Name: John Hiatt, "Slow Turnin'" on Letterman, September 16, 1988 stereo
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Description: Watch the stand-up comedy video 'John Hiatt, "Slow Turnin'" on Letterman, September 16, 1988 stereo' from Don Giller on Comedy Buff. Published 2017-06-12. Transcript available.

Watch the stand-up comedy video 'John Hiatt, "Slow Turnin'" on Letterman, September 16, 1988 stereo' from Don Giller on Comedy Buff. Published 2017-06-12. Transcript available.

Our next guest is a very talented writer and performer whose new album, I have
a copy of it right here, is entitled Slow Turning.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome John Hyatt.
When I was a boy, I thought it just came to you, but I never could tell what's
mine, so it didn't matter anyway.
My only proud and joy was his ragged down here, banging on an old guitar,
singing what I had to say.
I always thought our house was haunted, but nobody said through to me.
I never did get what I wanted, but now I get what I need.
It's been a slow turning, from the inside out, a slow turning, baby, but you
come about, a slow learning, but you learn this way, hey, hey, hey, a slow
turning, baby, not fade away, not fade away, not fade away.
It's been a slow turning, baby, not fade away.
Ooh, in this one horse, baby, not fade away.
Ooh, in this one horse town, then she's laughing that crazy laugh, cause you
haven't left the parking lot.
Ooh, in this one horse town, then she's laughing that crazy laugh, cause you
haven't left the parking lot.
Time to shorten is a damn thing about it, you're gonna die, gonna die for sure.
You can learn to live with love or without it, but there ain't no cure.
There ain't no cure, there's just a slow turning, from the inside out, a slow
turning, baby, but you come about, yeah, a slow learning, but you learn this
way, hey, hey, hey, hey, a slow turning, baby, not fade away, not fade away.
Not fade away, not fade away.
Not fade away, not fade away.
Not fade away, not fade away.
Not fade away, not fade away, not fade away, not fade away, not fade away, not
fade away, not fade away.
Slow turning, it's just a slow turn, it's just a slow turn.
Ladies and gentlemen, very nice.
No more calls, we have a winner, ladies and gentlemen, we'll be right back here.
Nice to see you.
Thank you.
Paul and the band asking the question, "You are everything."
You are everything?
I don't know.
Nice to see you.
Nice to be here.
It sounded great.
Thank you so much.
You and I went to the same high school, but not together.
Not together, and I didn't finish.
Really?
I don't know about you, but...
Well, yeah, I got one of those equivalent degrees later on, yeah.
Through the Coast Guard.
But now, you were born in Indianapolis, huh?
Born and raised.
I left home when I was 18.
What part of the town did you live in?
By the north side.
And you dropped out of school and went off to pursue music?
I'm afraid so, yeah.
Well, it turned out pretty well for you, didn't it?
Well, so far, it's working out.
I mean, I'm still holding out the possibility I might have to go back to school.
Well, think about it.
It'd be nice for the kids one day.
Yeah, I think.
Come back any time, John.
Nice to see you.
Thanks very much.
We're gone here for like two weeks.
Enjoy the Olympics, folks.
Thanks for being here.
Good night, everybody.