Same Sad Singer Harry Chapin

I'm just the same sad singer of the lonely songs you long since left behind you. Since you've gone I've gone along, Been writing the music I've always wanted to, And they just picked up on me.

The Same Sad Singer Harry Chapin

I'm just the same sad singer of the lonely songs you long since left behind you. Since you've gone I've gone along, Been writing the music I've always wanted to, And they just picked up on me.

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

Woman Child Harry Chapin

It's all over now you can tell your singer to sing.

Poor Damned Fool Harry Chapin

Maybe someday he'll be sad. I say that that's too bad, He never knew how much he had. I'm glad I got you now. Yes I've had my ups and downs As I've been ramblin' around And I'll be candid.

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.

Taxi Harry Chapin

A smile seemed to come to her slowly, It was a sad smile, just the same. And she said, "How are you Harry?" I said, "How are you Sue?

Why Should People Stay the Same Harry Chapin

Some things must pass away, and some things are regained, When the whole world is changing, why should people stay the same?

Circle Harry Chapin

Chorus: I found you a thousand times; I guess you done the same; But then we lose each other; It's like a children's game; As I find you here again; A thought runs through my mind; Our love is

Could you put your Light on Please? Harry Chapin

Whatever it was, she knew it was holy, And each time I tried to hold her her smile came sad and slowly. She said, "No one knows me."

Could You Put Your Light On, Please Harry Chapin

Whatever it was, she knew it was holy, And each time I tried to hold her her smile came sad and slowly. She said, "No one knows me." Could you put your light on please, it's kind of dark tonight.

If My Mary Were Here Harry Chapin

I would not be so stoned If my Mary were here I don't think I'd have phoned you If my Mary were here I'm a sad sack Sir Galahad Who's sword's around his knees With a Grail no longer holy And a

Legends of the Lost and Found Harry Chapin

So l'll sing you every silly, sad, and happy song I know. And you'll open every part of you that you've got left to show. And I'll pour myself around you like the sunshine drowns the field.

Six String Orchestra Harry Chapin

But in real life I'm stuck with that same old formula, me and my monophonic symphony, six string orchestra. Oh, I write love songs for my favorite girl and sing them soft and slow.

Story of a Life Harry Chapin

You know those same old jokes all the jesters tell You tell them to her now. And all the same old songs all the mistrels sang You sing 'em to her now.

Country Dreams Harry Chapin

Darling, don't get mad at me I'm doing this for you, It's really not so sad to see we had Growing up to do.

Shooting Star Harry Chapin

his head He took off East one morning Towards the rising sun's red glow She knew he was going nowhere But of course she let him go And as she stood and watched him dwindle Much too empty to be sad

Corey's Coming Harry Chapin

No more sad stories coming My midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming aren't you girl? And like I told you, when she holds you She enfolds you in her world.

Paint A Picture of Yourself (Michael) Harry Chapin

pulled a pallet knife, you cut away a wife And you started something new But it was not the strife of married life That ordained what you would do A quick look back through your history Shows the same

Manhood Harry Chapin

So I stood there in my shorts Feeling naked just the same With her last few words I knew I was brand new at the game She gave her gentle smile She slipped out through the door Saying, "You're my

Star Tripper Harry Chapin

send you towards the sun They carve you into plastic before you orbit's done And all the scribes and seers they chorus out your name Though the photographs and headlines change the story stays the same

My Old Lady Harry Chapin

She says that she still loves me She says that last night was no big deal She says, "Why can't a woman play the same damn game And act out what she feels?"

Roll Down the River Harry Chapin

Now don't you bleed on me about all our good times Don't tell me that you'll never be the same Don't tell me anything but goodbye Baby More than that would be just another game.

I Do It For You Jane Harry Chapin

If life could only stay the same but i guess it never does, But God I still remember how excited I was.

Odd Job Man Harry Chapin

his Mercedes And he squeals off in the night Chorus Well I find his place next morning It's more a palace than a pad And it kind of makes my pick-up truck Start looking pretty bad But the same

Sequel Harry Chapin

The driveway was the same as I remembered And a butler came and answered the door. He just shook his head when I asked for her And said "She doesn't live here anymore."

Sniper Harry Chapin

But she just sat there With the same flat stare That she saves for me alone When I'm home. When I'm home. Take me home.

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

Cats in the Cradle Harry Chapin

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Wold 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 `...

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 ma...

Dance Band on the Titanic Harry Chapin

Dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me Mama stood cryin' at the dockside Sayin' "Please son, don't take this trip" I s...

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, yo...

Mismatch Harry Chapin

At first you seemed just like my dream Of a finer better life Much more than I could ask for In a lover or a wife Though I work with my body And my work makes my hands rough There are gentle thing...

Empty Harry Chapin

Empty closet, empty heart. 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...

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 Start...

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. There was a time that you curled up in my lap; like a child You'd cling to me smi...

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 sa...

Greyhound Harry Chapin

It's midnight at the depot And I drag my bags in line. Travelling late, I got to go But the bus won't be on time. Everybody's looking half alive. Later on the bus arrives. They punch my ticket I ...

Sandy Harry Chapin

Sandy is the seashore And Sandy is the sea Sandy is the clear blue sky Or so it seems to me Yes I see her everywhere In everything I see She can turn to anything That she would like to be Sandy i...

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 I...

Vacancy Harry Chapin

Mrs. Smith and Mr. 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...

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. The supermarket and the drug store and ...

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...

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...

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. Well I've played a lot of music since but I really haven't grown that far Somebody said that you're just y...

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 ...

Bummer Harry Chapin

His mama was a midnight woman His daddy was a drifter drummer One night they put it together Nine months later came the little black bummer He was a laid back lump in the cradle Chewing the paint...

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. And he would tell us tales about the shi...

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 to...