Cross My Fingers John Hiatt

Baby when I put my mind to it I slip into another gear 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

I Could Use An Angel John Hiatt

Who tipped you off How could she betray me These hungry fingers They found us guilty for love And she said her lips were sealed Easing my conscience Now what has been done That you were the

Only The Song Survives John Hiatt

I woke up twice in the middle of the night To ask what her name is and where she might live To ask how many fingers she saw in this light To ask if she might know what gives She said we rolled

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 sister

When My Love Crosses Over John Hiatt

headed due southwest across the Muscle Shoals We slid down a riverbank in the pouring rain Giving thanks for the strength just to carry on through the fog and the cold There at the water's edge She tugged my

Modern Machinery John Hiatt

I'm still young give me that gun Come over to my house and ask me what's wrong You don't fit is that it Modern machinery for a modern song Deep in the night his prayers are so tight He feels so

Circle Back John Hiatt

Drove that wagon train out West Right along this interstate Cross the high plains of Kansas To the Colorado line Spent a lot of sleepless nights 'round the campfire They had mountains on their minds Those

True Believer John Hiatt

Kickin' at the gravel in a parking lot Runnin' cross the street to the record shop Talkin' to my buddy 'bout some hip hop tune Hotter than a firework and it's still June Sun's about to burn itself

Getting Excited John Hiatt

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 Pushing back his tears while fingers

Pink Bedroom John Hiatt

She got it all She got it all In her pink bedroom She thinks all her boyfriends are so dumb She drinks coca-cola with her valium Mother calls She sticks another pin In her doll And lets those fingers

Across the Borderline John Hiatt

borderline Up and down the Rio Grande A thousand footprints in the sand Reveal a secret no one can define The river flows on like a breath In between our life and death Tell me who's the next to cross

Pink Bedroom (Album Version) John Hiatt

it all she got it all she got it all In her pink bedroom She thinks all her boyfriends are so dumb She drinks Coca Cola with her Valium Mother calls she sticks another pin In her doll and lets those fingers

Little Goodnight John Hiatt

She's wrapped up in a blanket Clutching a portable tape deck She's just about to crank it She's listening to a song by Miss Diana Ross uh huh Singing dreams can come true Jim and Mary keep their fingers

Thunderbird John Hiatt

My Thunderbird, my Thunderbird Put your head on my shoulder Don't say a word We'll cut across town in my Thunderbird There's a burial ground Beneath a cattle herd Mr.

My Baby Blue John Hiatt

Minutes turn to days Years just melt away In the park at dawn Just a flower on I keep callin' to you My baby blue, my baby blue I keep callin' to you My baby blue, my baby blue We discovered love In the

My Sweet Girl John Hiatt

I love" The summer breeze tells the trees I'm the one, because You're my sweet girl Hold me now in this sweet life I will take you for my wife We can walk the aisle in this city park And I will

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

Til I Get My Lovin' Back John Hiatt

I wake in the morning Out of my mind And I used to live for That morning sunshine Now I hide in the darkness It's all I can do 'Til I Get My Lovin' Back My lovin' back from you I can't go out walking Oh

Something Broken John Hiatt

There's something broken in my heart Oh it was nothin' you'd done There's something broken in my heart I guess that's just the way it comes There's something broken in my heart Something I just

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

Mile High John Hiatt

sweetest part of me These bitter tears we've cried All of the smack in Manhattan Could not keep me high Why do you do the things you do To keep me loving you Darlin' I don't know why But you are my

Ethylene John Hiatt

I'm sitting on the toilet With my sunglasses on Wondering what you are up to This hotel's got bathroom telephones But I don't want to interrupt you You might be painting your nails With your hot

I Can't Wait John Hiatt

the desert of my dreams I got to get out of here before I scream Too much take off, too much landing No such love, no understanding [Chorus:] I can't wait baby till you're by my side I can't wait baby

Back Of My Mind John Hiatt

Well my daddy he stood at the foot of the stairs He was calling to me at the time And I knew even then, I could die for the thoughts That I kept in the back of my mind But I dared not to speak

Big Fine Car John Hiatt

I got no money for a set of wheels and how I acts and how I feels The better women living in this town they want some big wheels to roll around Oh, I would sell my soul for an automatic with a cruise

