John Hiatt

[fox69]

"Far As We Go"

"Far As We Go"



Broken love out on the highway
I thought I knew you like the back of my hand
Pick him up, he's just a ghost from the old days
That's just about as far as we go from here
That's just about as far as we go

He wants a ride out of Montana
Back to the girl with the West in her eyes
Before the wagons rolled out of Indiana
That's just about as far as we go from here
That's just about as far as we go
That's just about as far as we go from here
That's just about as far as we go

And you and I know
That this road don't go back there anymore
Just let him rest
He's the best of you and me
Just let him be

I never knew so much time was passing
And who'd have thought we'd be haunted by dreams
Dreams of love so true and everlasting
That's just about as far as we go from here
That's just about as far as we go
That's just about as far as we go from here
That's just about as far as we go

 

[fox69]

"Farther Stars"

"Farther Stars"


Friends of mine they don't hear
Clocks ticking all around their ears
They don't expect a thing
Bridges moving while the river sings

[Chorus:]
Long lost love
Where do we go from here
Farther stars
Different atmospheres

The river sings us back from the time
Drawn to heaven with a voice so fine
Final joys final cries
On and off like starlight in her eyes

[Chorus]

You know your poetry kept me up all night
Like you I didn't have the heart to die
Still so many things left to say

Long lost love
Where do we go from here
Death's the truth and death's a lie
Love is your only alibis

Mary you'll forget this soon
Where we were and when we sang this tune

[Chorus]

Long lost love

 

[fox69]

"Feelin' Again"

"Feelin' Again"



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, I'm feeling again

When I get that feeling like a bass drum
Pounding til my head is numb
Electric onion peeling within
I got that feeling again

(I got that) Feeling again
(I got that) Feeling again
(I got that) Feeling again

And all those nights just kill a billion brain cells
Now I'm swelling up inside with teeth and nails, I'm feeling again
From the bottoms up I put the top down on this town
And drove it around till I passed out, I'm feeling again

When I get that feeling like a bass drum
Pounding til my head is numb
Electric onion peeling within
I got that feeling again

(I got that) Feeling again
(I got that) Feeling again
(I got that) Feeling again

Morning comes like Catholic guilt, wilted lettuce bar
The family farm on false alarms, I'm feeling again
Holding on to fear and lust and hate, now it's too late
To spin the wheel, it's drink or feel, I'm feeling again

When I get that feeling like a bass drum
Pounding til my head is numb
Electric onion peeling within
I got that feeling again

(I got that) Feeling again
(I got that) Feeling again
(I got that) Feeling again
(I got that) Feeling again
(I got that) Feeling again
(I got that) Feeling again
(I got that) Feeling again

 

[fox69]

"Feels Like Rain"

"Feels Like Rain"



Down here the river meets the sea
And in the sticky heat I feel ya' open up to me
Love comes out of nowhere baby, like a hurricane
And it feels like rain

Underneath the stars lying next to you
Wondering who you are baby
How do you do?
When the clouds blow in across the moon
And the wind howls out your name
Feels like rain

We'll never make that bridge tonight
Across lake Ponchartrain
Feel like rain

Batten down the hatches
But keep your heart out on your sleeve
A little bit of stormy weather, that's no cause for us to leave
Just stay here baby, in my arms
Let it wash away the pain
Feels like rain

 

[fox69]

"Find You At Last"

"Find You At Last"



We were coming down the old turnpike
Horse hooves pounding, sledgehammer night
You can tell 'em anything you like
I was there with you baby

Silver and diamonds and a skin full of tears
The road narrowed then it disappeared
Maybe you figured you might
Wind up some place like here

Acting like you never cared for me baby
Now you shake me off
Like the dust your boots are wearing
The leather's soft but I'm cold and fast

Makes me cough
'Til I feel my lungs are tearing
I'll never rest 'til I find you at last
Find you at last

The ground we covered's cracked and spit with rain
Not enough here to fill the smallest vein
Be all right if this God-forsaken terrain
Just dried up and blew away baby

Maybe my memory's just not right
But we've been baptized by fire and light
Eaten by the earth
Swallowed up by the night
I don't care where you think
You're gonna stay baby

Now you shake me off
Like the dust your boots are wearing
The leather's soft but I'm hard and fast
Makes me cough
'Til I feel my lungs are tearing
I'll never rest 'til I find you at last
Find you at last
Find you at last
Find you at last baby
Find you at last

I've been searching for an answer
What a waste of time
Should've picked your trail up sooner
But I couldn't stop the pain
That was breaking up my mind

So I found some open country
I forgot the past
I don't care if you don't want me
'Cause nothing matters any more baby
'Til I find you at last

Tonight you're sleeping on a cold dirt floor
And in my dreams I'm crashing through your door
But you don't recognize me anymore
Do you baby

