Halfway to Heaven Harry Chapin

I'm halfway to heaven and my home in Forest Hills It's halfpast eleven and I've got some time to kill.

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.

Paint A Picture of Yourself (Michael) Harry Chapin

Well, I hear you are a painter now Though you're almost halfway through You pulled a pallet knife, you cut away a wife And you started something new But it was not the strife of married life That

A Better Place To Be Harry Chapin

Cause I know I'm going nowhere, and anywhere's a better place to be. Anywhere's a better place to be.' "I drove her to my boarding house, and I took her up to my room.

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

Babysitter Harry Chapin

be the first to make you a woman But you were the one Who made my mother's son a man You know I used to read myself to sleep when I went to bed I guess I was a dreamer then who lived inside my head

Sequel Harry Chapin

But he offered to give me the address That they were forwarding her letters to. I just took it and returned to the cabbie And said "I got one more fare for you."

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.

I Want To Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

She said she wanted to learn to play the guitar and to hear her children sing.

Bluesman Harry Chapin

But the boy jumped on board a Greyhound bus, It took him two days to get to Mobile, And though it took two weeks to track the old man down, He never doubted that the rumor was real.

Sometime Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

It was a very cold September, Colder than I'd ever care to make it. I had a kind of empty feeling, But no place to go where I could take it.

Sometime, Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

It was a very cold September, Colder than I'd ever care to make it. I had a kind of empty feeling, But no place to go where I could take it.

Caroline Harry Chapin

Where watching in wonder I stand Caroline She's shedding her rings Her bracelets and stockings And placing her skin still moist in the palm of my hand You're pressing she smiles It's too soon to

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

If You Want to Feel Harry Chapin

Oh God they got you gun shy You know your skin's as cold as ice Your eyes are double filtered babe You're so afraid to be nice There's no way you're ready To let your defenses down Though I won't

I Wonder What Would Happen to this World Harry Chapin

Oh well I wonder Yes I wonder What would happen What would happen to this world Well I wonder what would happen to this world Now if a man tried To take his time on Earth And prove before he

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

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

Vacancy Harry Chapin

Jones have come to pass the night They pulled off of the highway when they saw my light It's a vacancy I offer them, what they offer me Is fullness for a lifetime that's bare as can be There's a

Northwest 222 Harry Chapin

I'm a strummin' fool out in the sticks For the glory and the bread And you're wise enough to let me sing This music in my head.

Why Do Little Girls? Harry Chapin

Why did the little girls grow crooked While the little boys grow tall The boys were taught to tumble The girls told not to fall The girls answered the telephone The boys answered the call That's

Why Do Little Girls Harry Chapin

Why did the little girls grow crooked While the little boys grow tall The boys were taught to tumble The girls told not to fall The girls answered the telephone The boys answered the call That's why little

Greyhound Harry Chapin

I keep telling to myself that I don't care. Come tomorrow, I'll be there. Take the Greyhound. It's a dog of a way to get around. Take the Greyhound.

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

The Shortest Story Harry Chapin

Above me a cloud softly tumbles through the sky; I am glad to be alive. It is me seventh day, I taste the hunger and I cry; my brother and sister cling to Mama's side.

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.

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.

Burning Herself Harry Chapin

She was crazy (she was beautiful), I guess she had to be. I was angry (you were blind), because I could not see. I saw only what her cigarettes had done to her skin.

Up On the Shelf Harry Chapin

I used to play the trumpet once but now I play guitar Somebody told you it's more mellow.

Song Man Harry Chapin

But you've been mine for such a long time baby it's my turn to write one for you and this is the best that this poor boy could do.

Dreams Go By Harry Chapin

There you stand in your dungarees Looking all grown up and so very pleased When you write your poems they have so much to say When you speak your dreams it takes my breath away You know I want

Let Time Go Lightly Harry Chapin

I keep a watch on time when I've have work to do, I let time go lightly with you.

Bummer Harry Chapin

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

Copper Harry Chapin

If you were looking for a way to make me mad it was a 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

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

be seen As he tries to hide his fears and he wipes away his tears.

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

be seen As he tries to hide his fears and he wipes away his tears.

Any Old Kind of Day Harry Chapin

The cars outside are coughing and it's kind of hard to sleep and there's neon out the window, not the moon.

They Call Her Easy Harry Chapin

It was just another night and I was out on a limb looking for someone to help me back in.

Tangled Up Puppet Harry Chapin

I'm a tangled up puppet, Spinning round in knots, And the more I see what I used to be, The less of you I've got.

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

Mail Order Annie Harry Chapin

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. Your tears are sweet rain in my empty life.

Dancing Boy Harry Chapin

And when you stop to strut your stuff, My eyes go all afloat. And when I have to leave you home As sometimes it must be. I feel that with my leaving I leave far too much of me.

Dancin' Boy Harry Chapin

And when you stop to strut your stuff, My eyes go all afloat. And when I have to leave you home As sometimes it must be. I feel that with my leaving I leave far too much of me.

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

My mother said, "You're nothing yet, to make the folks write home." I'd play at all the talent nights, I'd finish, they'd applaud.

Stranger with the Melodies Harry Chapin

Drop it down to old E minor 'Til the A chord rolls back home around to D. I had to lay there listening. It seemed he was in the room.

Stop Singing These Sad Songs Harry Chapin

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 don't want to

Odd Job Man Harry Chapin

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 this dude drives in the station And I slide out to

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

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