John Hiatt - Sure As I'm Sittin' Here Lyrics






Get up; ya get down.
Get lost and then ya get found.
Sure as I'm sittin' here,
Sure as I'm sittin' here.

Ya get a laugh; ya get a cry .
Get 'em all before you die.
Sure as I'm sittin' here,
Sure as I'm sittin' here.

Come on sit down, get down.
Come-a-come-a sit down, get down.
Sure as I'm sittin' here,
Sure as I'm sittin' here.

All the ladies hypnotize you,
And all your friends, well they just patronize you.
Don't God look forgot,
Cause he just sittin' here.
I think it's God's sick plan but it's not so clear.

Lord you get the truth; you get lies.
Get 'em all before you die.
Sure as I'm sittin' here,
Sure as I'm sittin' here.

You get the light; you get the dark.
Fall in love and I break your heart.
Sure as I'm sittin' here,
Sure as I'm sittin' here.

Come on sit down, get down.
Come-a-come-a sit down, get down.
Sure as I'm sittin' here,
Sure as I'm sittin' here.

Now it might seem confusing.
With all you get, well look what all your loosing.
But it's just life and it just goes on.
So quit with your complaining soon enough you will be gone.

Lord, Lord, Lord

Sure as I'm sittin' here,
Sure as I'm sittin' here.





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  1. D.... M....

    Thanks for posting the original by the one of the best things to steal out of Indiana in the back of a pick-up truck........

  2. s.... ....

    ( @ paperthick) Atrocity? No. Never. Three Dog Night did a grand version and it brings some people to Hiatt's version. Young folks gotta know. People who know will tell you how they feel. ya see? Its good man. I adore that band and this man. So.....yea. Take that.

    s.... ....

    Yes 3DN did a great version just like their others.

  3. k.... ....

    TDN's version was a travesty ? stupid comment since Hiatt himself said they did the song great justice and honored the flippant integrity of the song....stupid comment from the poster.

    k.... ....

    +kledog Three Dog Night was a tremendous group and their rendition of 'Sure As I'm Sitting Here' is excellent. I may be wrong but I believe the poster was expressing his personal opinion that the absence of John Hiatt's original recording on YouTube was a "travesty", which the poster took upon himself to rectify on June 23, 2012.

    k.... ....

    I'm sure you're right. Kledog should read a little better before he makes his own stupid comment.

  4. M.... ....

    ok, I'm putting on my helmet, and saying Keb Mo should cover this...

  5. M.... ....

    I drove through 54th and College this week. Sure enough heard it sitting there...

    M.... ....

    Did the same at 61st and Compton.

  6. M.... K....

    I once interviewed John Hiatt... about Three Dog Night... he said to me... "What a great Fuckin' Band"...

    M.... K....

    Great fuckin' version they did. Indeed. Love this guy and that band. Yep.

  7. t.... ....

    I put both this original and the Dogs' version in my "TDN" playlist. Thanks for the upload!

  8. W.... ....

    Great song by a great artist.  Too bad you dicked up the lyrics.

    W.... ....

    What do you mean about the lyrics?

    W.... ....

    @MusicMC1
     The lyrics are "And I think he's got a plan, but it's not so clear" which makes way more sense than "I think it's God's sick plan, but it's not so clear".  Why would God have a 'sick' plan? And just because a plan was sick, why would it be unclear?  The song is about contrasts and confusion.  An unclear plan goes along with that.  And there you have it.

  9. J.... S....

    what a great and powerful song!
    rock on john!!!

  10. P.... M....

    OR does Randy Newman sound like him? Hiatt is a flat-out genius!!

  11. s.... ....

    So happy you posted this. Outstanding song by an outstanding artist. THANKS!

  12. F.... L....

    Thank you!! three dog who? YES!!

  13. p.... ....

    I agree with you, in this song at least. Randy Newman always sounds the same (gotta love 'im for it though) whereas John Hiatt is nice and versatile.

  14. c.... ....

    okay he sounds alot like randy newman

  15. c.... ....

    just found out about John Hiatt He's prertty dang good ,kinda sounds like Randy Newman in some parts of this song.