'Til I find you at least
Find you at last
Find you at last baby
Find you at last
Find you at last
'Til I find you at last
Find you at last

 

[fox69]

"Fireball Roberts"

"Fireball Roberts"



I'm sorry babe
I was trying to leave the black dog home
Oh I'm sorry baby
I was tryin' to leave the black dog home

Well I'm sorry baby
I was tryin' to leave the black dog home
But he followed me to your house
And he carried his old chew bone

I gotta a 57 Ford babe
Painted Fireball Roberts white and red
Gotta a 57 Ford baby
Painted Fireball Roberts white and red

Gotta a 57 Ford baby
Painted Fireball Roberts white and red
I haven't run my last race darlin'
But I sometimes wish I did

Don't feel sorry for our love baby
We stuck it right down in the turn
Don't feel sorry for our love babe
Nah, we stuck it right down in the turn

Don't feel sorry for our love baby
Nah we stuck it right down in the turn
And it's not everyday you can walk away
With just these few memories to burn

No, it's not everyday you can walk away
With just these few memories to burn

 

[fox69]

"Fly Back Home"

"Fly Back Home"


Saw a red tailed hawk eatin' road kill
Said "Man, what happened to your dignity?"
He said "Subdivisions have taken my home
And there's no more pray to eat."
I said, "Where we gonna live?"
He said "Anywhere you want to, i guess
All you creature walkin' upright 'Round here
Well you've really made a mess."

[Chorus:]
I wish we both could fly back home
To the green fields of our youth
Where friends and family set the tone
With the hardcore language of the truth
I know times bent on destruction
The past is over every day
I wish we both could fly back home
But we can't, so i guess i'll just fly away

An owl swooped down
As i was drivin' my pickup through the creek
He said, "i was only tryin' to scare ya
But instead you scared the hell right out of me."
With three hundred forty-Five houses
A locking differential and four-wheel drive
I guess you were livin' large there, country boy
I was just tryin' to survive

[Chorus:]
I wish we both could fly back home
To the green fields of our youth
Where friends and family set the tone
With the hardcore language of the truth
I know times bent on destruction
The past is over every day
I wish we both could fly back home
But we can't, so i guess i'll just fly away

There was a rattlesnake up on the road
I ran him over and over 'Til he died
Then his ghost rose up
And curled around this fear i hold inside
He flew on off to heaven
As i sat there in my instrument of death
I had to think what i was doin'
I had to think just to draw another breath

[Chorus:]
I wish we both could fly back home
To the green fields of our youth
Where friends and family set the tone
With the hardcore language of the truth
I know times bent on destruction
The past is over every day
I wish we both could fly back home
But we can't, so i guess i'll just fly away

[Chorus:]
I wish we both could fly back home
To the green fields of our youth
Where friends and family set the tone
With the hardcore language of the truth
I know times bent on destruction
The past is over every day
I wish we both could fly back home
But we can't, so i guess i'll just fly away

 

[fox69]

"Forever Yours"

"Forever Yours"


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
I'm not gonna sit and cry
Though I'm an unlucky guy
I'm forever wondering

[Chorus:]
Forever yours
Forever yours
Forever opening doors
Forever yours
Forever yours
Forever

All this allegiance has me scared
They move in packs, we huddle in pairs
Two in a million one-way fares
Anybody going anywhere?

So this is the modern dance
You and me, baby, this love don't stand a chance
But I'm not gonna sit and cry
Though I'm an unlucky guy
I'm forever wondering

[Chorus]

Yours to have and yours to unfold
Who's to say we're just getting old
You're the one never done what I told her
This chip on my shoulder is
Getting smaller by the day
Just when I was getting used to getting my way
Everybody has a to pay
When love finally has her say

I guess I better speak up now
You and me, baby, I'm holding on somehow
I'm not gonna sit and cry
No, I'm just a lucky guy
I'm forever wondering, forever wondering

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Friend Of Mine"

"Friend Of Mine"



Friend of mine
Has gone away
Like a light from yesterday
Lost in space
Somewhere they say
This friend of mine

He could sing
Like a child
A mother's dream
So sweet and mild
Or big and mean
Loud and wild
This friend of mine

His voice is still
Like the night
Rustling winds
Of angel's flight
Take him home
To the light
This friend of mine

This friend of mine

 

[fox69]

"Full Moon"

"Full Moon"


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.
Chimneys smokey paradise.
If you gotta leave, you gotta leave alone.

[Chorus:]
Oh Lord, there's a full moon, oh Lord, in my eyes.
There's a full moon; insane vision in disguise.
There's a full moon.
Oh Lord, there's a full moon out tonight.

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.

And we dig a million holes.
And were goin' down for gold.
If you gotta leave, you gotta leave alone.

[Chorus]