I Tried Going West Mary Chapin Carpenter

I tried going west where the sky meets the sun Where the edge of the world’s always been As far from this place as a girl gets to run When her reasons to stay have worn thin Out there the days were so

The Way I Feel Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm heading out without a tear I'm heading out without a fight Nothing like this empty road To take some trouble off my mind Had enough of sad days Had enough of sleepless nights I only need a tank of

Going Out Tonight Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm going out tonight to find myself a friend I need a welcome smile and the grasp of an open hand Gonna sit for hours in a small dark place, catch up with a long lost face And talk about how long it's

Chasing What's Already Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

rest you cant stop wondering What you should have done Instead of chasing whats already gone Saw my father in a dream last night He was smiling and saying Youre gonna be all right And this morning I

Just Because Mary Chapin Carpenter

do Wondering if you think of me And if you do, if you really do Who is it that you see Have you ever loved Whether right or wrong Have you ever loved someone Just because Have you ever tried to speak

The Dreaming Road Mary Chapin Carpenter

loved you more than life and I guess that's why I died When you would not love me back I couldn't survive And so the girl I was turned into someone else Keeping to myself and from the light I wasn't odd

The Swords We Carried Mary Chapin Carpenter

Back when I believed in luck And stones & crosses I’d put a coin found on the street Towards cosmic losses And passing graveyards in a car Tracing every falling star Luck was never very far from childhood

Goodnight America (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

I`m standing at a traffic light somewhere in west L.A.

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

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

10,000 Miles Mary Chapin Carpenter

Fare thee well My own true love Farewell for a while Im going away 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

Passionate Kisses Mary Chapin Carpenter

Passionate Kisses (Lucinda Williams) Is it too much to ask I want a comfortable bed that won't hurt my back Food to fill me up And warm clothes and all that stuff Shouldn't I have this Shouldn't

Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter

It's a song you danced to in high school, it's a moon you tried to bring down. On a four in the morning drive through the streets of town. Come on, come on, it's getting late now.

I Am A Town Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm a town in Carolina, I'm a detour on a ride For a phone call and a soda, I'm a blur from the driver's side I'm the last gas for an hour, if you're going 25 I am Texaco and tobacco, I am dust you leave

Grand Central Station (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

I got my lunch box, got my hard hat in my hand. I ain't no hero, mister, just a workin' man. An' all these voices keep on askin' me to take them, To Grand Central Station.

Oh, Lonesome Me (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Everybody's going out and having fun I'm just a fool for staying home and having none I can't get over how he set me free, oh, lonesome me A bad mistake I'm making by just hanging round Well I know that

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

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

Between Here And Gone (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Will I have missed my chance to right some ancient wrong, Should I find myself between here and gone? Now I could grab my keys, clear out in my truck, With every cent on board bringing me their luck.

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

Halley Came To Jackson Mary Chapin Carpenter

mother said amen When Halley came to visit in 1910 Now back then Jackson was a real small town And it’s not every night a comet comes around It was almost eighty years since its last time through So I

A Lot Like Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

He was a long tall stranger from way down south where he'd left his life behind He had a big old Gibson and a pickup truck and Shenandoah eyes And I remember him sitting in that local bar where I earned

Down In Mary's Land Mary Chapin Carpenter

Fields of green by the side of the road Going down in Mary's land Roll down the window feel the cool of a grove Hit the palm of your outstretched hand Radio's playing a tune from the country Fiddle and

This Is Me Leaving You Mary Chapin Carpenter

breaking us in two This is me leaving you I'm your better half Baby that's a laugh This is your voice of reason This is your voice of calm This is your heart that's speaking Don't look back, just keep on going

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

I Want To Be Your Girlfriend Mary Chapin Carpenter

I Want To Be Your Girlfriend (Mary Chapin Carpenter) I want to be your girlfriend, I want to be your new love I want to be the one that you can't get enough of I want to be your girlfriend, nobody

