Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns

John Hiatt Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns Lyrics
1.Damn This Town

They killed my brother in a poker game
Damn this town, I'm leavin'
Daddy stayed drunk and he died insane
Damn this town, I'm leavin'

Mama had to work, barely raised the kids
Damn this town, I'm leavin'
I ain't gonna tell ya what her youngest boy did
Damn this town, I'm leavin'

Damn this town
I mean it this time
Damn this town
I've made up my mind
Damn this town
Damn this town

I gotta sister who's a thief and she's filled with hate
Now she's gotta job working for the state
Another brother just got out of the Florida Pen
Wears a bracelet on his ankle so they know where he's been

Damn this town
I mean it this time
Damn this town
I've made up my mind
Damn this town
Damn this town

Couple of sisters made it out alright
Brother in the army fightin' for his life
There must be some kind of reckoning
A righteous judgement for all these things

That's all I'm gonna say about my family
Damn this town, I'm leavin'
But maybe you'd like to know a little 'bout me
Damn this town, I'm leavin'
I'm fifty-eight years old, still live at home like a kid
Damn this town, I'm leavin'
Now I can't let my mama tell you what her youngest boy did
Damn this town, I'm leavin'


2.Til I Get My Lovin' Back

I wake in the mornin'
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
I can't go to sleep
I can't stop thinking
'Bout the promise I keep
I won't love another
If it's the last thing I do
'Til I get my lovin' back
My lovin' back from you

My friends are so wrong
When they say just go on
And I say, Where to and what for?

They don't understand
I'm a shell of a man
With no love to give anymore

'Til hell freezes over
'Til heaven skates by
'Til heartache stops hurtin'
In the blink of an eye
'Til these teardrops I'm crying
Turn to sweet morning dew
'Til I get my lovin' back
My lovin' back from you
'Til I get my lovin' back
My lovin' back from you


3.I Love That Girl

Well, she come around here
In her sixty-five dress
With her eyes stuck open
And her hair in a mess
With her head screamin', 'No'
And her heart sayin', Yes
And I love that girl

It was back in that house
Full of drunkards and thieves
When you first saw me risin'
Up off of my knees
And she said, 'Do you think
You could show me that please?'
And I love that girl

Well, I love that girl
And I love that girl
Well, I love that girl
Well, I love that girl

We'd been left by the road
In the back of the night
We'd been stranded by dreams
And then shot full of moonlight
They took us downtown
And they read us our rights
And I love that girl

So we married and said
That we never would part
And there hasn't been
Even one small change of heart
If it ended up now
I wouldn't know where to start
And I love that girl

Well, I love that girl
And I love that girl
Well, I love that girl
Well, I love that girl

You lose it all
Then you're ascending
Into a love
That's never ending

Now they're boilin' the oil
On the bridge at the gates
The King's men in the castle
They're lying in wait
She says, Now is the time
We must not hesitate
And I love that girl

Then she wakes me with coffee
And kisses my head
And she starts to explain
About something she's read

I say, Darlin you haven't heard
A word that I've said
And I love that girl

Well, I love that girl
And I love that girl
Well, I love that girl
Well, I love that girl


4.All The Way Under

Have you ever been under, all the way under
Like I have, oh, like I have?
It'll make you wonder, make you wonder
If it don't make you mad, if it don't make you mad

I don't trust a man that ain't been lost
I don't trust a woman ain't been double crossed
Have you ever been under, all the way under
Like I have, oh, like I have?

Have you ever been sorry, really sorry
For what you done, oh, for what you done?
Well, you should call me, yeah, you better call me
'Cause I'm another one, I'm another one

Well, I've tore the heart out of many a girl
Just to see why she love me for
Have you been sorry, really sorry
For what you done, for what you done?

Have you ever been under, all the way under
Like I have, oh, like I have?
Body torn asunder, torn asunder
All your good gone bad, all your good gone bad
I'm swimming upstream and it's dark and it's cold
I'm looking for the house made of solid gold
Have you ever been under, all the way under
Like I have, oh, like I have?

