Old Days-John Hiatt

[ti:Old Days] [ar:John Hiatt] [al:Same Old Man] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Old Days - John Hiatt [00:18.76]I was sittin' in a dressing room [00:20.13] [00:20.89]With brownie mcghee [00:21.63] [00:22.91]He was drinkin' that milk [00:23.96] [00:25.00]With that dewar's whiskey [00:26.16] [00:26.72]Said john [00:27.41]There's nothin' [00:27.93]Written anywhere [00:28.51] [00:29.38]Suggests the blues [00:30.05]Will set you free [00:31.31]Old days [00:31.78] [00:32.38]Are comin' back to me [00:33.42] [00:35.75]I was ridin' [00:36.35]In the back seat [00:37.61]With sonny terry [00:38.45] [00:39.57]Little harmonica player [00:40.91]Used to drive him around [00:42.19]I think his name was harry [00:43.34] [00:44.02]Tried to get him to eat tofu [00:45.68]Raw vegetables nuts [00:47.20]And berries [00:47.75] [00:48.48]But sonny [00:49.04]Wasn't havin' any of it [00:50.58] [00:52.59]He let me share a room with 'em [00:54.31] [00:55.04]For a couple of weeks [00:56.93]Sonny slept with his good eye [00:58.32]Open staring out [00:59.51]From under the sheets [01:00.45] [01:01.10]I was young and uncomfortable [01:03.03]I don't mind tellin' ya [01:04.37]Kinda gave me the creeps [01:05.59]Old days [01:06.49]Are comin' back to me [01:07.88] [01:10.80]Old days [01:11.43] [01:11.99]Are comin' back to me [01:13.25] [01:14.22]Don't know what was [01:15.14]So good about 'em [01:16.27]I played practically free [01:17.96] [01:18.87]I had nothin' [01:19.49]To live up to [01:20.48] [01:21.04]Everywhere to be [01:22.12] [01:22.98]Old days [01:23.76]Are comin' back to me [01:25.25] [01:27.51]On some dates [01:28.37]With mose allison [01:28.99] [01:29.55]Somewhere out in the midwest [01:31.24]Said some of my lyrics [01:32.18]Reminded him [01:32.70]Of the poet kenneth patchen [01:33.72]I took it as a compliment [01:35.06] [01:36.07]He was referring to the line [01:37.15]About wearin' neon signs [01:38.55]On your wounds [01:39.41]Later on [01:39.73]I knew what he meant [01:40.88]Old days [01:41.62]Are comin' back to me [01:42.85] [01:44.89]On a date [01:45.43]With john lee hooker [01:46.51]At a packed [01:47.06]Joint up in washington [01:47.93] [01:49.12]He came in [01:49.63]With a gorgeous woman [01:50.39]On each arm [01:51.20]As I was singing my song [01:52.57] [01:53.53]Walked 'em right up [01:54.60]And sat 'em [01:55.13]On the edge of the stage [01:56.14]As I went singing along [01:57.61]And that's called [01:58.49]Evenin' son [01:59.07] [01:59.86]I'm the headliner [02:00.53] [02:02.77]Old days [02:03.26] [02:03.95]Are comin' back to me [02:05.32] [02:06.24]I don't know what was [02:07.14]So great about 'em [02:07.84] [02:08.55]I played practically free [02:09.77] [02:10.35]But I had nothing [02:11.68]To live up to [02:12.37] [02:13.05]And everywhere to be [02:14.28] [02:14.80]Old days [02:15.66]Are comin' back to me [02:17.26] [02:36.55]Played a gig [02:36.97]With john hammond jr [02:37.87] [02:38.48]Up in vancouver bc [02:39.57] [02:40.60]Exotic dancer came [02:41.60]In my dressing room [02:42.40] [02:42.95]Started dancing exotically [02:43.93] [02:44.79]They were smoking something [02:45.94]In the audience that night [02:46.91]Smelled exactly like cat pee [02:48.58] [02:49.24]Old days are comin' back to me [02:51.54] [02:54.27]Opened up a gig [02:55.07]For gatemouth brown [02:55.81]Down in baton rouge [02:56.78] [02:57.98]He was playing [02:58.56]That hillbilly jazz [02:59.85]Cajun country [03:00.71]Zydeco and blues [03:01.44] [03:02.76]Throwin' it [03:03.16]Out past the walls [03:04.60]Like some kind [03:05.22]Of musical centrifuge [03:05.90] [03:06.80]Old days [03:07.16] [03:07.70]Are comin' back to me [03:09.14] [03:11.60]Old days [03:12.04] [03:12.68]Are comin' back to me [03:14.04] [03:15.04]I don't know what was [03:15.96]So good about 'em [03:17.31]I played practically free [03:18.59] [03:19.10]But I had nothin' [03:20.54]To live up to [03:21.27] [03:21.98]Everywhere to be [03:23.05] [03:23.55]Old days [03:24.38]Are comin' back to me [03:25.85] [03:28.76]Old days [03:29.17] [03:29.68]Are comin' back to me [03:31.13] [03:31.98]I don't know what was [03:32.93]So great about 'em [03:34.23]I played practically free [03:35.66] [03:36.33]But I had nothin' [03:37.60]To live up to [03:38.79]Everywhere to be [03:40.11] [03:40.76]Old days [03:41.60]Are comin' back to me [03:43.03] [03:45.96]Old days [03:46.33]Are comin' back to me