John Hiatt - Lift up Every Stone

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Uploaded by on May 16, 2009

From his album Crossing Muddy Waters

John Hiatt - Guitar and lead vocals
Davey Faragher - Bass, vocals
David Immergluck - 12 String guitar, vocals

Lyrics:
CHORUS:
You gotta lift up every stone now sister
Gotta lift up every stone now sister
Gotta lift up every stone now sister
Gotta clear this field and build that wall

He was the prince of the county to the manor born
The sheets were bloody and dirty and torn
Nobody saw nothing, not out this way
And they probably won't until the judgement day

CHORUS

There was a mighty whispering down at the church
About the son of the father of a woman got hurt
They were looking all over for somebody to pay
And that's you and me sister now every day

CHORUS

Now the sun is bloody red
And when it's gone somebody'll be dead
Don't you cry a tear for me
Because I did what I could just to be free yeah
You gotta lift up every stone now sister
'cause one is the truth and the other's a lie
You gotta lift up every stone now sister
'till they tear down the wall to make you cry

CHORUS TWICE

We gotta clear this field and build that wall
We gotta...

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  • @wmgeary In my opinion (just my opinion), Mark Knopfler is better. But John is very very very great !

  • the best on the album!

  • just to be Free!

  • Can't argue with that my brother, Bill G!

  • @wmgeary In my opinion Neil Young and Bob Dylan. But that's it

  • Who is better than JH? Who?????

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