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John Hiatt & The Goners - Lipstick Sunset
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Hiatt
John Hiatt
Vocals
Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder
Electric Guitar
Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner
Drums
Nick Lowe
Nick Lowe
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Hiatt
John Hiatt
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Schiff
Joe Schiff
Assistant Recording Engineer
John Chelew
John Chelew
Producer
Larry Hirsch
Larry Hirsch
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

There's a lipstick sunset
Smeared across the August sky
There's a bitter-sweet perfume
Hanging in the fields
The creek is running high
And I left my lover waiting
In the dawn somewhere to wonder why
By the end of the day
All her sweet dreams would fade
To a lipstick sunset
Well, a radio was playing
And that ol' summer heat was on the rise
I just had to get away
Before some sad old song
Brought more tears to my eyes
And Lord, I couldn't tell her
That her love was only killing me
By the dawn of another day
All her sweet dreams would fade
To a lipstick sunset
Well, it's pretty as a picture, baby
Red and blushing just before the night
Maybe love's like that for me
Maybe I can only see
As you take away the light
So hold me in the darkness
We can dream about the cool twilight
'Til the dawning of the day
When I make my getaway
To a lipstick sunset
There will come another day
When I make my getaway
To a lipstick sunset
There will come another day
Then I'll make my getaway
To a lipstick sunset
Written by: John Hiatt

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