Sure Pinocchio John Hiatt

You told me you'd hold me Now I know better All you did fold me honey Like a dear John letter You put me in a box With God and his uncle Like a pair of gym socks Lookin' like Artie Garfunkle

Sure As I'm Sittin' Here John Hiatt

Get up; ya get down Get lost and then ya get found Sure as I'm sittin' here Sure as I'm sittin' here Ya get a laugh; ya get a cry Get 'em all before you die Sure as I'm sittin' here Sure as I'm sittin'

I Killed An Ant With My Guitar John Hiatt

killed him there By the front door Well it was something he was really asking for He was a chump It was no bump Or any ordinary lump No I squashed his little head And now he's dead Well I'm sure

This Secret Life John Hiatt

another zone Address unknown This secret life This secret life And I am chilled to be here Among these ghosts so heaven-bent With hell to pay for rent When I am holding you near I'm not so sure

Cross My Fingers John Hiatt

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 my fingers I'll be true to you cross my fingers Sure

The Wreck of the Barbie Ferrari John Hiatt

dolls he can't find one leg to stand on he aims the gun at his head now he's starting to cry looking for the courage to let it fly can't live without his family now that something has died he's not sure

An Arm and a Leg John Hiatt

Your place or mine well who gives a shit 'Cause likely as not we ain't gonna fit 'Cause you got your own way And I sure got mine And we can't split the difference With cheap talking wine CHORUS

I Want Your Love Inside Of Me John Hiatt

I want a job, I wanna care I 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

Something Happens John Hiatt

Red light I'll take those keys" Out of my mind and On my knees CHORUS: Something happens And I don't know why I can't seem to get my future Out of her eyes Something happens And never for sure

Gonna Go Our And Love Somebody John Hiatt

coming home all rearranged Someone's been picking your peaches and messing with your terrain You gave me breakfast in bed you never done that before It ain't the breakfast I want honey that's for sure

Howlin' Down The Cumberland John Hiatt

"Caught like a deer in my own headlights Frozen on this road tonight I had a fix on the brightest star Now I'm not sure, where you are North is south and east is west Where's the love that I knew

Slow Turning John Hiatt

come so far In this one horse town Then she's laughin' that crazy laugh 'Cause you haven't left the parkin' lot Time is short and here's the damn thing about it You're gonna die, gonna die for sure

Dust Down A Country Road John Hiatt

country road Blowing int he wind Behind an old truck load Up before the rooster crowed There's an old dog staring At the dust down a country road And that truck is going somewhere I just can't be sure

Right Now John Hiatt

You said the tables were turning Sure enough they turn your way (????)

Already Loved John Hiatt

know what to call it, no It's already loved and it's calling on you and me It's already loved we don't have to install it Comes completely assembled unconditionally guaranteed Been in love before, sure

Old Habits John Hiatt

But now every time he makes love to ya He's just a little bit more unkind Until it feels like every move you make is in self defense That ain't the facts of life Its just bad fiction Honey that sure

Memphis in the Meantime John Hiatt

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 road But if I dont get outta here pretty soon My head's going to explode Sure

True Believer John Hiatt

knees went weak Pulled back in the woods and shut the headlights off Jesus how'd she ever get her hair so soft Can't see what I'm doin', don't know if I should Can't see what I'm doin', Lord it sure

Memphis In Meantime (Live) John Hiatt

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 road But if I dont get outta here pretty soon My head's going to explode Sure

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...

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...

Hold On Tight John Hiatt

CHORUS: Hold on tight Hold on tight Please don't say we're through Hold on tight Hold on tight Or love'll will slip away on you CHORUS 2: Down at the line Down at the line I'm outta my mind it's ...

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...

Take Another Look John Hiatt

Maybe you have seen my party And you think I won't do But inside you see I'm lonely And I need someone true Maybe I look like a spider man But just the word and I'll learn to fly Take another loo...

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

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 the...

Think It Over John Hiatt

I ain't the only guy ever made you come ever made you tired with a firin' gun (?) I ain't the only man with his heart in his throat I gotta spit it out, spit it out, spit it out before I choke I d...

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 a cr...