Old School John Hiatt

Old school He's the old school he don't say when he's hurtin' he'll just hide away 'till it 's over and tears are dry he's the old school and you can't see him cry He was young once just like you a heart

Getting Excited John Hiatt

Just a basement party with some high school friends Boys touching girls, like they did back then But that fat boy you invited He's getting excited Underneath red lights he can't believe his eyes

Two Hearts (Like Ours) John Hiatt

never lived for a kiss til you planted one Now I can't catch my breath It's like I spent my whole life just waiting for you Yeah you Just when I thought I was all grown up You got me swapping 'bout old

Old Habits John Hiatt

When the 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

Old People John Hiatt

damn world Old people are pushing and they aren't mushy Old people are pushing cause life ain't cushy Old people are pushing They drag what they don't want drag And go as slow as they want to They don't

Good As She Could Be John Hiatt

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 as she could be Well she had a baby at eighteen Never finished high school

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

Detroit Made John Hiatt

shining sea You can hear those glass pipes rumble to the statue of liberty She's a Detroit made Deuce and a quarter, babe She's a Detroit made Deuce and a quarter, babe Now when I first got out of high school

Listening To Old Voices John Hiatt

behind Or is it by their lives we are inspired CHORUS: It's a new light, new day Listening for new meaning learning how to say It's a new place but you've always been here You're just listening to old

Dust Down A Country Road John Hiatt

wedding night I was tangled in the sheets And I was dreaming of a light Pouring from her window Coming up through the floor Lifting up the darkness Crashing through my kitchen door Down to that old

Your Dad Did John Hiatt

They just ain't told you yet So you go and buy a brand new set of wheels To show your family just how great you feel Acting like a kid Just like your dad did And BRIDGE: You're a chip off the old

Your Dad Did (Live) John Hiatt

Your job's expired They just ain't told you yet So you go and buy a brand new set of wheels To show your family just how great you feel Acting like a kid Just like your dad did And You're a chip off the old

Wild Eyed Gypsies John Hiatt

Think I'll save up a little money Go on down to Mexico Take up with some crazy Spanish Lady Listen to the old wind blow She got earrings And she dances I'm an old rusty razor blade Ten to one

I Want Your Love Inside Of Me John Hiatt

want to find you everywhere I want a house and a fireplace Screw the pain, I want a smile on my face I want to take some kind of cure I'm tired of being cold and sure I know I'm not your high school

Full Moon John Hiatt

Old men close their eyes and weep. Young men pray that they're asleep, Inside the madness. Young girls dance between the sparks, And old women die in parks, From too much sadness.

Find You At Last John Hiatt

and pitchin' woo We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy Like the hippies out in San Francisco do And I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee A place where even squares can have a ball We still wave Old

Angel John Hiatt

just stop calling you angel Somebody just let love get up and go downtown Somebody just stop calling you angel Angel wings out in the snow and mascara running down They called you Tookie in high school

Lincoln Town John Hiatt

What I feel is like an old freight train Five miles long in the pouring rain Rolling out of Detroit loaded up with shiny cars And I'm sitting in a Cadillac smoking on a big cigar What I feel's like

Your Love Is My Rest John Hiatt

dreams half the time Going West I gotta pick up speed Just to get what I need The end of the line guaranteed Your love is my rest The coal catches fire I'm down the wire in a flash That big old

Please Call Home John Hiatt

Touch that tone don't go astray Well I'll say anything you want me to say Just baby please call home You've been in trouble at the high school Ever since your mama died We tried to act like nothing

Rose John Hiatt

So she finds her dressing table and she puts on all of her clothes, And she cries when she's realized she's just an old Rose. Rose walks to the kitchen then she fills her coffee cup.

