John Hiatt's sales have never quite matched his reputation. Hiatt's songs were covered successfully by everyone from Bonnie Raitt, Ronnie Milsap, and Dr. Feelgood to Iggy Pop, Three Dog Night, and the Neville Brothers, yet it took him 13 years to reach the charts himself. Of course, it nearly took him that long to find his own style. Hiatt began his solo career in 1974, and over the next decade he ran through a number of different styles from rock & roll to new wave pop before he finally settled on a rootsy fusion of rock & roll, country, blues, and folk with his 1987 album Bring the Family.
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John Hiatt
I thought I had your number - there must be some mistake
I dialled 6 - 3 - 7 - 11 - 88
I got some geezer; said his girlfriends on the town
I said, Ive got the wrong number, and I slammed the phone down
Thought about it for a minute til the anger went away
I figure every dog in town is gonna have his day
Well, I could count the teardrops, or I could wonder why
Well I used to be your lover - now I dont even try
It was champagne parties and sweet love sins
Now its warm beer at midnight and girlie magazines
I stack the empty cans up like a freshman in school
Its the kind of thing youre into when you aint nobodys fool
Got my socks in the oven, somethings growing in the sink
I cant begin to face the day without a couple of drinks
Aint had a decent meal since you made me cry
Well I used to be your lover - now I dont even try
Memories, take a look at what youve done to me
Its gettin so all I do is watch tv
Cant even prove that Im alive
Well, I thought I had your number - there must be some mistake
I dialled 6-3-7-1-1-8-8
I got some geezer; said his girlfriends on the town
I said, Ive got the wrong number, and I slammed the phone down
But I know the numbers right and youre his girl
Though I wouldnt want to face it for the whole wide world
Dont come back baby, I think Im gonna die
Well I used to be your lover, now I dont even try
I used to be your lover, now I dont even try