Come On Come On (Live Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Some people remember the first time, some can't forget the last Some just select what they want to from the past It's a song you danced to in high school, it's a moon you tried to bring down On a four

Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter

On a four in the morning drive through the streets of town. Come on, come on, it's getting late now. Come on, come on, take my hand. Come on, come on, you just have to whisper.

Elysium (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

I don`t really know how I got here this time I was only just following orders Listening to the voice in my mind Saying steer clear of margins and borders So I wasn`t thinking of where we would go On a

What Would You Say To Me (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

On the street of broken dreams. On the street of broken dreams. On the street of broken dreams, Not so far away Would you offer me a smile? Would you offer me a smile?

Goodnight America (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Waiting for the sign to change then I`ll be on my way The noise, the heat, the crush of cars just robs me of my nerve Then someone yells and blasts their horn and pins me to the curb I`m a stranger here

Beautiful Racket (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

So your day begins like this Wondering what might have been Old regrets and chances missed Borne away on some lambent wind Job`s ok, so it doesn`t inspire Thoughts of leaving it all behind You used to

My Heaven (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

play We can 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

Girls Like Me (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Girls like me aren`t hard to find We grow like roses on the vine And wear our hearts on our sleeves You probably know a girl like me We live alone and in our heads We eat standing up or in our beds Guilt

Come On Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

Slowly as you look at me In your eyes I can't believe All the love I'm seeing now Plain as day to me somehow Oh, love, come on home Promises a heart can keep Happiness is you and me Never was a dream so

Between Here And Gone (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Way down here on earth, I could feel it's pull. The weight of gravity or just the lure of life, Made me want to leave my only home tonight. Now I'm just wonderin' how we know where we belong.

Come Darkness, Come Light Mary Chapin Carpenter

COME DARKNESS, COME LIGHT COME NEW STAR SHINING BRIGHT COME LOVE TO THIS WORLD TONIGHT ALLELUJAH COME BROKEN, COME WHOLE COME WOUNDED IN YOUR SOUL COME ANY WAY THAT YOU KNOW ALLELUJAH THERES A HUMBLE STABLE

House Of Cards* (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

seemed to take up air When you dreamed it was of the wind blowing cold and hard In those dreams you thought you lived in a house of cards I grew up in a town like this, we knew the names of every street On

Why Shouldn't We Mary Chapin Carpenter

man free Why shouldn't we, why shouldn't we And we believe in peace within every heart Why shouldn't we, why shouldn't we Burning brightly, brightly in the dark Why shouldn't we, why shouldn't we So come

Rhythm Of The Blues Mary Chapin Carpenter

I can hear the rain come down, I can listen with my heart I can see you with both eyes closed in the dark Sleep will come in just awhile but 'til it does I choose To listen to the rain, it's the rhythm

Grand Central Station (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Got my work clothes on for love, sweat and dirt. All this Holy dust upon my face an' shirt. Headin' uptown now, just as the shifts are changin', To Grand Central Station.

Dreamland (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 more kiss and you'll be gone On

River (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Want to love you the best I can Feel no fear upon the edge Here`s my heart, baby take my hand Want to hold you close to me, never fail you, never falter Seeing all that love can see, reflecting back on

Christmas Carol Mary Chapin Carpenter

earlier it gets each year The scarcer is my Christmas cheer I guess I just like taking these things slow I really don't remember much Of Christmases growing up Except the year the Beatles came to play On

What Would You Say To Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

On the street of broken dreams. On the street of broken dreams. On the street of broken dreams, Not so far away Would you offer me a smile? Would you offer me a smile?

One Small Heart (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

`s lights wavy bright, they follow like a lantern Then morning comes and desert sun rises like redemption Another day to make your way from answer back to question Out here on the open road One small heart

10,000 Miles Mary Chapin Carpenter

But Ill be back Though I go 10,000 miles 10,000 miles My own true love 10,000 miles or more The rocks may melt And the seas may burn If I should not return Oh dont you see That lonesome dove Sitting on

The Better To Dream Of You Mary Chapin Carpenter

The Better To Dream Of You (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Every heart has got a story About love holding out a lure Baby, when you've been that lonely You just want a cure Fool you once, you are forgiven

Jubilee Mary Chapin Carpenter

I can tell by the way you're walking, That you don't want company I'll let you alone and I'll let you walk on and in your own good time you'll be Back where the sun can find you, under the wise wishing

Late For Your Life Mary Chapin Carpenter

You've been saying for the longest time that the time has come You've been talking like you're of a mind to get some changing done Maybe move out of the city, find some quiet little town Where you can

The Longest Night of the Year Mary Chapin Carpenter

Longest Night of the Year They say that spring will come again-- No one knows exactly when. Still the suns a long lost friend On the longest night of the year.

