Any Old Kind of Day Harry Chapin

Turning on my pillow, thinking kind of strange. The color is of midnight in this room.

They Call Her Easy Harry Chapin

A couple of hours of cruising around brought me into a bar and I sat me down nothing much to be found.

Stranger with the Melodies Harry Chapin

But for the first of what was to be a thousand times, This is what I hear him sing. . . Hold that D chord on the old guitar, 'Til I found the G.

Dancing Boy Harry Chapin

Just four years old and still it seems, You've got it figured out. When daddy sings, and then you dance, The people clap and shout.

Dancin' Boy Harry Chapin

Just four years old and still it seems, You've got it figured out. When daddy sings, and then you dance, The people clap and shout. Cuz, you're my dancin' boy, And it's so scary how you trust me.

Empty Harry Chapin

Empty morning, day won't start. Well, I got no place to go now, I really do not know how to like my life, now that you're gone. Empty mailbox, empty head. Empty promise, empty bed.

Story of a Life Harry Chapin

I can see myself it's a golden sunrise Youg boy open up your eyes It's supposed to be your day. Now off you go horizon bound And you won't stop until you've found Your own kind of way.

Northwest 222 Harry Chapin

And if there's any way to get there Strumming head on out I go driven hard to pick up old 222 en route.

Salt And Pepper Harry Chapin

The old sailor sat at the window seat So he could watch as the ships went by And he drank from a glass that was always filled For the rest of us would buy.

Old College Avenue Harry Chapin

Of course I picked a rainy night To try to find our past The street lights all were flickering The leaves were falling fast I walked down the winding road Looked up through the trees And I saw

I Wonder What Would Happen to Him Harry Chapin

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 my musings go Is that kind

The Parade's Still Passing By Harry Chapin

You weren't no leader You were more like a bleeder Who was trying to cry for us all You weren't no sage But your sense of outrage Sounded like a trumpet call Fifteen years ago In the old folky show You

Stop Singing These Sad Songs Harry Chapin

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 don't want to hear them old

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

The kind of kids that long since drove our parents to dispair. We were lazy long hairs dropping our, lost confused, and copping out. Convinced our futures were in doubt and trying not to care.

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

The kind of kids that long since drove our parents to dispair. We were lazy long hairs dropping our, lost confused, and copping out. Convinced our futures were in doubt and trying not to care.

My Old Lady Harry Chapin

With his mistress quite contrary I was smack up against the moment I was afraid i would face someday But the truth is a wall that you can't blow down And it won't be laughed away You see, my old

Flowers Are Red Harry Chapin

The little boy went first day of school He got some crayons and started to draw He put colors all over the paper For colors was what he saw And the teacher said..

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.

Let Time Go Lightly Harry Chapin

I let time go lightly when I'm here with you, I let time go lightly when the day is through. I keep a watch on time when I've have work to do, I let time go lightly with you.

Winter Song Harry Chapin

When the summer fled past my window and autumn's chill was in the air there was a special kind of lonesome 'round that ending time of year.

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.

Last of the Protest Singers Harry Chapin

He's the last of the protest singers, Selling truth and commitment, He don't get much work these days, He's billed as a novelty act, And he stands there with his thumb out, Hitching a ride towards

Sniper Harry Chapin

The sound of his footsteps, the sound of his breathing, The sound of the silence when no one was there. I didn't really know him. He was kind of strange. Always sort of sat there.

Remember When the Music Harry Chapin

Remember when the music Was the best of what we dreamed of for our children's time And as we sang we worked, for time was just a line, It was a gift we saved, a gift the future gave.

Remember When The Music (Reprise) Harry Chapin

when the music Brought us all together to stand inside the rain And as we'd join our hands, we'd meet in the refrain For we had dreams to live, we had hopes to give Remember when the music Was the best of

Old Folkie Harry Chapin

It's always the "Old Folkie" Whenever somethin's burning, Or a lesson needs some learning, Or a tide that needs some turning, To a better world somewhere, Yeah, the "Old Folkie's" there.

The Day They Closed the Factory Down Harry Chapin

But all their words of wisdom won't make you go away. The day they closed the factory down they had nothing, Nothing left to say. She said, "I take care of my momma now, since my father died.

Could you put your Light on Please? Harry Chapin

Could you put your light on please, it's kind of dark tonight. And I feel a little lonely, yes, I need a little light. Could you put your light on please, let me hear a friendly sound.

Could You Put Your Light On, Please Harry Chapin

Could you put your light on please, it's kind of dark tonight. And I feel a little lonely, yes, I need a little light. Could you put your light on please, let me hear a friendly sound.

Sometime Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

I had a kind of empty feeling, But no place to go where I could take it.

Sometime, Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

I had a kind of empty feeling, But no place to go where I could take it. So I took a walk beside the railroad tracks, and I thought about the facts of my life And of my sometime, somewhere wife.

Bluesman Harry Chapin

It was his second year of medical school. He went and stashed some jeans into his guitar case, His father said, "You're a fool".

Someone Keeps Calling My Name Harry Chapin

My name is Jenny and I am four fingers old Mostly I just try to do the things that I am told But when they say that I'm too young a girl to ride a bike I may be just four fingers old but I know what

Corey's Coming Harry Chapin

Old John Joseph was a man with two first names They left him in the railroad yard when they took away the trains Only one run a week comes on roaring down that line So all he's got to worry 'bout is time

The Mayor of Candor Lied Harry Chapin

In the little town of Candor in the last year of my youth I learned the final lesson of the levels to the truth My father was a farmer he'd go tilling in the ground My mother was a neighbor she'd

A Lot of Lonely People Tonight Harry Chapin

Holdin' on tight to my pillow Wish it had a life of its own, Starin' at the ceilin,' Such a funny feelin,' But nobody's home.

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.

Six String Orchestra Harry Chapin

The very day I purchased it, I christened my guitar as my monophonic symphony, six string orchestra In my room I'd practice late, they'd leave me alone.

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?

If My Mary Were Here Harry Chapin

I don't think I'd be drinking If my Mary were here And I know what I'd be thinking If my Mary were here We'd be wrapping up a blanket Full of cheddar cheese and wine Packing up our camper with a

Dogtown Harry Chapin

A tough old whaler woman who had seen three husbands drown, Polled the population and she named the place Dogtown.

The Same Sad Singer Harry Chapin

It's kind of funny, for you were the cause of me being here on the radio And though that's another time, I'm still wanting you, I've been hunting for you.

Same Sad Singer Harry Chapin

It's kind of funny, for you were the cause of me being here on the radio And though that's another time, I'm still wanting you, I've been hunting for you. I'm still wanting you, I need to find you.

Bummer Harry Chapin

A bummer like that is better of dead Someday they're gonna have to put a bullet in his head."

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

the good folks Are snoring in bed On a loose-jointed cruise To recolor your blues With illegal notions alive, Alive in your head You are back from some war That you've been fighting for Some old

Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails Harry Chapin

She dreamed of a time for painting As she was cleaning up his stains from the rug She'd play all day with their children And try to meet him with a welcome and hug As he came shuffling through the

Everybody's Lonely Harry Chapin

I've had my share of heartaches, misfortune and mistakes. Occasion'ly this life has left me battered.

Odd Job Man Harry Chapin

I give part time help I'm the odd job man I can't do what I want So I do what I can And I'll tell you now So that you will understand You get just what you pay for from the odd job man One day

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

Last Stand Harry Chapin

It used to be that old John Wayne Would fight the good fight once again, Find the strength to bear the pain, Stand up til he'd finally fall.