John Hiatt

[fox69]

"Two Hearts"

"Two Hearts"



It's like I got two hearts with you baby
Like I've got two ears
It goes in one and out the other
Whenever you are near

A train of smoke and flames keep a comin'
Like a burning spear
And I know you watch me go
Even as I'm standing here

Doppelganger, Caterwauling
Notes trail off low
Love comes and love keeps going
That's really all I know

You hear the sound of a lonesome town
You wanna let that whistle blow
But it gets there before you do
And it leaves before you wanna go

Two hearts one for me and one for you
Two hearts do you feel the way I do
Two hearts one to have and one to yield
Two hearts and 100 miles of steel
I keep running back and forth, running back and forth for what's real

Could it be there's four between us
That don't scare me none
I seen you when you felt like running
I seen you with your gun

A single bullet in the barrel
Midnight chamber spun
Morning kiss, an unclaimed fist
And you laughing at the sun

Two hearts, one for me one for you
Two hearts do you feel just like I do
Two hearts one to have and one to yield
Two hearts and a hundred miles of steel
I keep running back and forth, running back and forth just to feel

Two hearts one for me one for you
Two hearts do you feel the way I do
Two hearts one to have and one to yield
Two hearts and a million miles of steel
Two hearts
Two hearts

I keep running back and forth, running back and forth just to feel

 

[fox69]

"Uncommon Connection"

"Uncommon Connection"


Well I do my best thinking sitting on my ass
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

[Chorus:]
Shit flying in my head
From every direction
I'm thinking about
An uncommon connection
An uncommon connection
An uncommon connection
An uncommon connection

Lot of people in a hurry, and they're goin' nowhere
I can see 'em all, sitting in my easy chair
Running to the future, running form the past
Well i thought about it once but it didn't last

[Chorus:]
Shit flying in my head
From every direction
I'm thinking about
An uncommon connection
An uncommon connection
An uncommon connection
An uncommon connection

You can say what you want, i'm not getting old
I've slowed down time, nearly stopped it cold
I jogged my memory once, then i shelved my plans
I'm tired of holding on to love's clammy hand

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Shit flying in my head
From every direction
I'm thinking about
An uncommon connection
An uncommon connection
An uncommon connection
An uncommon connection

It takes every drop of energy just to run my brains
Took a long time to learn that it's only a waiting game
Some people call it depression, i call it a song
Don't worry about me, i'm not going to be around all that long

[Chorus:]
Shit flying in my head
From every direction
I'm thinking about
An uncommon connection
An uncommon connection
An uncommon connection
An uncommon connection

 

[fox69]

"Walk On"

"Walk On"


Someone called out to you
And it sounded just like crying
On a street where nobody
Even knows your name
Your mind was getting high on the sweet air
As your spirit was flying

Steam rising from the sidewalks
Of New Orleans after an evening rain
Steam rising from the sidewalks
After an evening rain

And it only made the heat
Feel like it was walking even closer
As you headed up St. Charles
To catch a streetcar named Desire
Young couple struggling in the doorway
Like he was trying to force her

In the distance you swore
You could hear them open fire
Tires squealing in the distance
As you heard them open fire

[Chorus:]
Walk on, walk on
Don't look back
Don't ask questions
Don't you try to understand
Walk on, walk on
Straight back down to your hotel room
Where she lies waiting for her man

You're so afraid you might be losing love
That is makes you worry
And you wonder if she's ever seen this
Kind of fear in you
And you think of that young couple
In the doorway
And it makes you hurry

You wonder what kind of fear
They might be living through
Yeah you wonder if
They saw that fear in you

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Warming Up To The Ice Age"

"Warming Up To The Ice Age"



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 ice age

She's got a heart and it's on fire
But how would they know
This cool blue flame will only expire
Out here in the snow

She could melt the modern world
But she's just a modern girl
I think she's warmin' up to the ice age

Frozen like a punch bowl swan
Frozen like a mastodon
I think she's warmin' up to the ice age

Maybe she'll come back to me
In Ten Million years
And maybe I could make her see
It's only a world of tears

Her survival kit contains
Lots of things to keep her brain
The proper distance from her heart
'Cause that's where all the trouble starts
Baby hasn't figured yet
That one cold shoulder is all you get
One cold shoulder don't stop no show
Cause baby we're all Eskimos
I think she's warmin' up to the ice age
I think she's warmin' up to the ice age

 

[fox69]

"Washable Ink"

"Washable Ink"


Little girl playin' with the moonlight
Shine it on me, shine it on me
There's a cloud over my light and its troubling me, troubling me
Such a world, such an invitation
Come as you are, come as you are
Subject to change, but we'll try not to leave any cars

