Lyrics Well a man in a Cadillac used to come around here Looking for a long black train Said his baby left town with an Engineer Cut across the midnight rain, boys Straight across the midnight rain Now everybody said he'd been in Vietnam When he was pretty young That's when buddy got killed when his rifle jammed Now the fighting ain't never done, boys Now the fighting ain't never done Red tip while the cigarette glowin' Windows up against the rain Night so dark, there was nothing else showin' Nobody knew his name, boys Nobody knew his name Sheriff run him off once in a while But he would be right back With a cup of coffee, an old newspaper Sitting by the side of the tracks, boys Crying by the side of the tracks He'd try to keep from turning the tables Hired walking horses out at Suffolk Downs But there was always some whiskey back at the stables If you knew where to look around, boys If you knew where to look around. Red tip of a cigarette glowin' Windows up against the rain Night so dark, there was nothing else showin' But nobody knew his name, boys Nobody knew his name Slinging pizza and beer Down at Waterfront Park Handicapping dogs for the clientèle A different pick for each one Yeah, it didn't matter who won Somebody gonna tip him well, boys Somebody gonna tip him well Well they found him in his Cadillac car Out behind the old farm store He was sitting there like we was going somewhere And he wasn't coming back no more, boys He wasn't coming back no more
None better .. many his equal tho .. he is an Artist .. everything else is up to someone eles judgement .. he's there with Dylan and Prine and Kistofferson for me .. I love him for sharing his soul so others can heal .. if they choose to .. because healing is a choice .. and John knows .. and sings about it all the time .. John is a guy who helps me put my Soul in perspective .. and has helped for a long time ..
there is no place I'd rather spend the day than at the hiatt. always room for more and you feel at home
This song is just so poignant, timely, and perfectly crafted. It should have 10 million hits, not 10,000.
Agreed
Looking back on this song 7 years later, wow it's already been 7yrs? Hiatt created a masterpiece with this song, and the entirety of the album.
Exceptional song. Story of our time, fighting ain't never done.
John Hiatt has been around for a while and this is great he's stepping right into the blues
This man gets better and better...love you JH!!!
Lyrics
Well a man in a Cadillac used to come around here
Looking for a long black train
Said his baby left town with an Engineer
Cut across the midnight rain, boys
Straight across the midnight rain
Now everybody said he'd been in Vietnam
When he was pretty young
That's when buddy got killed when his rifle jammed
Now the fighting ain't never done, boys
Now the fighting ain't never done
Red tip while the cigarette glowin'
Windows up against the rain
Night so dark, there was nothing else showin'
Nobody knew his name, boys
Nobody knew his name
Sheriff run him off once in a while
But he would be right back
With a cup of coffee, an old newspaper
Sitting by the side of the tracks, boys
Crying by the side of the tracks
He'd try to keep from turning the tables
Hired walking horses out at Suffolk Downs
But there was always some whiskey back at the stables
If you knew where to look around, boys
If you knew where to look around.
Red tip of a cigarette glowin'
Windows up against the rain
Night so dark, there was nothing else showin'
But nobody knew his name, boys
Nobody knew his name
Slinging pizza and beer
Down at Waterfront Park
Handicapping dogs for the clientèle
A different pick for each one
Yeah, it didn't matter who won
Somebody gonna tip him well, boys
Somebody gonna tip him well
Well they found him in his Cadillac car
Out behind the old farm store
He was sitting there like we was going somewhere
And he wasn't coming back no more, boys
He wasn't coming back no more
John Hiatt demuestra en este álbum todo su talento, que jamás ha sido lo suficientemente valorado.
Masterful, this song and "here to stay" touches something in me, what a voice!
Great Great song
Boah! What a sound on this CD!!
¿Cuándo se va a reconocer a este genio?
Great song, great album :)
anybody got the first chord of the Chorus? Seems simple enough, but can't find it
F dm c am
Is there a better song writer?
None better .. many his equal tho .. he is an Artist .. everything else is up to someone eles judgement .. he's there with Dylan and Prine and Kistofferson for me .. I love him for sharing his soul so others can heal .. if they choose to .. because healing is a choice .. and John knows .. and sings about it all the time .. John is a guy who helps me put my Soul in perspective .. and has helped for a long time ..
Unfortunately , it's a true story.