Solar Sex Panel John Hiatt

Gonna collect it baby Then we can have a whole lot of fun Gonna reflect it baby That fossil fuel's got no renewal You know it couldn't hold a candle There ain't no spark in the dark Can touch my

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

Uncommon Connection John Hiatt

Well, I do my best thinking, I'm sitting on my ass I'm just sittin' here waiting for things to pass You got places to go and people to see Well honey, that's you, it ain't me Shit flying in my head from

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

Falling Up (Album Version) 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 seater

The Other Side John Hiatt

I was looking for an easy way out from this darkness inside of me For somebody who knew what it was about someone who could clearly see My grandfather n' my grandmother Someone who's been here before

Terms Of My Surrender John Hiatt

When the moon is rising and the night is still Some of 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

Spy Boy John Hiatt

CHORUS: I'm a Spy Boy I'm a Spy Boy Oh this music is hell Man why don't you turn it up real loud I'm a stranger here in town I hope this is the wrong kind of crowd Now, REPEAT CHORUS I wear my

Spy Boy (Cruising / Soundtrack Ver.) John Hiatt

treat I'm a Spy Boy I'm a Spy Boy Oh this music is hell Man why don't you turn it up real loud I'm a stranger here in town I hope this is the wrong kind of crowd Now I'm a Spy Boy I'm a Spy Boy I wear my

Your Love Is My Rest John Hiatt

flight I got a one track mind Going down a one train line Living on 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

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

Do You Want My Job John Hiatt

is breaking In the harbor, tanker's waiting From the land of the rising sun They bring their old plutonium And we unload it in the bay For two dollars forty cents a day CHORUS: Do you want my

Full Moon John Hiatt

There's a wind inside my soul, Burnin' secrets in the cold. My spirit rages. And the faces in my field, Only flesh made out of him. My body ages. Houses made of stone and ice.

Smoke That Cigarette John Hiatt

Well I wanna tell you all a story about a girl I used to know She told me that she loved me that was a long time ago I wanna tell you all my story but first I wanna smoke this cigarette I ain't over

Shredding The Document John Hiatt

In the summer olympics My character's questionable My life is a broken record CHORUS: I'm shredding the document I'm keeping my mouth shut I'm running on radio silence I'm letting the record speak

Back On The Corner John Hiatt

Back on the corner I'm singing the blues I can see my reflection In the shine of your shoes Like Momma used to say No news is good news And I'm back on the corner again Back on the corner Got my seeing

Real Fine Love John Hiatt

Well I never went to college, babe I did not have the luck Rolled out of Indiana in the back of a pickup truck With no education higher Than the street of my hometown I went lookin' for a fire

How Bad's The Coffee John Hiatt

Its been thirty years or so Since I bothered lookin' back It was right in front of me But now I'm runnin' behind To get my butt caught up, well, I need a cup Of the nastiest shit you can find So how bad's

Little Head John Hiatt

I'm dirty as a man hole cover I'm lookin for my long lost lover She turned me out and now I'm sinkin' I'm just so easily led when the little head does the thinkin' I'm talking with a tight red

Here To Stay John Hiatt

Leave the fallow like that when I'm alone Leave the fallow babe when is on my mind Now he gonna bust it, I need you to treat me kind Come back baby, come back, you my baby Come back baby, ooh come back

Tip Of My Tongue (Live) John Hiatt

house Is the only thing standin' Between our lives And the speed of sound Some words flew out And made a crash landin' No love survived Not a trace could be found I broke your heart With the back of my

Baby For Life John Hiatt

Well you can play with my toys, babe, but don't you play with my food I'm a half kind man-child-boy that my mama produced Well if you wanna go play with this I can dress you up sharp as a knife And

Over in My Mind John Hiatt

When I was a kid I travelled the rooftops of my town Trying to raise up above a family I look at those houses when I'm standing on the ground Over impressed with gravity Me and Joe H- we rode

Slug Line John Hiatt

I went to the marketplace They said they liked my face Better than a digital watch You got it, we're pros and we can spot it So I thought it was some disease But they were all on their knees Shakin

Feelin' Again John Hiatt

I thought I had to cut off from my head down to my toes But heaven knows that I was wrong, I'm feeling again Holding my breath and holed up in this cheap motel, I feel like hell I'm holding my own heart