Fall In Love With Him Harry Chapin

It's just no good-- (Fall in love with him) You know that you should (Fall in love with him) I wish that you would (Fall in love with him) If only you could (Fall in love with him).

The Mayor of Candor Lied Harry Chapin

The Mayor fought my courtship for he'd made other plans He saw her married to a better man than a boy with farmer's hands. I said -- I hate your father, it's so hard not to strike him.

The Rock Harry Chapin

The rock is gonna fall on us, he woke with a start And he ran to his mother, the fear dark in his heart And he told her of the vision that he was sure he'd seen She said: "Go back to sleep son, you're

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

They Call Her Easy Harry Chapin

She is giving out her love for free. I found her on the street like the bartender said. She was not great looking but not that bad.

Bummer Harry Chapin

Sniffing glue in Junior High And the first one in school to get laid He was a weed-speed pusher at fifteen He was mainlining skag a year later He'd started pimping when they put him away In jail

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

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

Bluesman Harry Chapin

The kid heard the word up in Brooklyn. 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".

Mr. Tanner Harry Chapin

Mister Tanner was a cleaner from a town in the Midwest. And of all the cleaning shops around he'd made his the best. But he also was a baritone who sang while hanging clothes.

The Day They Closed the Factory Down Harry Chapin

She said, "I watch him walk down Main Street A sweet one man parade. He'd tip his hat and just like that another score he'd made I'd watch the girls all watch him; moths drawn to the flame.

She is Always Seventeen Harry Chapin

She has no fear of failure, she's not bent with broken dreams.

Sniper Harry Chapin

He looks at the city where no one had known him. He looks at the sky where no one looks down. He looks at his life and what it has shown him. He looks for his shadow it cannot be found.

I Finally Found It, Sandy Harry Chapin

A new day is beginning I can feel it in my bones It's not what you are winning It don't matter what you own It is more than just a feeling More than just a song It's something like a healing And

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

Old Folkie Harry Chapin

He's the man with the banjo and the 12-string guitar. And he's singing us the songs that tell us who we are. When you look in his eyes you know that somebody's in there.

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

Why Should People Stay the Same Harry Chapin

You were chasing him down Braodway on that white-hot July, 'Cause he thought he'd got a message from some holy man on high.

Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails Harry Chapin

Now he was a man who worked with his hands Only in a motor he found peace He could make an engine sing like a bird He could find his only lind of release When he was up to the elbows in the grease

Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin

I said, "Not today, I got a lot to do" He said, "That's ok" And he walked away But his smile never dimmed And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah You know I'm gonna be like him" And the cat's in the cradle

There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

There's a kid out on my corner -- hear him strumming like a fool Shivering in his dungarees -- but still he's going to school His cheeks are made of peach fuzz -- his hopes may be the same But he's

She Sings Songs Without Words Harry Chapin

I was thrown on the cobblestones, tossed at her feet My fool's mouth was filled with the dust from the street An out of work court jester with nowhere to go And no need to speak, for she seemed to

Salt And Pepper Harry Chapin

And she'd curse and shout and as she hauled him out He'd say with a sheepish grin: Chorus: I've sailed the southern oceans And the stormy northern sea, But now that me sailin's over, me boys, It's

Cat`s In The Cradle Harry Chapin

I said, "Not today, I got a lot to do" He said, "That's ok" And he walked away But his smile never dimmed And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah You know I'm gonna be like him" And the cat's

Song for Myself Harry Chapin

It's a song for myself just a song for myself You don't have to listen babe it's just a song for myself But since I fell in love with you it's brought some thoughts to mind if we're gonna raise

I Do It For You Jane Harry Chapin

And my life turned on its hinge in that smoky club As I ground out my past with my cigarette stub. Oh, I do it for you, Jane--I love you so, My kingdom is new but it's going to grow.

Stranger with the Melodies Harry Chapin

It was my first night in that rooming house. In the last room down the hall I heard a hoarse voice and an old guitar Coming through the paper thin walls.

Old College Avenue Harry Chapin

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 the corner window That you once shared with

I Want To Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

So I'd show up about once a week in my faded tight-legged jeans with a backlog full of hobo stories and dilapidated dreams. She said, "I want to learn a love song full of happy things."

On the Road to Kingdom Come Harry Chapin

The priests stand in their pulpits The Pope sits on his throne The parishes are empty The choirboys on their own Until the Second Coming They're leaving us alone And God in his Heaven Has decided

I Miss America Harry Chapin

But late that night beneath the grieving moon There's a dazzling sight in my motel room For a grunting judge with his bulging eyes I give my all for his cherished prize. Oh why, oh why?

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

It's a slow motion night In the hot city lights Past time when the good folks Are snoring in bed On a loose-jointed cruise To recolor your blues With illegal notions alive, Alive in your head

I Wanna Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

my faded tight-legged jeans With a backlog full of hobo stories And dilapidated dreams [Chorus] She said, "I want to learn a love song full of happy things."

Changes Harry Chapin

I was cramped into a coffee house pew two dollar coke in my hand listening to the music run through and out of a drowning man.

Jenny Harry Chapin

It was when I rode off in my daydreams Chasing that vision of light It was then I got caught in the jetstream And I dropped through a hole in the night And I knew it's not you that I run from I

30,000 Pounds of bananas (live) Harry Chapin

And he was carrying the next day\'s pasty fruits For everyone in that coal-scarred city Where children play without despair In backyard slag-piles and folks manage to eat each day About thirty thousand

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

Somebody Said Harry Chapin

Somebody said...Where's the music goin' Somebody said...It's gone Somebody said...With this bad wind a blowin' Will the music keep a rolling on I had to ask myself WHy it's makin' me A minstrel

Dogtown Harry Chapin

There's all these grey faced women in their black widow's gowns, Living in this grave yard granite town.

Copper Harry Chapin

sure fire way you found Acting like a half wit fool, laying your money around Well I came back here to tell you Lou, 'bout what you almost did Don't you ever put the cash on the counter Lou, when I'm with

Song Man Harry Chapin

You were with me in the good times and when things were going bad you were with me when your love was the only thing I had.

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

30,000 Pounds of Bananas Harry Chapin

And he was carrying the next day's pasty fruits for everyone in that coal-scarred city where children play without despair in backyard slag-piles and folks manage to eat each day about thirty thousand

Country Dreams Harry Chapin

I know you hate me doing this You say I'm selling out, But how in the hell is a mad s'posed to live? Selling's what it's all about.

Flowers Are Red Harry Chapin

There are so many colors in the rainbow So many colors in the morning sun So many colors in the flower and I see every one Well the teacher said..

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.

The Shortest Story Harry Chapin

I am born today, the sun burns its promise in my eyes; Mama strikes me and I draw a breath and cry. Above me a cloud softly tumbles through the sky; I am glad to be alive.

Taxi Harry Chapin

It was raining hard in 'Frisco, I needed one more fare to make my night. A lady up ahead waved to flag me down, She got in at the light.

Manhood Harry Chapin

I was laughing horizontally In my loose and lusty youth I was feeling well self-satisfied Deliciously uncouth When she slipped out from my covers With a smile Saying, "You've got a lot to learn

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.