Bells Are Ringing Mary Chapin Carpenter

Bells are ringing, all over the world. Bells are ringing, calling the light Bells are ringing, all over the world, all over the world tonight.

Can't Take Love For Granted Mary Chapin Carpenter

for granted You look at me with your wounded eyes And I look back with fear There used to be such faith between us, now, darlin' Now its just not here And the door was slammed hours ago But its still ringing

On a Quiet Christmas Morn Mary Chapin Carpenter

I walked out in the silent world, no engines roared, no sirens whined The teasing boys chased squealing girls, no noisy school bells chimed No one raced off to work through the din of honking horns There

John Doe No. 24 Mary Chapin Carpenter

Charles Avenue Though I couldn't hear the bells of the streetcars coming By toeing the track I knew And if I were an old man returning With my satchel and pork pie hat I'd hit every jazz joint on

Wherever You Are Mary Chapin Carpenter

or far And I'm lookin' through eyes that have shed some tears And I'm lookin' for that one who's gonna face my fears Without thinkin' he must erase each scar And I'm gonna find you baby Wherever you are

Soul Companion Mary Chapin Carpenter

All of our dreams are laid out and measured Arrows and pins and a rainbow of threads Like hope on a string, sewn into the linings For the courage to face the unknown ahead My soul companion Out in

The Swords We Carried Mary Chapin Carpenter

pain And hope move mountains And all that could befall a heart Or break this perfect life apart The swords we carried could not do a thing about them Away I am going away I am gone Ghosts and angels are

Fading Away Mary Chapin Carpenter

You are fading away in pieces and parts Like old china and glass in fragments and shards Moment by moment a day at a time By the side of the road in the dark of the night You are leaving me here like the

Ideas Are Like Stars Mary Chapin Carpenter

Ideas Are Like Stars (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Today Joseph is sitting alone, with occasional nods to the waitress She tops off his cup while she's snapping her gum, making her rounds on the lunch

Swept Away Mary Chapin Carpenter

carry-on People everywhere on their way, at a run Then I see you from a distance Light years later at fate's insistence Old wounds, sad scenes, love lost, bad dreams Heartache, old scars, old walls, these are

Alone But Not Lonely Mary Chapin Carpenter

a sign I haven't the slightest idea Of the shape of your heart or the state of your mind Do you ever let anyone near Do you ever reach out with arms open wide Do you ever jump in closing your eyes Or are

What To Keep And What To Throw Away Mary Chapin Carpenter

These are your instructions Should you choose to follow Sit down with pen and paper Begin with something hollow Like the last words that he offered No kind of explanation They only take up space

Candlelight Carol Mary Chapin Carpenter

Angels are singing The Christ child is born Shepherds and wise men Will kneel and adore him Seraphim round him their vigil will keep Nations proclaim him Their Lord and their Saviour But Mary will hold

Transcendental Reunion Mary Chapin Carpenter

From 20000 feet I saw the lights below me Twinkling just like Christmas We descended slowly And the curve of the world passed With all of that flying Above the mighty ocean And now we all are arriving

Learning The World Mary Chapin Carpenter

Leaves you weeping in the wilderness Of the supermarket aisle And in the late night kitchen light it sits in a chair Watching you pretend that it’s not really there But it is, so it is and you ask Are

Family Hands Mary Chapin Carpenter

As we neared the old house where your granny lives on She's nearing ninety years now, with her daughters by her side Who tend the places in the heart where loneliness can hide Raised by the women who are

The Dreaming Road Mary Chapin Carpenter

The stars are out tonight, the breeze is warm and light As I'm walking right back to you Along the dreaming road, the only way to go When I'm travelling by our code that north is true Once upon a time

Don't Need Much To Be Happy Mary Chapin Carpenter

happy Four walls and a roof overhead Books and food in my belly Cool sheets upon the bed A fire that warms up December The sound of a thaw in the eaves Sometimes it's hard to remember How tough we are

King Of Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

your name you have to follow Like moths into a flame, no fear or sorrow will fall upon you You belong to the King of Love He wants to know your thoughts He already knows your mind No matter where you are

New Years Day Mary Chapin Carpenter

We are sitting at a table in a bar in Baltimore It’s the last night of December And the room is nearly full And the front door pulls a draft in every time it opens wide And you are telling me a story

Tender When I Want To Be Mary Chapin Carpenter

Tender When I Want To Be (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) I have a heart that's proud you bet I have a mind that won't forget And I have arms that are strong and yet Tender when they wanna to be Well

Grand Central Station (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Headin' uptown now, just as the shifts are changin', To Grand Central Station. I got my lunch box, got my hard hat in my hand. I ain't no hero, mister, just a workin' man.

Going Out Tonight Mary Chapin Carpenter

lines It makes me spend my Friday nights alone Underneath the moon so bright Underneath the sky so clear I'm gonna tell myself that someone I adore Is the one I'm with, ain't that what friends are

Goodbye Again Mary Chapin Carpenter

Every night she sleeps alone And by her bed she puts the phone And every morning after that She takes the phone and puts it back He's got a wife back home and three kids up and grown But these are things

Slow Country Dance Mary Chapin Carpenter

Out on the floor the couples are swaying To "One Faded Love" on the jukebox tonight You slide in your coins and the music keeps playing A slow country dance on a Saturday night Sweethearts in love and

What You Didn't Say Mary Chapin Carpenter

when I get too near Saying love's too simple to analyze So why do I feel confused Why do I feel so used Like a worn-out thought you threw away It wasn't what you said, it's what you didn't say Where are

Simple Life Mary Chapin Carpenter

Your making this today of all the things you haven't done yet your drivin everyone crazy, are you having any fun yet?

