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.

Story of a Life Harry Chapin

And the wind will whip your tousled hair, The sun, the rain, the sweet despair, Great tales of love and strife. And somewhere on your path to glory You will write your story of a life.

Love Is Just Another Word Harry Chapin

Time, time, time, it's telling you the story. Truth, truth, truth, a secret never heard. Peace, peace, peace, you know I don't believe it. Love, love, love, it's just another word.

Saturday Morning Harry Chapin

I look out my window and remember the night. The story is starting or the story ends And I feel like I need you again. Time used to mose softly when I was at home.

You Are the Only Song Harry Chapin

I've sung it all tonight Almost every story that I know And now when they turn out the spotlights I'm not sure where I'm s'posed to go And I'm so hoarse I can't hit the high notes It's just a whisper

Short Stories Harry Chapin

way Can you come back home Short stories babe just take what they will give Short stories that's all it's ever been Don't you worry 'bout the ending Babe, before we begin I have seen the sun

Star Tripper Harry Chapin

I have made a little music in some corners of the land I have fused some crystal images from common grains of sand And if I haven't reached the heavens, I've surely learned to fly I've been caught

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.

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

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

Babysitter Harry Chapin

When I rearrange the pieces of the puzzle of my past I sigh at the heartaches, relive the laughs And I think about the moments that have left their mark And the too few faces that shine a little light

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."

A Better Place To Be Harry Chapin

It was an early morning bar room, And the place just opened up. And the little man come in so fast and Started at his cup. And the broad who served the whisky She was a big old friendly girl.

There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

When you grab the wheel of fortune -- you get caught up in the cog First your art turns into craft -- then the yahoos start to laugh Then you'll hear the jackals howl 'cause they love to watch the

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

Legends of the Lost and Found Harry Chapin

Rolling toward the future that makes pain the only crime. Now I know you are the answer. You're the damsel and the dancer The angel with the devil eyes that knows about the beat.

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

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"

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Remember When the Music Harry Chapin

Remember 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 (Reprise) Harry Chapin

Remember when the music Came from wooden boxes strung with silver wire And as we sang the words, it would set our minds on fire For we believed in things, and so we'd sing Remember when the music Brought

Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails Harry Chapin

house with a shrug I tell you dirt gets under the fingernails And hate gets under the skin But a dream got a way of getting down to the bone and the heart of a body that it's in.

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

The Day They Closed the Factory Down Harry Chapin

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 money showed, the laughter flowed from the way he played the game.

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

On the Road to Kingdom Come Harry Chapin

The Smoke Witch says - Wahoo! And the Wise Man says - Me too! And the Guru says - Wazoo! So do what you do!

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.

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.

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

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

Sniper Harry Chapin

The sun is becoming bright on the land. No one is watching as he comes a walking. Two bulky suitcases hang from his hands. He heads towards the tower that stands in the campus.

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

Bluesman Harry Chapin

But there the old man stood by the store front, With his white cane hanging from his belt. And he was bending the steel of his guitar strings So it seemed like the metal had to melt.

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

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..

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.

And the Baby Never Cries Harry Chapin

I walk on out the door once more to an empty city street. A Good guitar will serve you well when you're living in the lights but it's never going to warm you in the middle of the night.

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

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.

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

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.

30,000 Pounds of bananas (live) 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.

W*O*L*D* 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 That's the