Skin Game John Hiatt

Ay, Amigo ---------------- -- got everything that money can buy Now it's a place where a face ain't got no name Down here everybody's playing that ol' skin game Down in Mexico, mexico Well a boy

Pink Bedroom John Hiatt

got it all She got it all She got it all In her pink bedroom They say they got her future down at the desk And now they're drawing blood for the grownup test Something crawls Beneath her lily skin

Pink Bedroom (Album Version) John Hiatt

yearbook She got it all she got it all she got it all In her pink bedroom They say they got her future down at the desk And now they're drawing blood for the grownup test Something crawls beneath her lily skin

Number One Honest Game John Hiatt

Diamonds Oh, she's such a shy one, until that dancing starts It's a house of cards I guess it can blow too hard and the aces all fall down But there's no one to blame In the number one honest game

The Walking Dead John Hiatt

It's that mechanical motion Skin -tight when the nights are bloodless Lip-sync the latest notion From zombie drill instructors Throw out of all the parties Maybe it's time for me to bed Now his

The Most Unoriginal Sin John Hiatt

What there was left of us Was all covered in dust and thick skin A half eaten apple Or the whole Sistine Chapel Painted on the head of a pin A life long love's worth Gone up in a smurk And you

Runaway John Hiatt

the dark angels circle in the wind You're mistaken, but still you'll do it all again As he shakes his fist, somethin' dribbles down his chin Can you live like this Just crawlin' underneath their skin

Angel John Hiatt

nickname, kind of like they thought about it You wish that it stuck with you, didn't have to trade it in on Some crazy lover's pet name, wind up hurtin' so much REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: He peeled the skin

Too Close John Hiatt

between I'm dancing so close to my baby and the whole world just turned upside down No second chance is still worth a try to kiss my lone aspirations goodbye Make no mistake it's a cold cheating game

Old School John Hiatt

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 taking a fall there's noting new in this love game

Ethylene John Hiatt

got bathroom telephones But I don't want to interrupt you You might be painting your nails With your hot curlers on Each one a different color Or listening to that Beach Boys sailing song Sloop John

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

The Last Time John Hiatt

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 game

Love In Flames John Hiatt

three Baby, you know that it ain't no big mystery Just from where you're at You never had these feelings to burn You took my love and baby you turned [Chorus:] Is it all in my mind Or is it a cruel game

One Kiss John Hiatt

view REPEAT CHORUS Oh it's bringing me to my knees They lost all those kinescopes All of those memories Doing the cool jerk together Let's outlive our usefulness, baby Let's stay in our own skin

Woman Sawed in Half John Hiatt

bodyless head and trapeze artist in a circus in Bombay Now a woman's gonna do exactly what a woman's gonna Yeah, some bad magicians wouldn't have it any other way She holds on to that trapeze by the skin

Straight Outta Time John Hiatt

Hot summer night, I was counting all the starlight on your skin Airtight, as I watched you breathing out, I'm breathing in By the lake, so humid that the moon was getting wet For our sake the crickets

One Step Over The Line John Hiatt

When I look into your eyes See the world cut down to size Baby don't apologize For taking me one step over the line When I touch your secret skin Babe I know it ain't no sin I feel you startin

Something Wild John Hiatt

blows through And some curtains hung But I cant hid a thing from you You know where I come from Well I tried getting there under my own steam 'Til my very last chance was shot Now you're under my skin

I Spy (For The FBI) John Hiatt

not me, oh baby I spy for the FBI (I spy for the FBI) I spy for the FBI (I spy for the FBI) Just because he was wearin' shades You thought he didn't leave a clue I got his name, I know his game

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

night Definitely was not me oh baby I spy for the FBI I spy for the FBI I spy for the FBI I spy for the FBI Just because he was wearin' shades You thought he didn't leave a clue I got his name I know his game

Since His Penis Came Between Us John Hiatt

So-and-so He won't be teeing of with me Since his penis came between us Since his penis came between us Let's play a little game Is it bigger than a bread-box Or shorter than your maiden name

Wintertime Blues John Hiatt

blow up these ol' wintertime blues, blow a while There's no spring There was never any spring Spring's a long gone thing There won't ever be a spring no more At least that's the way it feels when your Skin

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,

Uncommon Connection John Hiatt

an uncommon connection An uncommon connection, an uncommon connection An uncommon connection, oh It takes every drop of energy just to run my brains Took a long time to learn that it's only a waiting game

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 ...

Ocean John Hiatt

I am the west wind. I am the sea gull. 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. ...

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 ...

Let It All Go John Hiatt

I knew a guy who was Mad at his best friend Stayed that way for Twenty years, and I don't know why he Can't seem to make amends Tears in his eyes You know the pain doesn't end CHORUS: You got to....

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 ...

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 si...

Doll Hospital John Hiatt

Well, lots of little pieces make up the little girl Such a tiny thing in this great big world Well, now I've got to find out what's crackin' up My little buttercup I got to take her to the doll ho...

Thing Called Love John Hiatt

Don't have to humble yourself to me I ain't your judge or your king And baby, you know you ain't no Queen of Sheba And we may not even have our dignity, no This could be just a prideful thing But ...

Icy Blue Heart John Hiatt

She came onto him like a slow movin' cold front His beer was warmer than the look in her eyes She sat on a stool, he said, "What do you want?" She said, "Give me a love that don't freeze up inside...

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...

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...

Bring Back Your Love To Me John Hiatt

Darlin' if you've been a hurting I don't care what it is I wanna help for certain, but it takes more than a kiss All this love and affection I'm feeling for you now Send it back in my direction, g...

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...

Distance John Hiatt

You are the beautiful lover My Lover I am the distant shore So far away There is so much to uncover Love's hiding What is this distance for What is it for Out of the dark I am falling I'm fallin'...

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 year...

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 Ever...

Have A Little Faith In Me John Hiatt

When the road gets dark And you can no longer see Just let my love throw a spark And have a little faith in me And when the tears you cry Are all you can believe Just give these loving arms a try...