Book Lovers (Album Version) John Hiatt

me Its just another story of love Thats turned into tragedy What am I supposed to do You want a toast from the man who's lost The man who's doublecrossed From cover to cover Baby you and me were just book

Lovers Will (Album Version) John Hiatt

Who'll take the only hearts they got And throw them into the fire Who'll risk their own self respect In the name of desire Who'll regret every thing they've done And who'll get the bill Lovers will Who'll

Book Lovers John Hiatt

another story of love Thats turned into tragedy What am I supposed to do You want a toast from the man who's lost The man who's doublecrossed >From cover to cover Baby you and me were just book

Radio Girl (Album Version) John Hiatt

love is real He thinks it's the latest sensation And you just keep changin' the station Believe me baby Do you know what love is about Heard it on your stereo Everybody does without Broken hearted comic book

I Look For Love (Album Version) John Hiatt

can claim No treasure of stolen hearts In every mirror I look the same A toy soldier with missing parts Shes adding up those second looks While she collects advances Like thumbing through some dirty book

The Love That Harms (Album Version) 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 men have

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

that I start to crawl I always say Yeah you bet But it hasn't happened 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

Say It With Flowers (Album Version) John Hiatt

faith is gonna only bring tears Cause cheap talking is really making the rounds You're much better off with your mouth shut tight in this town And though our best intentions were sincere I nominate these lovers

My Edge Of The Razor (Album Version) John Hiatt

We've been training Now we look like each other Face down and Booked and printed for young lovers Even as I write out of this song The ink wears off but the beat goes on I pledge my edge of the razor

Falling Up (Album Version) John Hiatt

I'm gonna lower my standardsand raise my priceI'm gonna take your lunch and your bad adviceUntil my worse idea gets the big rewardUntil I get out of this raggedy FordAnd into a shiny new two seater...

The Crush (Album Version) John Hiatt

First time I laid eyes on youI checked myself right on outta this worldJust one thing can bring meback from this here heart attackAnd that's your sweet lovin' girlOoooh your huggin' and kissin'I kn...

Slug Line (Album Version) John Hiatt

I went to the marketplaceThey said they liked my faceBetter than a digital watchYou got it we're pros and we can spot itSo I thought it was some diseaseBut they were all on their kneesShakin' hands...

Pink Bedroom (Album Version) John Hiatt

She paints her fingernails forbidden tonesShe wants nervous youth on the telephoneHe don't call she sticks another pinIn her doll and puts himnext to her stuffed animalsShe got the tube top she got...

Washable Ink (Album Version) John Hiatt

Little girlPlayin' with the moonlightShine it on meOh shine it on meThere's a cloudOver my lightAnd it's troubling meSuch a worldSuch an invitationCome as you areThey say come as you areSubject to ...

The Usual (Album Version) John Hiatt

I'm trippin over dumb drunks at a partyGirlfriend just ran off with the DJI give her everything but she refused itIt doesn't matter she don't know how to use itMy confidence is dwindlingLook at the...

Cop Party (Album Version) John Hiatt

Down on the beatThey're lining up everyoneWho's got a mind on a bullet and a mouth like a gunBoys and girlsStripped to their innocenceWe run some real weak links in this long chain of eventsCop par...

New Numbers (Album Version) John Hiatt

Stand before it to the ninesHurry up and get in lineThey've got your ashes scatteredBefore you even burnBlasting off for baby townWearing cars like angel gownsEven though I'm wearin' tattersI just ...

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 wick...

Death By Misadventure (Album Version) John Hiatt

Well Harry had a good jobworking' for the Secret ServiceHe had a wife and kids at homewho made him awful nervousHe'd never done a damn thingyou could call experimentalAnd he had this aching feeling...

Love Like Blood (Album Version) John Hiatt

Take it easy babyBut take as much as you canCause I got all the sweet lovingYou could possibly standI'll take your tears for drinking waterMake your pain sweet companyYou can lay all your burdens o...

Back To Normal (Album Version) John Hiatt

Naturally I heard the doctor sayCut the cord and give the child awaySo you had him over for dinnerCarving beans with a butcher knifeI'm back to normalHe's going over herI'm back to normalWith his t...

Down In Front (Album Version) John Hiatt

I spend so much time tryin'To learn all your languagesI got nothin' to sayIt's all cheap talk in kindAnd a matter of timeSome fool gets his wayDown on his knees he says I got this feelin'That you'r...

Face The Nation (Album Version) John Hiatt

My mind is finally clearingWhat is this sound I'm hearingChainsaws on bone and gristleCarving out a new epistleI've got my pencil sharpenedI will not be disheartenedI won't be disenchantedEven thou...

String Pull Job (Album Version) John Hiatt

Bring it in tight and cut to her faceFade up the lights 'till it wipes out the placePut on your pants cause she's put out a trace on youShe's found a future it's been localizedBrought out the sutur...