My Heaven (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

pick the weather everyday And if you change your mind, that`s ok, in my heaven Grandma`s up here, Grandpa too In a condo with to-die-for views There`s presidents and movie stars you just come as you are

Elysium (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

get there in spite of the route Losing track of your life and what it`s about The road seems to know when to straighten right out The closer you come To Elysium They say there`s a place for those who are

Thanksgiving Song Mary Chapin Carpenter

From far and near we travel home, Blessed that we are able. Grateful for this sheltered place With light in every window, Saying welcome, welcome, share this feast Come in away from sorrow.

Middle Ground Mary Chapin Carpenter

And these days run thick or thin It never rains, or else it's pouring All her single friends are men She thinks married girls are so damn boring Hey, middle ground; a place between up and down She could

Come On Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

in sight Oh, love, come on home You fit into my life and You seem so right like someone planned it You give yourself to me and You give so easily, seems like you always understand Everything says you are

Hot Buttered Rum Mary Chapin Carpenter

tinsel angels come You're my sweet maple sugar, honey, hot buttered rum When gloves and boots and woolen parkas bring cold comfort to the heart and bitter memories freeze the tongue and songs of love are

Jericho Mary Chapin Carpenter

You can’t see me yet Seeing takes a long long time From the outside in Measuring each shift and sigh But as you let your eyes adjust To the darkness deep within Sifting through the ash and dust We are

Jubilee Mary Chapin Carpenter

And I can tell by the way you're standing with your eyes filling with tears That it's habit alone that keeps you turning for home, even though your home is right here Where the people who love you are

How Do Mary Chapin Carpenter

How Do (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Well that's a real nice jacket son It looks like it cost you too And that car you're driving Hey does that belong to you Well you don't look familiar Are you new

Dreamland Mary Chapin Carpenter

Dreamland (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Sun goes down and says goodnight Pull your covers up real tight By your bed we뭠l leave a light To guide you off to dreamland Your pillows soft your bed is warm

Dreamland (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Sun goes down and says goodnight Pull your covers up real tight By your bed, we'll leave a light To guide you off to dreamland Your pillows soft your bed is warm Your eyes are tired when day is done One

A Place In The World Mary Chapin Carpenter

A Place In The World (Mary Chapin Carpenter) What I'm looking for, after all this time Keeps me moving forward, trying to find it Since I learned to walk all I've done is run Ready, on my mark

Where Time Stands Still Mary Chapin Carpenter

we trust the more we hurt And as time goes on it just gets worse So baby where's that place where time stood still It is under glass inside a frame Was it over when you had your fill And here we are

Maybe World Mary Chapin Carpenter

to you in a whirl That's the beauty and the hurting Of living in a maybe world Who can stand all those should haves They wake us up and make us feel bad The famous road will stay untaken All mistakes are

This Is Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

on you or the ones you love in this or another lifetime And the voice you need to hear is the true and the trusted kind, with a soft Familiar rhythm in these swirling, unsure times, when the waves are

Party Doll Mary Chapin Carpenter

life is a mystery to me Love뭩 pain I ain뭪 buying Love뭩 strange but I뭠l keep trying You used to be my party doll But now you to live in clover You used to be my number one But now those salad days are

The End Of My Pirate Days Mary Chapin Carpenter

dreams We rose and fell just like the tides, he filled my heart and soul and I Buried all my dreams for someone else to find in my pirate days This world is kinder to the kind that won't look back They are

What If We Went To Italy Mary Chapin Carpenter

What If We Went To Italy (Mary Chapin Carpenter) What if we went to Italy A suitcase of books and one bag a piece for the summer I don't speak a word of Italian Except for Campari and soda for

Sudden Gift Of Fate Mary Chapin Carpenter

Sudden Gift Of Fate (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Some people need to know what to expect Need to keep control, need to keep one step Ahead of every chance, as if chance decides Who it's gonna pass,

Outside Looking In Mary Chapin Carpenter

this old house coming toward me I heard the sound a heart must make when a memory's caving in Oh baby, what a hungry place, outside looking in It's the hardest kind of need that never knows a reason Are

Shut Up And Kiss Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

Shut Up And Kiss Me (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) Don't mean to get a little forward with you, don't mean to get ahead of where we are Don't mean to act a little nervous around you, I'm just a little

Stones In The Road Mary Chapin Carpenter

Stones In The Road (Mary Chapin Carpenter) When we were young, we pledged allegiance every morning of our lives The classroom rang with children's voices under teacher's watchful eye We learned

Hero In Your Own Hometown Mary Chapin Carpenter

Hero In Your Own Hometown (Mary Chapin Carpenter) We were born during the boom times, played house down in the bomb shelter Suffered through the wonder years, and silence at the dinner hour But