And the Baby Never Cries Harry Chapin

Well, I've sung out one more evening, and I'm wrung out, feeling beat. I walk on out the door once more to an empty city street.

Roll Down the River Harry Chapin

Go on and roll down your river Babe I'll bet you'll make that muddy water churn You've earned every scar That you brought with you Baby But there's one lesson that you'll never learn.

Sunday Morning Sunshine Harry Chapin

I came into town with a knapsack on my shoulder And a pocket full of stories that I just had to tell.

My Old Lady Harry Chapin

She wore an S.E.G. when she came back home Like the cat that ate the canary And I stood befuddled, a chauvanist stud With his mistress quite contrary I was smack up against the moment I was afraid

I Do It For You Jane Harry Chapin

Our castles will shimmer with silver and gold, My lady is lovely she'll never grow old. And I offer this promise--this one thing I know: I do it for you, Jane, for I love you so.

The Day They Closed the Factory Down Harry Chapin

"And they're talkin' in the town square, In the taverns and the shops I hear them talkin' everywhere. Their talkin' never stops. But all their words of wisdom won't make you go away.

Sniper Harry Chapin

He never seemed to change. He reached the catwalk. He put done his burden. The four sided clock began to chime. Seven AM, the day is beginning. So much to do and so little time.

Poor Damned Fool Harry Chapin

But he's a poor damned fool 'Cause he went and let you go now. Just a poor damned fool. He never will know now. Maybe someday he'll be sad.

Old College Avenue Harry Chapin

the corner window That you once shared with me It was Old College Avenue And in the time of having you I remember it as if it were today The tiny room and the single bed Though the tangled trails

Stop Singing These Sad Songs Harry Chapin

Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times I have heard that cold hard truth so many time before Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times, baby 'Cause I

Babysitter Harry Chapin

When I rearrange the pieces of the puzzle of my past I sigh at the heartaches, relive the laughs And I think about the moments that have left their mark And the too few faces that shine a little light

It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains Harry Chapin

Just after I screamed at you-- What the hell is it all about You spilled your coffee Onto my sleeve And you said Don't expect the tears To come from me babe For I've already grieved But that's

Love Is Just Another Word Harry Chapin

Time, time, time, it's telling you the story. Truth, truth, truth, a secret never heard. Peace, peace, peace, you know I don't believe it. Love, love, love, it's just another word.

Mail Order Annie Harry Chapin

But you're the only one that got off the train. So you must be my wife Miss Annie Halsey Yes, I guess I am your husband, Hello I'm Harry Crane. Mail Order Annie, never mind your crying.

Mismatch Harry Chapin

inside me That are anything but tough There are lessons you could teach me Things I do not know Things I've never done, girl And places we could go But you only wear your tailored suits For me

If You Want to Feel Harry Chapin

nice There's no way you're ready To let your defenses down Though I won't come on heavy There is a lesson that I've found If you try to look But you don't touch Then you won't touch But you'll never

W*O*L*D* Harry Chapin

Hello honey, it's me What did you think when you heard me back on the radio What did the kids say when they knew It was their long lost daddy o Remember how we listened to the radio And I said That's the

Taxi Harry Chapin

And she said, "How are you Harry?" I said, "How are you Sue? Through the too many miles and the too little smiles I still remember you."

Wold Harry Chapin

Remember how we listened to the radio And I said `That's the place for me' And how I got the job as an FM Jock the day you married me?

Burning Herself Harry Chapin

I should have known the outside world would reveal what was within. She was burning herself, and her hair was filled with ashes. She was burning herself, and her life becomes a flame.

I Wonder What Would Happen to Him Harry Chapin

I'm the green young gentleman, and you're the lady with the past I admit I'm insecure about how long we will last I sort through in my mind the little that I know But the only things I find from where

Empty Harry Chapin

I really can't believe in the thought of you just leaving. But no one's here, You must be gone. I guess I took you for granted, I thought of us as one.

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

It was the town that made America famous. The churches full and the kids all gone to hell. Six traffic lights and seven cops and all the streets kept clean.

