When New York Had Her Heart Broke John Hiatt

On that fiery day, when the towers gave way New York had her heart broke, New York had her heart broke Many heroes died, trying to save someone inside When New York had her heart broke, New York had her

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

Master of Disaster John Hiatt

he plays the blues When he had the heart to ask her And every note just shook the plaster Now he's just a mean ole bastard When he plays the blues Chinatown I'm chasin' that old dragon down I don't [Incomprehensible

Crossing Muddy Waters John Hiatt

Left me in my tears to drown she left a baby daughter Now the water's wide and deep and brown She's crossing muddy waters Tobacco standing in the fields be rotten come November And a bitter heart

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 years

New Fingerprints John Hiatt

Could've turned me a nickel to a dime But the punishment never fit the crime 'til last night last night CHORUS: I stole some love now I need new fingerprints I touched her everywhere doctor it's

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

True Believer John Hiatt

Guess we'll all be lucky if we don't fry And the preacher's baptism' at the river bend Wash the dust off a Dixie, start all over again CHORUS: It was Saturday night and I swore I'd never leave her

Woman Sawed in Half John Hiatt

She was a woman sawed in half It was done by a bad magician There was a point at which she just had to laugh You could appreciate her position Her legs in one way, and her head another She just

Tip Of My Tongue (Live) John Hiatt

An empty 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

Any Single Solitary Heart John Hiatt

that love before You never closed that door This time it's hurtin' for - the last time Only the lonely knows The pain of letting go Before you say no - to my advise Just ask any solitary heart

She Runs Hot John Hiatt

Sittin' on the line Tryin' to change her mind Red light, yellow light, green light time You're standing on it buddy But she's chilly as a Tastee Freeze Ease it over, son I'll show you how she

Rose John Hiatt

Rose puts on her stockings and she lights a cigarette. Holds her tired face up to the mirror.

Death By Misadventure John Hiatt

Well, Harry had a good job working' for the Secret Service He had a wife and kids at home who made him awful nervous He'd never done a damn thing you could call experimental And he had this aching

Death By Misadventure (Album Version) John Hiatt

Well Harry had a good job working' for the Secret Service He had a wife and kids at home who made him awful nervous He'd never done a damn thing you could call experimental And he had this aching feeling

Lipstick Sunset John Hiatt

across the August sky There's a bitter sweet perfume Hanging in the fields The creek is running high And I left my lover waiting In the dawn somewhere to wonder why By the end of the day All her

Perfectly Good Guitar John Hiatt

Well he threw one down form the top of the stairs Beautiful women were standing everywhere They all got wet when he smashed that thing But off in the dark you could hear somebody sing CHORUS:

They All Leave Town John Hiatt

Sometime, when we all show up ---'s got a pickup truck They come down here to get some kinda degree At a little southern University From New Jersey and Delaware Funny clothes and funny hair Those

Good Girl, Bad World (Album Version) John Hiatt

Put your make up on Though your face is long Clothes that fit you wrong What's wrong with you Last night's Romeo He just had to go I don't wanna know What else is new Good girl bad world Didn't you say

Good As She Could Be John Hiatt

Well she was a millionaire Before she was fourteen But there was an emptiness there That to practically everyone else could be seen She hit up on the drug of love Though there was no hole in her

Many Miles Apart John Mayall

Here in New York City I just can't wait to get back home I know my baby's waiting Because she told me on the phone When I dialed her number It felt so good to hear her voice It made the distance shorter

Good Girl, Bad World John Hiatt

Put your make up on Though your face is long Clothes that fit you wrong What's wrong with you Last night's Romeo He just had to go I don't wanna know What else is new?

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.

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 hospital

Blue Telescope John Hiatt

I might Not see what I see - sheet metal on sheets of ice Looking through this blue telescope down a moonstruck road tonight Blue breath on my windshield, I came to a frozen place She shivered when

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

Rock Back Billy John Hiatt

a racket Like those English mugs Till he couldn't get arrested And he couldn't see straight He couldn't even shine shoes In that Golden State Not rock back Billy Come on rock back Billy When

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

The Rest Of The Dream John Hiatt

kept you warm Like no other arms could do CHORUS: When you couldn't find the light At the top of the stairs When you cried in the night Well, you knew they were there Will the light of the day

Little Goodnight John Hiatt

Jimmy met Mary on the fourth of July Independence Day, you shoulda seen her brown eyes She came up from behind and started tugging on his coat, uh huh When his fireworks blew she was pushing like

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

Already Loved John Hiatt

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 baby I must have left it hanging by her

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?"

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

She Said The Same Things To Me John Hiatt

sentence Man you hang on ev'ry word Til the line of trash she's talkin' Just gets more and more absurd Well I give it to you brother She said the same thing to me It was at another party But to her

She Loves the Jerk John Hiatt

Nights when he drinks at home, she has to whisper throught her tears. "Johnny," she says, "you'd never do these things to me." But I can never make her see he's wasted such precious years.

Warming Up To The Ice Age John Hiatt

Baby shaved her head and gone Now she's got black stockings on I think she's warmin' up to the ice age Baby spreads her little wings Now the boys say awful things I think she's warmin' up to the

I Love That Girl John Hiatt

Well, she come around here, in her '65 dress With her eyes stuck open and her head in a mess With her head screaming no and her heart saying yes And I love that girl It was back in that house full of drunkards

Face the Nation John Hiatt

Chainsaws on bone and gristle Carving out a new epistle I've got my pencil sharpened I will not be disheartened I won't be disenchanted Even though the news is slanted Face the nation Face the

Face The Nation (Album Version) John Hiatt

My mind is finally clearing What is this sound I'm hearing Chainsaws on bone and gristle Carving out a new epistle I've got my pencil sharpened I will not be disheartened I won't be disenchanted Even though

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

sentence Man you hang on every word Till the line of trash she's talkin' Just gets more and more absurd Well I'm here to tell you brother She said the same things to me It was at another party But to her

Inside Job John Hiatt

You took it to heart That is my love And I thank heaven that I found you I thank the stars above The way that it happened Well it might sound strange But after the hurting is all done There comes

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

Through Your Hands John Hiatt

You were dreamin' on a park bench 'Bout a broad highway somewhere When the music from the carillon Seemed to hurl your heart out there Past the scientific darkness Past the fireflies that float

Paper Thin John Hiatt

I was gonna get up off that bar stool Just as soon as I could figure it out Why I was overlooked at the car pool Stood up at the dance with no twist and shout When you're burnin' with your last

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

Take Time To Know Her John Hiatt

I found a woman one I felt I could truley love She was every thing I've ever been dreaming of But she was bare I wouldn't know it You see her pretty little smile didn't show it When I knew I could

Dust Down A Country Road John Hiatt

Could not get to sleep It was on my 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

Hold On Tight John Hiatt

the line I'm outta my mind it's true Hold on tight Hold on tight Forgot to take away my blues Last night my whole life passed before me I thought that I was dreaming The future was so bright I had