Too Close John Hiatt

I'm &endash; with my baby Like a brand new pair of cheap shoes The kind that don't last as long as they should You wear 'em out fast when it starts feeling blue To be close almost too close CHORUS

Motorboat To Heaven John Hiatt

you're cruel You got me in a trance You put my soul in those hot, hot coals And you make my spirit dance CHORUS: Motorboat to heaven Baby's got the key Tell me, how am I 'spossed To get in close

Bring Back Your Love To Me John Hiatt

takes more than a kiss All this love and affection I'm feeling for you now Send it back in my direction, girl I can show you how My love is coming on strong And you know, you've been gone away too

I Can't Wait John Hiatt

spoon For all the light it's given me Sinking in my misery It's been forty days and forty nights Darling since I held you tight I walk the desert of my dreams I got to get out of here before I scream Too

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.

Too Late John Hiatt

It's too late for tear drops turning around You make me beg like a dog on this cold cold ground There'll be no forgiveness for all that you see You're just a hole to crawl out of there's no sympathy

Window On The World John Hiatt

A broken promise i kept too long A greasy shade and a curtain drawn A broken glass and a heart gone wrong That's my window on the world A cup of coffee in a shaky hand Wakin' up in a foreign land Tryin

Snake Charmer John Hiatt

black dress Standing there unimpressed CHORUS: She's a snake...charmer, yeah She's a snake...charmer I wanna look, I'm a basket case I get shook Where to look, to investigate I'm hooked Close

Conquer Me Conquer You John Hiatt

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 a stranger which leaves you in danger Of showing me a little too

Terms Of My Surrender John Hiatt

my delusions have the power to kill Scared I'll get what I deserve Or maybe scared I won't I'm sitting in my borough staring at my motorcycle My heart is so heavy, like a stack of Bibles Where I need too

Overnight Story John Hiatt

the dream to fade Right into you hit parade Maybe I've made that long black list But I was born when we first kissed CHORUS: Not another overnight story No overnight success We've hung around too

Take Off Your Uniform John Hiatt

picture show Unbuttoned in the last row You watched the grown-ups win the war Now that they've got you where they want you You're just combin' your hair The alteration's done,but you're havin' way too

My Edge Of The Razor (Album Version) John Hiatt

song The ink wears off but the beat goes on I pledge my edge of the razor No minor league night in the majors Even though we cut up we can really cut 'em down Though you're sharper than me it's too

Modern Machinery John Hiatt

seen we all play dead Ah lover it's a modern world this is a modern song Ah lover it's a modern world this is a modern song What's wrong with you is that true Sorry to hear that you stayed for too

Number One Honest Game John Hiatt

daughter, in love with the king of hearts Ooooh and the Jack of Clubs is kissin' the Queen of Diamonds Oh, she's such a shy one, until that dancing starts It's a house of cards I guess it can blow too

You Used To Kiss The Girls John Hiatt

You just predicted all the fate in the world But now you're sitting home knitting sweaters Tellin' stories to a three year old CHORUS: Ya used ta kiss the girls and make 'em cry Ya used ta be too

The Most Unoriginal Sin John Hiatt

That can finally sink All the skills that I've been wallowing in Buddy once you get started Once true love's departed You do it over and over again So tonight I will toast Just whoever comes close

Angel Eyes John Hiatt

And I'm the guy who never learned to dance I never even got one second glance Across the crowded room, that was close enough I could look, but I could never touch So tonight I'll ask...

The Penny Drops John Hiatt

open mouth But it was love I thought I heard and not your anger crying out Oh I could not turn the other cheek to where the softest blows could land No, I stood and fought 'til it made me weak Too

Across the Borderline John Hiatt

There's one lesson that you must learn You could lose more than you'll ever hope to find When you reach the broken promised land And every dream slips through your hands Then you'll know it's too

Come Home to You John Hiatt

There's a mad little kid at the top of the stairs And his eyes, they gather no lies Well, his mom and his dad, they're too high to care And his cries drift off in the night And I been that kid, yes

Marlene John Hiatt

Marlene, Marlene When you call my name Marlene, Marlene Like the 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

Baby For Life John Hiatt

longhair gets up in my face Honey we can load up my wagon Don't forget the bottom lines And if you say I do well baby I will too Or even do-do if you ask me twice I'll be your baby for life I'll

When My Love Crosses Over John Hiatt

just to carry on through the fog and the cold There at the water's edge She tugged my arm, and I nodded my head Just one more step, and that river took ahold When my love crosses over, I'm coming over, too

Only The Song Survives John Hiatt

ask how many fingers she saw in this light To ask if she might know what gives She said we rolled that Camaro like a cowboy cigarette Out on the highway in a puddle of beer That's just about how close

Angel Eyes (Live) (1994 / State Theater, Portland, ME) John Hiatt

above How did I ever win your love What did I do what did I say To turn your angel eyes my way I'm the guy that never learned to dance I never even got one second glance Across the crowded room that was close

Long Night John Hiatt

long night, long night Well everybody's got the fever and relief is not in sight long night, long night lord the darkest hours, please relieve this appetite I don't wanna do that jive too late..