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

It was the town that made America famous. The churches full and the kids all gone to hell. Six traffic lights and seven cops and all the streets kept clean.

I Wanna Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

I come fresh from the street Fast on my feet, kinda lean and lazy Not much meat on my bones, and a whole lot alone And more than a little bit crazy The old six string was all I had To keep my belly

The Parade's Still Passing By Harry Chapin

I got the news today That you refused to play Cause you never made number one But it's not just the words It's the deeds that are heard When all is said and done Kings take their crowns They melt them

A Better Place To Be Harry Chapin

It was an early morning bar room, And the place just opened up. And the little man come in so fast and Started at his cup. And the broad who served the whisky She was a big old friendly girl.

We Grew Up A Little Bit Harry Chapin

We got married early And just a little bit late Baby came too early But some things just can't wait We were just beginning But it was very clear We grew up a little bit that year I caught on

She Sings Songs Without Words Harry Chapin

know She sings the songs without words Songs that sailors, and blind men, and beggars have heard She knows more of love than the poets can say And her eyes are for something that won't go away

Barefoot Boy Harry Chapin

Oh, barefoot boy, once he came unto a land of forests, and of streams that tumbled through the meadows to the sea.

There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

feeding on the wounded and the bleeding They always are the first to see the cracks upon the walls When I started this song I was still thirty-three The age that Mozart died and sweet Jesus was set

A Lot of Lonely People Tonight Harry Chapin

But I know you're out there somewhere And that you feel the same way too, Now my only problem is trying to find A way of getting through to you.

I Want To Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

I come fresh from the street, fast on my feet, kind a lean and lazy; not much meat on my bones, and a whole lot alone, and more than a little bit crazy.

Manhood Harry Chapin

She said, "You know you never can."

Could you put your Light on Please? Harry Chapin

She moved so well 'cause she was a dancer, She went sliding through my questions, gliding 'round the answer.

Could You Put Your Light On, Please Harry Chapin

She moved so well 'cause she was a dancer, She went sliding through my questions, gliding 'round the answer.

Shooting Star Harry Chapin

He was crazy of course From the first she must have known it But still she went on with him And she never once had shown it And she took him off the street And she dried his tears of grieving She

Caroline Harry Chapin

Caroline Comes from the rain Glistening and shivering She laughs as she shakes off the weather Caroline Whispers her words Saying she'll always love me At least when we are together Caroline

Song Man Harry Chapin

Leon wrote a song for his special girl and Elton and bernie did too!

Why Should People Stay the Same Harry Chapin

You put him in an aeroplane and packed your life and clothes, You learned all the lessons that the suitcase lady knows.

Cat's In The Cradle (LP Version) Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and

Corey's Coming Harry Chapin

He starts telling me the stories of the glories of his past But he always saves the story of his Corey for the last. And he says - My Corey's coming.

If My Mary Were Here Harry Chapin

rendezvous in mind And we'd picnic out in Lincoln Park If Mary were here But she split So I got lit I'm sorry that I called you In the middle of the night But you're the one who listens When

The Same Sad Singer Harry Chapin

They just told me take a pause here between the takes at the studio, And you came into my mind.

Same Sad Singer Harry Chapin

They just told me take a pause here between the takes at the studio, And you came into my mind.

Sometime Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

So I took a walk beside the railroad tracks, and I thought about the facts of my life And of my sometime, somewhere wife. At times like this I lose my head and think of her.

Sometime, Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

So I took a walk beside the railroad tracks, and I thought about the facts of my life And of my sometime, somewhere wife. At times like this I lose my head and think of her.

On the Road to Kingdom Come Harry Chapin

The Smoke Witch says - Wahoo! And the Wise Man says - Me too! And the Guru says - Wazoo! So do what you do!

Last Stand Harry Chapin

So you circle all the wagons And you hide behind the trees, And you try to find some courage on your knees.

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

a body still young And she tastes as sweet As a child's chocolate Before the butts and the whiskey Had wasted the taste of your tongue Play the music again Of the grey-stubble men That groaning