiatt

Back on the corner I'm singing the blues I can see my reflection In the shine of your shoes Like Momma used to say No news is good news And I'm back on the corner again Back on the corner Got my seeing

You May Already Be A Winner John Hiatt

Resident Dweller, your lucky number is You may already be a winner I've suspected this for years Still in all its good to hear They're pulling for us in the post To you my dear, I raise this toast

Here To Stay John Hiatt

when I'm alone Leave the fallow babe when is on my mind Now he gonna bust it, I need you to treat me kind Come back baby, come back, you my baby Come back baby, ooh come back to me my baby I treat you good

You May Already Be A Winner (Album Version) John Hiatt

outside world I dont know how they got our names But yesterday this letter came Mr and Mrs Resident Dweller your lucky number is You may already be a winner I've suspected this for years Still in all its good

It Hasn't Happened Yet John Hiatt

Yet I don't have anyone I'm havin' fun No one is into me No one's a mystery I see you on the street My heart don't skip no beat Lovers' hostility Don't mean a thing to me I find it hard to remember the good

A Crazy Girl is Hard to Find John Hiatt

I'm sorry you're so crazy I'm sorry you're so blue I'm sorry that this sad old song's for you Just when we had a good thing going You had to go and lose your mind Sane girls are so easy But

Blue Telescope John Hiatt

Not see what I see - sheet metal on sheets of ice Looking through this blue telescope down a moonstruck road tonight Blue breath on my windshield, I came to a frozen place She shivered when I said good-bye

Is Anyone There? John Hiatt

Oh, I need somebody to be To know that I'm good enough for love To walk beside me And as a woman in this world Well you must have felt like this That a man might come along With another hard luck

Singing the Blues John Hiatt

I knocked on your door The dog let me in Well, he was so happy To see me again The news is not good The news is not bad Ty TV blew up And the president is mad I'm glad you were home It's

Adios To California John Hiatt

this town Pasadena in the rain, eating donuts and reading Twain How much longer can my brain set itself on fire You said that's it for me Have a little faith, it might set you free But your faith's no good

It Hasn't Happened Yet (Album Version) John Hiatt

yet I don't have anyone I'm havin' fun No one is into me No one's a mystery I see you on the street My heart don't skip no beat Lovers hostility Don't mean a thing to me I find it hard to remember The good

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

Come Home to You John Hiatt

I'd do anything just to come home to you There's a meanness inside of me Lord, it shivers my bones That's the thing about mercy I guess There's no man so wicked that he cannot come home Nor so good

Hold On For Your Love John Hiatt

worked for my daddy, he worked for his paw Till they came from the city and they took what they saw We rented back land and we worked what we could But they built and the stripped it 'till it wasn't no good

Doll Hospital John Hiatt

But I never tore your legs off Or threw you on the floor Now I know baby cries a lot But please don't cry no more When we played doctor I must have made a mess But I fixed her little wagon up good

Pink Bedroom John Hiatt

Mother calls She sticks another pin In her doll And lets those fingers talk her into it She got the lip gloss She got the short-shorts She got her records and They're all imports She got her good

Dust Down A Country Road John Hiatt

catching up And our sweet dreams are all gone REPEAT CHORUS If I had a bullet I'd put it in this gun And I'd catch that old dog napping And I'd shoot him before he runs Cause he ain't much good

No Business John Hiatt

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 on paper, well, it looked pretty good

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