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. Eve...

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

I thought I had your number theremust be some mistakeI dialled 6 3 7 11 88I got some geezer saidhis girlfriend's on the townI said I've got the wrong numberand I slammed the phone downThought about...

Girl On A String (Album Version) John Hiatt

Well hes got her goingup and down like a yo yoAnd she never feels better than ever just so soLike a shrunken head on a rear view mirrorShe rides along in his atmosphereLike furry dice or some voodo...

She Loves The Jerk (Album Version) John Hiatt

We've talked it to death cryin' on the telephoneNights when he drinks at homeshe has to whisper throught her tearsJohnny she says you'd never dothese things to meBut I can never make her seehe's wa...

Good Girl, Bad World (Album Version) John Hiatt

Put your make up onThough your face is longClothes that fit you wrongWhat's wrong with youLast night's RomeoHe just had to goI don't wanna knowWhat else is newGood girl bad worldDidn't you sayGood ...

Back To The War (Album Version) John Hiatt

You're different from meAll the boundaries are definedIf we keep up with these trucesOne of will lose their mindAnd I consciously object to your weapons detectorHedging bets in the private sectorI ...

Lovers Will John Hiatt

Lovers will Who'll hurt each other all the time And never give it a though? Who'll like about where they've been And hope they never get caught?

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

I spy for the FBII spy for the FBII spy for the FBII spy for the FBII got an x ray camera hidden in your houseThat sees what I can't seeAnd that man you were kissin' last nightDefinitely was not me...

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

Dry your eyes pretty girlI just got news from the outside worldI dont know how they got our namesBut yesterday this letter cameMr and Mrs Resident Dwelleryour lucky number isYou may already be a wi...

She Said The Same Things To Me (Album Version) John Hiatt

You know she talks like everybody In the room was gonna listen in Carries on a conversation Like some others call their children in Though you can't believe one sentence Man you hang on every word ...

Zero House John Hiatt

took my pride and I want it back No more loving on the torture rack No more running when you call my name The things we've done, baby make me feel ashamed Minus me, minus you, Smoke out, ghost lovers

I Look for Love John Hiatt

claim No treasure of stolen hearts In every mirror I look the same A toy soldier with missing parts Shes adding up those second looks While she collects advances Like thumbing through some dirty book

One For Then One For Me John Hiatt

night and one for the light And one 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

It Hasn't Happened Yet John Hiatt

that I start to crawl I always say yeah you bet But It Hasn't Happened 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

Radio Girl John Hiatt

real He thinks it's the latest sensation And you just keep changin' the station (believe me baby) Do you know what love is about Heard it on your stereo Ev'rybody does without Brokenhearted comic book

My Edge of the Razor John Hiatt

We've been training Now we look like each other Face down and Booked and printed for young lovers Even as I write out of this song The ink wears off but the beat goes on CHORUS: I pledge my

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

Smiling In The Rain John Hiatt

But in your eyes I see the pain Help me ride this crazy train I am lost and you are smilin' in the rain Everybody's looking for a place to live their dreams Main Street paints a face on lonely lovers

Some Fun Now John Hiatt

five, six Gotta lot to fix Seven, eight, nine Goin' outta my mind And it's a fast free fall From a long hard climb REPEAT CHORUS And you wonder how You ever got it so far From a Mel Bay book

Say It With Flowers John Hiatt

gonna only bring tears Cause cheap talking is really making the rounds You're much better off with your mouth shut tight in this town And though our best intentions were sincere I nominate these lovers

Confidence Man John Hiatt

I know your mother Taught you how to bake a cherry pie And read a book Your daddy taught you how to tell a lie And not get shook Let me tell you somethin', baby You better learn, If you're gonna

Permanent Hurt John Hiatt

yeah a permanent hurt The pain and the memories do the dirty work Promises broken hearts on red alert The surface will heal But its feelin' like a permanent hurt It's all temporary like the big book

Dust Down A Country Road John Hiatt

window Coming up through the floor Lifting up the darkness Crashing through my kitchen door Down to that old oak table I went to take a look And my whole life flashed before me Just like a story book

Twenty-One John Hiatt

his darkest sleep When the snow played a trick on the little sheppard boy must've drove him blind From the wildest while to the night of knives til they could not see what had come to be all the lovers

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

like men Oh, we'll be ashamed to fight again No jealous God's the only one Father, Mother, Ghost and Son Love's unorthodox Changes all of nature's clocks To time remaining Just twenty-four hours For lovers

All the Lilacs in Ohio John Hiatt

Well, you met her there on a New York City stair You were throwing up on your shoes Tryin' to write the great book when it really had you shook With a bad case of wintertime blues So you drag her