John Hiatt

I see you over there, just clinging to the wall. Because they told you like ivy you were bound to crawl. But…

— John Hiatt

When the road gets dark - And you can no longer see - Just let my love throw a spark - And…

— John Hiatt

Some folks they take to living fast while some prefer a slow death.

— John Hiatt

Motorboat to heaven, baby's got the key. Tell me, how am I supposed to get in close back here on these water…

— John Hiatt

I'd always wanted to make a record with Jim Dickinson, and I'd known about his boys for years, ... He reminded me…

— John Hiatt

[But] they can't kill music. God knows, they've tried. But music always wins. As long as there's kids coming up that have…

— John Hiatt

I've been circling the wagons down at Times Square, trying to fill up this hole in my soul but nothing fits in…

— John Hiatt

I am the student who picks his nose, so come over here and take off your clothes.

— John Hiatt

Whatever your hands find to do, you must do with all your heart.

— John Hiatt

It's a whole package, singer/songwriter. I like writing but I like performing just as much.

— John Hiatt

He was the kind of kid you did not want to sit by. He kept his boogers in his desk, he wore…

— John Hiatt

She came onto him like a slow movin' cold front -- His beer was warmer than the look in her eyes.

— John Hiatt

My attitude these days is, if you write a bad song, what are they gonna do, throw you in songwriter jail?

— John Hiatt

Sometimes love can be so wrong/Like a fat man in a thong,

— John Hiatt

He's on a mission of mercy to the new frontier, he's gonna check us all on out of here. Up to that…

— John Hiatt