A Lot Like Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

Shenandoah eyes And I remember him sitting in that local bar where I earned my pay each night Singing my songs to empty chairs and going home half tight So the nights rolled by like headlights shining on

Between Here And Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

Tonight, the moon came out, it was nearly full Way down here on earth, I could feel it's pull The weight of gravity or just the lure of life, Made me want to leave my only home tonight Now I'm just wonderin

The End Of My Pirate Days Mary Chapin Carpenter

time that it appeared he was lying next to me Last time I felt this near to whispered ecstacy And those who need adventure, they can sail the seven seas And those who search for treasure, they must live

Jericho Mary Chapin Carpenter

eyes adjust To the darkness deep within Sifting through the ash and dust We are the places that we’ve been You can’t hear me yet Listening takes a long long time And I’ve so much to tell But words die on

Old Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

I want old love, the kind that takes years To turn to gold, love, burnished and seared On the high wire, by rain, wind and sun With the hard times forgiven and done I want old love, the kind that seeps

Let Me Into Your Heart (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

fate But to be with you baby, I believe I'd wait Til the end of time for a chance to start If you'd just let me into your heart You're like a sweet smile to these tired eyes You're like the last mile on

Down At The Twist And Shout Mary Chapin Carpenter

Down At The Twist And Shout (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) Chorus: Saturday night and the moon is out I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat When it lifts

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

I Take My Chances Mary Chapin Carpenter

I Take My Chances (Mary-Chapin Carpenter/Don Schlitz) I took a walk in the rain one day on the wrong side of the tracks I stood on the rails till I saw that train Just to see how my heart would

Goodnight America Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm standing at a traffic light somewhere in West LA Waiting for the sign to change then I'll be on my way The noise, the heat, the crush of cars just robs me of my nerve And someone yells and blasts their

Beautiful Racket Mary Chapin Carpenter

So your day begins like this Wondering what might have been Old regrets and chances missed Borne away on some lambent wind The job's okay, so it doesn't inspire Thoughts of leaving it all behind You used

Hot Buttered Rum Mary Chapin Carpenter

When chimney smoke hangs still and low across the stubbled fields of snow And angry skies reach down and seize the sorry blackened bones of trees In the dead of winter when the silent snowbirds come You're

That's Real Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm not made of stone, I'm not made of glass I've been alone, every one has I've learned to forgive what I'm not I just try to live with what I've got Maybe I've got what you need If you need something

Transcendental Reunion Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 Grab the carry on

I Tried Going West Mary Chapin Carpenter

missed all my thunder and rain The way a storm punctures a hot afternoon Washing away every stain When my maps pointed north they were calling for snow To cover all sound and all sight Tell me where on

House Of Cards Mary Chapin Carpenter

And when you dreamed it was of the wind blowing cold and hard And in those dreams you thought you lived in a house of cards And I grew up in a town like this You knew the names of every street On

Goodbye Again Mary Chapin Carpenter

these are things that go unsaid He might call her from the road just in time to say hello And goodbye again She keeps his picture tucked away She thinks she'll have it framed one day And maybe he'll come

Mrs. Hemingway Mary Chapin Carpenter

We packed up our books and our dishes Our dreams and your worsted wool suits We sailed on the 8th of December Farewell old Hudson River Here comes the sea And love was as new and as bright and as true

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

On And On It Goes Mary Chapin Carpenter

River starts with a drop of rain Somewhere in this world Light years shape this arc of sky And sand a precious pearl And you will light a stranger's life By letting yours unfurl And on and on it goes Sparks

Oh, Lonesome Me (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Everybody's going out and having funI'm just a fool for staying home and having noneI can't get over how he set me free, oh, lonesome meA bad mistake I'm making by just hanging roundWell I know tha...

This Is Me Leaving You Mary Chapin Carpenter

This is your voice of reason This is your voice of calm This is your heart that's speaking Saying the time has come Here is your pride and grace now Here is your strengh and soul Everything's at the ready

I Can See It Now Mary Chapin Carpenter

I Can See It Now (Mary Chapin Carpenter) I can see it now, walking by myself And suddenly you're there walking with somebody else I can see it now, what's right up ahead A scene I've played a

Naked To The Eye Mary Chapin Carpenter

Naked To The Eye (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Been walking these streets, been deciding what's true Been hands in my pockets, coat collar up, thinking `bout you I've been talking to myself, giving fate

What To Keep And What To Throw Away Mary Chapin Carpenter

ink Fold it up and box it before you’ve time to think Sundays are the hardest Avoid familiar back roads Erase the old phone numbers Delete all the photos And those you haven’t heard from Will come