Have you ever been broken, really broken
Down to size, right down to size?
Not one word spoken, not one word spoken
That you might rise, that you might rise

I can't come up and my lung's about to burst
Feelin' weighed down by an ill-gotten purse
Have you ever been under, all the way under
Like I have, like I have?


5.Don't Wanna Leave You Now

I woke up a day late and a dollar short
Thank God I was wrapped up in your arms
I don't wanna read the morning news or watch the weather report
I'd rather be grateful for your charms

I done a lotta things baby, oh, that didn't make me proud
Honey, I don't wanna leave you now
Honey, I don't wanna leave you now
Honey, I don't wanna leave you now
Honey, I don't wanna leave you now

Last night you said you looked up to me
Nowhere to hide, that's when I lose control
I kinda think it's like you see right through me
I got no clothes on when you're lookin' into my soul

I left my eardrums beating, oh, with the roaring of the crowd
Honey, I don't wanna leave you now
Honey, I don't wanna leave you now
Honey, I don't wanna leave you now
Honey, I don't wanna leave you now

I know I gotta go out and face the music
Gotta stand up and play
I'm lucky as hell to do what I love
But nothin lasts forever, baby
Not even the song
Though you're the most beautiful one I could ever think of

Honey, I don't wanna leave you now
Honey, I don't wanna leave you now
Honey, I don't wanna leave you now
Honey, I don't wanna leave you now

All this time I've been comin' and goin'
It's like I'm in and out of consciousness
I awaken from dreams sometimes without knowin
If I'm really awake or just dreamin' this

Then I'm wrapped up in your arms and a tear forms in a cloud
Cryin' 'cause I gotta leave you now
I'm cryin' 'cause I gotta leave you now
I'm cryin' 'cause I gotta leave you now
Baby, I gotta leave you now
Oh, I gotta leave you now

I'm cryin' 'cause I gotta leave you now
Baby, I gotta leave you now, leave you now
I gotta leave you now


6.Detroit Made

I got me a deuce and a quarter, babe
She will ride you right
Pick you up 'bout half past nine
We can ride all night

Came up from the country, baby
City's where I stay
Got me a deuce and a quarter, babe
That's all I got to say

She's Detroit made
Deuce and a quarter, babe
She's Detroit made
Deuce and a quarter, babe

Big block, she'll do all the work
So we can ride in style
Leather on those bucket seats
Carpet, double pile

Chrome that takes the moonlight on
Sea to shining sea
You can hear those glass pipes rumble
To the Statue of Liberty

She's Detroit made
Deuce and a quarter, babe
She's Detroit made
Deuce and a quarter, babe

Now, when I first got outta high school
I drove an old farm truck
All the girls they walk right by me
Didn't even say good luck

Now, I ride in my 225
They all wanna be my friend
I'll pick you up later tonight now, babe
If you can wait 'til then

She's Detroit made
Deuce and a quarter, babe
She's Detroit made
Deuce and a quarter, babe

Just about every cat I know
Wants him a Coupe de Ville
I pay half the price and get twice as nice
And they still tryin' to pay that bill

Now, I can't say everythings ok
Ridin' in my car
But I got me a deuce and a quarter babe
She goes like a shootin' star

She's Detroit made
Deuce and a quarter, babe
She's Detroit made
Deuce and a quarter, babe


7.Hold On For Your Love

Streets are all empty, the network's deveined
Buildings walled up, electricity drained
Shots in the square where they mowed them all down
River runs red from the center of town

I worked for my daddy, he worked for his paw
'Til they came from the city and they took what they saw
We rented back land and we worked what we could
But they built it and they stripped it 'til it wasn't no good

And I know I
Yes I know I
Gotta hold on
Hold on for your love

Out in the woods, my old truck is on fire
Burning the last drops of my enormous desire
Men eating men and there's no time for crying
I'm tired of the blood and I'm sick of the dying