[Chorus:]
Washable ink, if you think it stinks you can cry it away
They dont want to hear your sad story today
Everybody's busy whoever they are
Washable ink, put it in the sink if you've had enough
But if you're on the brink of the usual stuff
Wait 'til it rains and give it away

Little girl, they just want to train you
To keep them amused, to keep them amused
They dont know, you got your match to the end of that fuse
Such a life, such a long vacation
A tourist parade, man its a tourist parade
Im going to sleep, wake me up when you've got it made

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"We're Alright Now"

"We're Alright Now"


Done pretty good now, baby
Keepin' the lights on the last little while
Nobody trying' to hunt us down for somethin' we done wrong
I got no reason not to smile

The sun come up every morning
Even when it's too cloudy to see
I was willing to lose that years ago
I don't know what was the matter with me

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Baby, we're alright now
Gotta love so strong
Honey, we're alright now
Even when it's wrong

A little gratitude now baby
Sure can go a long long way
It feels good like eatin' ice cream
So I gotta have a little bit every day

A lot of heavy lifting, heavy lifting
Been done on out the head
Didn't earn it, didn't deserve it
We didn't even have to ask

[Chorus]

So won't you stay with me tonight?
We'll cry some tears and sing some songs
Honey it's alright now
All those bad old days are gone

Won't you stay with me tonight?
We'll cry some tears and sing some songs
Baby it's alright now
All those bad old days are gone

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"What Do We Do Now?"

"What Do We Do Now?"


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What do we do now
What do we do now
What do we do now
What do we do now

When it's lying there with a busted heart
Like a piece of glass where do you start
Do we pick it up or say goodbye
Is there one tear left for us to cry

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What if I can't stay
What if you can't stay
What if I can't leave
What if you can't leave

What if I believed
Every word you say
What if you believed
Until today

Do we call the kids
Or call the cops
Can you hold me 'till
This howling stops

[Chorus]

Gimme back my steel,
Gimme back my nerve
Gimme back my youth
For the dead man's curve
For that icy feel when
You start to swerve
Give us back the love
We don't deserve

'cause we rode it long,
We drove it hard
And we wrecked it
In our own backyard

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"What Kind Of Man"

"What Kind Of Man"



I cheated on my love
I cheated on my taxes
Burned bridges
Ground axes

I stole cars
I stole dope
Left scars
Killed hope

What kind of man do you think I am
One twist and I'd do it all again
What kind of man got these holes in his mind
Do the same thing over and over again
Expecting something different this time
What kind of man do you think I am

I'm living in your house
I'm holding your hand
Sleeping in your bed
Cooking in your pan

You see the man who loves you
You see the man you love
But I have hidden claws
Inside these gloves

What kind of man do you think I am
One twist and I'd do it all again
What kind of man got these holes in his mind
Do the same thing over and over again
Expecting it be different this time
What kind of man do you think I am

Come clean and stand tall
To thee thyne own self be true
But sometimes I don't know
Who's foolin' who

It's not my place to question
Not my place to know
Now tell me
What kind of man gonna run this kind of show

What kind of man do you think I am babe
Another thing comin' if you think I can babe
Pick you up every chance I get
Well, I broke your heart for no other reason
Than my mind was already set
Oh, what kind of man

What kind of man do you think I am
What kind of man do you think I am
Oh, what kind of man

 

[fox69]

"What Love Can Do"

"What Love Can Do"



We were always happiest when we needed the least
Who knew this love would turn in to such a feast
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and a midnight snack
I'm full to the brim, but I keep comin' back
You take your tiara babe, I'll take my crown
Come on honey, let's go downtown
Trade

 

[fox69]

"When My Love Crosses Over"

"When My Love Crosses Over"



We made a pact
Lying there on our backs
Swearing to every star
That the sky did hold

Promising our love was true
Promising to see it through
Then we 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 arm
And I nodded my head
Just one more step
And that river took a hold

When my love crosses over
I'm coming over too
To cross that mighty river that's before us
To the new western world
Mountains high and plain unfurled
Desert stretching out
To touch the Californias

We said we'd never look back
We never have and that's a fact
That Mississippi washed us clean
Down to the bone

The journey's been long my friend
Hell, you never know what state you're in
Yeah, but the unknown
It's always the unknown

When my love crosses over
I'm coming over too
To cross that mighty river that's before us
To the new western world
Mountains high and plain unfurled
Desert stretching out
To touch the Californias

I lost track of you a while
But you were waiting for me with a smile
Made me feel like a little child
With a brand new view

Let's do it all over babe
It'd just be another trip we made
When my love crosses over
I'm coming too