You Win Again Mary Chapin Carpenter

I？m standing here freezing at a phone booth baby In the middle of God knows where I got one quarter left your machine packs up But baby I know you？re there And I just start crying ？

The Moon And St. Christopher Mary Chapin Carpenter

When I was young I spoke like a child, and I saw with a child's eyes And an open door was to a girl like the stars are to the sky It's funny how the world lives up to all your expectations With adventures

Too Tired Mary Chapin Carpenter

Too tired to fight so I just gave in Last night I slept in your arms again And I felt my heart next to your skin Beatin' like crazy Been runnin' from something I can't explain It ain't just anger, it ain't

I Feel Lucky Mary Chapin Carpenter

I Feel Lucky (Mary-Chapin Carpenter/Don Schlitz) Well I woke up this morning stumbled out of my rack I opened up the paper to the page in the back It only took a minute for my finger to find My

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

I Put My Ring Back On Mary Chapin Carpenter

Who knows where faith comes from But last night I put my ring back on 'Cause here with you is where I belong Last night I put my ring back on No life's without uncertainty We both know how hard this love

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

Let Me Into Your Heart Mary Chapin Carpenter

Let Me Into Your Heart (Mary Chapin Carpenter) You're like a cool breeze to a hot spell You're like a long drink to a dry well Oh I know by now there's no use thinking That it's something in that

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

You're like a cool breeze to a hot spell You're like a long drink to a dry well Oh I know by now there's no use thinking That it's something in that water I've been drinking Cause I would not need even

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

Outside Looking In Mary Chapin Carpenter

Everywhere I see the signs, pointing one direction No more twists or crooked turns, leaving room for doubt Where I used to take the time for quiet and reflection Now I only hear the noise of what I am

What You Didn't Say Mary Chapin Carpenter

I can read your eyes just like a book You tell me different, but I know that look And I don't have to guess what's between the lines So what in the world am I still doing here You push me away when I get

Hometown Girl Mary Chapin Carpenter

Years ago in my hometown I was a headstrong girl and a heartstrong one We'd ride all summer with the top rolled down through the sleepy streets of that Jersey town Now I knew girls when I was sixteen Could

Slave To The Beauty Mary Chapin Carpenter

Don't want to need the way I need you Don't want to feel like this Holding back all the words but not the kiss For the moment my heart begins to murmur The moment of truth arrives And I know you'll shake

It Don't Bring You Mary Chapin Carpenter

Well I know it ain't been roses lately, baby, it's just been thorns And no matter what we do, nothing seems to change Love has always been my shelter, for you it's been a storm But for a while I thought

John Doe No. 24 Mary Chapin Carpenter

I was standing on this sidewalk in 1945 in Jacksonville, Illinois When asked what my name was there came no reply They said I was a deaf and sightless half-wit boy But Lewis was my name though I could

Downtown Train Mary Chapin Carpenter

Outside another yellow moon Has punched a hole in the nighttime I climb through the window and down to the street I'm shining like a new dime The downtown trains are full With all those Brooklyn girls

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

This Shirt Mary Chapin Carpenter

This Shirt (Mary Chapin Carpenter) This shirt is old and faded All the color's washed away I've had it now for more damn years Than I can count anyway I wear it beneath my jacket With the collar

Christmas Time in the City Mary Chapin Carpenter

Well I walked to town in the pouring rain Paid my fare and I rode that train To the station under the avenue Hit the air at the stroke of noon At the cross streets where I staked my claim I played in tune

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

Someone Else's Prayer Mary Chapin Carpenter

Tonight the brightest moon in a hundred years Floods the streets of Rome and I am standing here Wondering where the ghosts of antiquity Hide on nights like this once a century Where do shadows fall when

Another Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

quiet room Use dead reckoning The sky, the stars and the moon There’s another storm to chase There’s another bridge to burn There’s nothing perfect here Another lesson to learn There were days I

Where Time Stands Still Mary Chapin Carpenter

Baby where's that place where time stands still I remember like a lover can But I forget it like a leaver will It's no place you can get to by yourself You've got to love someone and they love you