And I know I
Yes I know I
Gotta hold on
Hold on for your love

Burn down the cabin and put out the stars
Tear up the fields and leave everything scarred
I've been here before but I don't know this place
I've been here with you but I can't see your face

And I know I
Yes I know I
Gotta hold on
Hold on for your love
I gotta hold on
Hold on for your love


8.Train To Birmingham

I've been riding on this train
Drinking whiskey for the pain
Just another good old boy going home
And every town I see, seems to take a part of me
That's a price that you pay when you roam

And I lie when I have to
And I cry when I can
But I die a little slower
On the train to Birmingham

I got holes in both my shoes
And a guitar full of blues
A one-way ticket for a remedy
It's the same old lonesome song
I've been singing all night long
Hey porter, are we out of Tennessee?

And I cry when I have to
And I lie when I can
But I die a little slower
On the train to Birmingham

Every year I ride this train
To Alabama in the rain
When I get that lonesome feeling in my bones
But I never get to Birmingham
But getting there is not the plan
No, I just like the feel of going home

And I lie when I have to
And I cry when I can
But I die a little slower
On the train to Birmingham


9.Down Around My Place

The radio is busted, down around my place
Every tool is rusted, down around my place
Creeks and rivers dried up, down around my place
My woman's tears are cried up, down around my place

And before there came a flood
Some lost all, even blood
Now the sun and wind have come and left no trace
Down around my place
Down around my place

These hunting grounds were hallowed, down around my place
Exhausted fields lay fallow, down around my place
Kingdoms come and crumble, down around my place
My prayers are merely mumbles, down around my place

And I put my faith in you
Did you make that error too?
Bound to fail that he might show his grace
Down around my place

Down around my place
Down around my place

They said you wouldn't believe
What a paradise this was
'Til every Adam and Eve, Tom, Dick and Harry
Started fighting for what he loved

So, we fortified the ramparts
And we built the mighty towers
But it was plain to see, we never were free
From the tyranny of the hour

The family graves keep winkin', down around my place
At every thought I'm thinkin', down around my place
While the young ones crowd the table, down around my place
Bitchin' about no cable, down around my place

And my grandpa says, Don't worry
It's always the last one in who's in a hurry
To try and slam the door in the next one's face
Down around my place
Down around my place
Down around my place
Down around my place
Down around my place


10.Adios To California

Smokey room and a thin blue light
Her arms were pale as white
Trying to outlast the night
Howlin' at the moon

Living in the canyon then
Hangdown Hanna and Whiskey Jim
Dirty jeans and mudslide hymns
That all began with soon

So Adios to California
Nothing to do but turn around
Always thought there's someone comin' for ya
Only way you'd leave this town

Pasadena in the rain
Eatin' donuts and readin' Twain
How much longer can my brain
Set itself on fire?

You said 'That's it for me'
Have a little faith, it might set you free
But your faith is no good, you see
For me and my desire

So Adios to California
Nothing to do but turn around
Always thought there's someone comin' for ya
Only way you'd leave this town

Two cigarettes from the package gone
You must have thought about it just that long
I never knew you were so strong
I guess I never will

So Adios to California
Nothing to do but turn around
Always thought there's someone comin' for ya
Only way you'd leave this town


11.When New York Had Her Heart Broke

On that fiery day
When the towers gave way
NY had her heart broke
NY had her heart broke

Many heroes died
Trying to save someone inside
When NY had her heart broke
NY had her heart broke

And I was there that day
And I don't know what to say
Except NY had her heart broke

In a million years
She couldn't cry more tears
NY had her heart broke
NY had her heart broke

And the daylight fell dark
F16's over Central Park
When NY had her heart broke
We were dazed in the streets
From the blood and dust and heat
When NY had her heart broke
NY had her heart broke

And the world changed that day
Forever some will say
When NY had her heart broke
But like a lover she will rise
Once again to touch the skies
Yeah, NY had her heart broke
NY had her heart broke

Ahh, but she will rise
Again