Thunderbird John Hiatt

of men died Just so you could ride with me in My Thunderbird, my Thunderbird She drives like a dream Baby rest assured It don't get any better than a Thunderbird My daddy was a salesman My brother was too

Master of Disaster John Hiatt

Close some air Choking in clean underwear Bleeding tongue 8-Ball pounding in my lungs Ship to shore I can't see the coastline anymore I shouldn't be here I thought, I made that loud and clear But the master

Back On The Corner John Hiatt

back home and then Back on the corner again Every long, drawn step it took to get me here Was full of best intentions Bright hopes and good cheer With dreams made out of silk Lined with silver and gold Too

All the Lilacs in Ohio John Hiatt

Well, she's the love story you speak of When you talk to Sam at the bar But it's in the details your story often fails Yeah, close, but no cigar And you might see your own ass in a double whiskey

Hold On Tight John Hiatt

so he don't have to cry Holding on don't make it better Trying too hard you'll never let her out of your mind REPEAT CHORUS REPEAT CHORUS 2 Hey, tight - hold on

It Hasn't Happened Yet John Hiatt

don't skip no beat Lovers' hostility Don't mean a thing to me I find it hard to remember the good times we had Call me insensitive now that it's over I'm glad You said when big shadows fell It would be too

My Edge of the Razor John Hiatt

ink wears off but the beat goes on CHORUS: I pledge my edge of the razor No minor league night in the majors Even though we cut up, we can really cut 'em down Though you're sharper than me, it's too

The Negroes Were Dancing John Hiatt

Just then the negros were dancing Just then backup singers backed up Just then the beat was entrancin' Just then the negros were dancin' A former member lit a cigarette said I bet you never get too

Two Hearts (Like Ours) John Hiatt

Y'know I never took pleasure too personally Never took this love thing to heart I guess I should've stood up on my own two knees Begged her not to let it all start But I never saw her coming she

The Love That Harms John Hiatt

knew such a hurting thing Until she wore my wedding ring And all the pain her love can bring Well, I'm telling you So you wont go through what I'm still remembering But I can see that its just too

Smiling In The Rain John Hiatt

The fallen angel shivers underneath the August moon The lady of the house goes up in ashes He crawled out through the future but the past came back too soon And the present just occurs in sudden flashes

My Baby Blue John Hiatt

basements of Some of my best friends I've never seen again I keep callin' to you My baby blue, my baby blue I keep callin' to you My baby blue, my baby blue Oh so young and oh so tender Almost hurts too

The Last Time John Hiatt

Time 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

The Love That Harms (Album Version) John Hiatt

I never knew such a hurting thing Until she wore my wedding ring And all the pain her love can bring Well I'm telling you So you wont go through what I'm still remembering But I can see that its just too

Child Of The Wild Blue Yonder John Hiatt

She has the wind as a witness She has feelings that fly by night She believes in forgiveness But it's not love if it holds too tight And you can fly beside her But you gotta go where your heart

Shredding The Document John Hiatt

I'm shredding the document The switchboard is lighting up I'm not taking anymore calls Well maybe from larry King And I don't know who killed who I'm having a sex change To a woman who loves too

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

don't skip no beat Lovers hostility Don't mean a thing to me I find it hard to remember The good times we had Call me insensitive now That it's over I'm glad You said when big shadows fell It would be too

Confidence Man John Hiatt

somethin', baby You better learn, If you're gonna con the con man, You're liable to get burned Now, now, now, We were stretched out on the floor, baby, It's all elastic, But you stretched it too

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

Angel John Hiatt

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, you didn't mind it too

Leave Your Shoes With The Shoeshine Boy John Hiatt

Don't you dance with that crazy girl Well she'll give you all roses grab all your hoses Don't dance with that crazy girl Now see that guy with the roller skates Well you better warn him before it's too

Ride Along John Hiatt

she's just another somnambulist And you're tired of sleepwalking The cats out but he ain't talking You're just another joker With one chance in hell Of ever pullin' that trigger Of ever feelin' too

Doll Hospital John Hiatt

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 hospital Well I bought her a dollhouse and a Corvette too