Can't Take Love For Granted Mary Chapin Carpenter

love 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

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

You Win Again Mary Chapin Carpenter

ll always lose if I never know Where I fit in Baby you win again I can？t be right if I？m always wrong I can？t stand up if I？

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

River (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

there`s no rain River full and rushing when the clouds let loose again River every season like a prayer We`re standing in the shallows making crosses in the air Want to build the strongest bridge Want to love

This Is Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

If you ever need to feel a hand take up your own When you least expect but want it more than you've ever known Baby, here's that hand, and baby's here's my voice that's calling This is love, all that

My Heaven (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

we got none of those, in my heaven There`s pools and lakes and hills and mountains Music, art, lighted fountains Who needs bucks here, no one`s counting in my heaven No one works, we all just play We can

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

Why Walk When You Can Fly Mary Chapin Carpenter

In this world theres a whole lot of trouble baby In this worlds theres a whole lot of pain In this world theres as whole lot of trouble but A whole lot of ground to gain Why take when you could be giving

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

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

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

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

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

Too Tired Mary Chapin Carpenter

heart next to your skin Beatin' like crazy Been runnin' from something I can't explain It ain't just anger, it ain't just pain But it goes away when you call my name Callin' me baby But you ain't no good for

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

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

Something of a Dreamer Mary Chapin Carpenter

Something of a Dreamer (Mary Chapin Carpenter) She used to watch him from afar She used to dream about him And she'd wish upon a star That one day he'd want her for his own Throw caution to the

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

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

Wherever You Are Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm lookin' for a strong and steady heart For a love that won't fall apart At the first sign of trouble, near or far And I'm lookin' through eyes that have shed some tears And I'm lookin' for that one

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

I'll Never Fall In Love Again Mary Chapin Carpenter

What do you get when you fall in love? A guy with a pin to burst your bubble That's what you get for all your trouble. I'll never fall in love again. I'll never fall in love again.

A Road Is Just A Road Mary Chapin Carpenter

He pulled out in a cloud of dust Laying rubber and spewing rust And on any road he'd take He'd have his foot on the pedal and my heart on the brake Underneath the smooth tar curves A road is only dust

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.

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

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

Hometown Girl Mary Chapin Carpenter

sixteen Could make a smart boy stutter, turn a nice boy mean And the boys made the girls into homecoming queens Married each other instead of their dreams These days I'm mostly out on my own Looking for

Still, Still, Still Mary Chapin Carpenter

Still, still, still One can hear the falling snow For all is hushed, the world is sleeping Winter star, its vigil keeping Still, still, still One can hear the falling snow Sleep, sleep, sleep 'Tis the

King Of Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

already owns your soul No matter what you do He's always in control And when he calls 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

The Last Word Mary Chapin Carpenter

You can have it, I don't want it, and when you've got it, I'll be gone It won't matter what you're saying when the damage has all been done Can't seem to keep the faith, as if that's all I need to do

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

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

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

Transcendental Reunion Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 baggage Join the herd for

Grow Old With Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

Grow Old With Me (John Lennon) Grow old along with me The best is yet to be When our time has come We will be as one God bless our love God bless our love Grow old along with me Two branches

The End Of My Pirate Days Mary Chapin Carpenter

The night is soft and silent, new moon at my door There's nothing near as quiet as the light I'm looking for And last time that it appeared he was lying next to me Last time I felt this near to whispered

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

Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter

Come on, come on, take my hand. Come on, come on, you just have to whisper. Come on, come on, I will understand. It's a photograph taken in Paris at the end of the honeymoon.

In The Name Of Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

constantly And the need to be alone Just to balance out what's left of me And what's too far gone What if the night complied, bringing you to my door What if I let you in, baby, isn't that what the night is for

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

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

Walking Through Fire Mary Chapin Carpenter

When you set a match to your heart Fueling it with bitterness and doubt That's a blaze that, once it starts, No amount of tears can put out I know you're scared, but no one's spared When you play with

That's Real Mary Chapin Carpenter

One thing that's worth every page of the deal Not some old line, or rose-colored dream Not some other time, you know what I mean When I tell you that this is all that it seems and that's real How far can

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

Never Had It So Good Mary Chapin Carpenter

Never Had It So Good (Mary Chapin Carpenter/John Jennings) No one's got to tell me it's over I could see it from miles away No one's got to tell me What I don't already know today No one's got

Read My Lips Mary Chapin Carpenter

Read My Lips (Mary Chapin Carpenter) A few more cigarettes now honey One more jolt of joe A couple hours past New York City A few more turnpike tolls One more minute away from you Is a minute

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

Almost Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

Almost Home (Mary Chapin Carpenter/Beth Nielson Chapman/Annie Roboff) I saw my life this morning Lying at the bottom of a drawer All this stuff I'm saving God knows what this junk is for And

The Bug Mary Chapin Carpenter

standing on the brake In the groove 'til you make a mistake (Chorus) Sometimes you're the windshield Sometimes you're the bug Sometimes it all comes together baby Sometimes you're just a fool in love