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

Dreams Go By Harry Chapin

dreams it takes my breath away You know I want to be a ball player A regular slugging fool But both our dreams must wait awhile Until we finish school And so you and I We'll watch our years go by

I Wonder What Would Happen to this World Harry Chapin

would happen What would happen to this world Well I wonder what would happen to this world As I look around us There's such strange things There's muggers and there's jugglers And we are led by

I Do It For You Jane Harry Chapin

And whatever mission that brought me there Disappeared in the mist of your amber hair You laughed and surrendered your gifts by degrees But I was convinced that you spoke only to me.

Any Old Kind of Day Harry Chapin

The color is of midnight in this room. The cars outside are coughing and it's kind of hard to sleep and there's neon out the window, not the moon.

Story of a Life Harry Chapin

And all the towns that you walk through And all the people that you talk to Sing you their songs. And there are times you change your stride, There are times you can't decide Still you go on.

Copper Harry Chapin

cash on the counter Lou, when I'm with my kid Yeah the kid's thirteen he's growing Lou, two years and he'll be bigger than me Still he thinks I'm strong as a blacksmith and straighter than the tall

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

Halfway to Heaven Harry Chapin

I missed my bus connection 'cause my train got in too late And I'm forced into reflection by this half hour wait.

Legends of the Lost and Found Harry Chapin

We are the lovers, we are bound to one another By a bond that is invisible yet stronger still than time. And we're locked into the motion that moves beneath the ocean.

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.

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.

Cat`s In The Cradle 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

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.

The Rock Harry Chapin

Silly child-- Everybody knows the rock leans over the town Everybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground Remember Chicken Little said the sky was falling down Well nothing ever came of that, the

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.

Bummer Harry Chapin

chips that fell from the ceiling Whenever he cried he got a fist in his face So he learned not to show his feelings He was a pig-tail puller in grammer school Left back twice by the seventh grade

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

Someone Keeps Calling My Name Harry Chapin

I like Someone keeps calling my name Someone keeps calling my name Or is it just the rustling of the wind Or is it just that I need a friend Someone keeps calling my name, my name My name is

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.

Poor Damned Fool Harry Chapin

You're a livin' walkin' dream You're the best I've ever seen, Oh God I wanted you. I've often dreamed what I would do, If I could give myself to you, Oh God I wanted to.

We Grew Up A Little Bit Harry Chapin

ended up alone But you had another baby While I had my career And we grew up a little bit We grew up a little bit We grew up a little bit that year They put me in a office job A young man on the

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

with blood Blood money loot So, you walk past the glow Of the flicker-picture shows Where the raincoat men wait For a child to come by And the women in doorways Who have nothing to say 'Cause

30,000 Pounds of Bananas Harry Chapin

It was just after dark when the truck started down the hill that leads into Scranton Pennsylvania. Carrying thirty thousand pounds of bananas.

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

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.

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.

Last Stand Harry Chapin

When you heard the sound of taps played By the one man band, You knew this is where you'd have to make Your last stand.

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

Odd Job Man Harry Chapin

Chorus: 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

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.

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

Circle Harry Chapin

All my life's a circle; Sunrise and sundown; Moon rolls thru the nighttime; Till the daybreak comes around.

I Miss America Harry Chapin

By the time I was thirteen I started taking shape. At eighteen I was so beautiful That the strangers started to gape. They said "Enter the ultimate contest If you're as gorgeous as you seem."

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

If You Want to Feel Harry Chapin

try to look But you don't touch Then you won't touch But you'll never feel And if you don't feel You'll never cry And if you don't cry Then you'll never heal There are lessons to life That the

Dogtown Harry Chapin

The men who make the maps, yes, they call the place Cape Ann. The men who do the fishing call it Glouster Harbor Sound, But the women left behind, they call the place Dogtown.

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.

Laugh Man Harry Chapin

Did you ever hear the one about...

Song for Myself Harry Chapin

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 us a couple of kids I've got to worry 'bout future times Do I believe that the

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

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

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.

Burning Herself Harry Chapin

She was burning herself, and the flame became her passion. She was burning herself, and her passion, her passion was her pain.

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

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