Nobody Knew His Name John Hiatt

dawn Window begins 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

Don't Know Much About Love John Hiatt

Out of touch I don't know much, much about love Baby when you kiss me will I see That little wish list you've been keeping for me I'm rushing like a fool, babe, 'cause I know If they taught you this in school

You Used To Kiss The Girls John Hiatt

Lipstick 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

The Rest Of The Dream John Hiatt

You were a tiny spark Caught in your parents' eyes When they made love in the dark You were the big surprise And the old man came through Gave his very best for you And your mother's arms They

Little Goodnight John Hiatt

potions recommended just like it was some kinda curse Jim and Mary loved Little Goodnight so much uh huh But without those REMs, they felt like they were losing touch REPEAT CHORUS You'll leave school

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

wonder why Well I used to be your lover now I don't even try It was champagne parties and sweet love sins Now it's warm beer at midnight and girlie magazines I stack the empty cans up like a freshman in school

I Don't Even Try John Hiatt

wonder why Well I used to be your lover now I don't even try It was champagne parties and sweet love sins Now it's warm beer at midnight and girlie magazines I stack the empty cans up like a freshman in school

Cold River John Hiatt

stockings Lord it made the sweetest sound There was a baby in the reeds Along the river outside of town As he wound his pocket watch To set time spinnin' 'em all around Wasn't long they'd be forgetting This old

One For Then One For Me John Hiatt

for the woman who gives me her love My life is a curtain - the next scene's uncertain The actor is lost in his role The lady is waiting - the man hesitating And lovers are children afraid to grow old

Do You Want My Job John Hiatt

Cool breezes from the mountains blow As I wake up and dress to go On the island, dawn is breaking In the harbor, tanker's waiting From the land of the rising sun They bring their old plutonium

Ocean John Hiatt

There is the old one, The wise one, the gold one. I am the hunger, The ache of the fiction, And nestles in bones, That he left for the vultures.

Whistles In My Ears John Hiatt

That old north wind's a-blowin' circles round my feet. What is this sorrow ever for? She was an angel who flies high in the heavens. I was a pigeon on the church.

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

You May Already Be A Winner John Hiatt

Now Ive never counted my chickens before they're hatched And I know there is always a catch But I've felt from the start that our hearts were the perfect match I know you're tired of the same old

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

winner Now Ive never counted my chickens before they're hatched And I know there is always a catch But I've felt from the start that our hearts were the perfect match I know you're tired of the same old

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

Crossing Muddy Waters John Hiatt

gone and I don't know why She let out this morning Like a rusty shot in a hollow sky Left me without warning Sooner than the dogs could bark and faster than the sun rose Down to the banks in an old

You Must Go John Hiatt

When that howling wind Comes to carry you again Just like your next of kin You must go To a far away place Where you don't recognize one face Don't unpack your old suitcase Cause you must go

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

Heavy Tears John Hiatt

sound Maybe she loves you And maybe it's a joke And maybe that fire Was just a whole lot of smoke You don't feel warm But then, you don't feel cold You're just getting weary You're just getting old

Far As We Go John Hiatt

Broken love out on the highway I thought I knew you like the back of my hand Pick him up, he's just a ghost from the old days That's just about as far as we go from here That's just about as far

Perfectly Good Guitar John Hiatt

no bail Smash a guitar and you go to jail With no chance for early parole You don't get out till you get some soul REPEAT CHORUS Late at night the end of the road He wished he still had the old

Lipstick Sunset John Hiatt

wonder why By the end of the day All her sweet dreams would fade To a lipstick sunset Well, a radio was playing And that ol' summer heat was on the rise I just had to get away Before some sad old

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

Riding With The King John Hiatt

Well I stepped out of a mirror at ten years old With a suit cut sharp, as a razor and a heart of gold I had a guitar hanging just about waist high I'm gonna play that thing until the day I die

Better Get It While You Can John Hiatt

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 Just like Mississippi John

Riding with the king John Hiatt

Well I stepped out of a mirror at ten years old With a suit cut sharp, as a razor and a heart of gold I had a guitar hanging just about waist high I'm gonna play that thing until the day I die

Confidence Man John Hiatt

I can talk old ladies Out of all of their money I can talk young girls Into calling me honey You can talk all you want, baby But I got fast hands.

Forever Yours John Hiatt

this love don't stand a chance But I'm not gonna sit and cry Though I'm an unlucky guy I'm forever wondering REPEAT CHORUS Yours to have and yours to unfold Who's to say we're just getting old