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

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

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

Bells Are Ringing Mary Chapin Carpenter

No presents, no candy, no trees, no stockings hung by the fire. No parties, no family to greet, no angel's heavenly chiors. Bells are ringing, all over the world.

King Of Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

He wants to own your heart He 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

Can't Take Love For Granted Mary Chapin Carpenter

When I spoke what was on my mind I wasnt thinking of your heart I wasnt thinking bout the things I said That landed us so far apart And now my world is ending baby With a chance remark No, you cant take

On a Quiet Christmas Morn Mary Chapin Carpenter

There's not a soul out on the street, no footprints in the falling snow The only moving thing I see is the curl of chimney smoke Frost melts on the window panes and the house is getting warm From the fire's

River (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

River full of stones when 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

Too Tired Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 just pain But it goes away when you call my name Callin' me baby But you ain't no

My Heaven (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

at the world below a bunch of whining, fighting schmo`s Up here 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

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

Soul Companion Mary Chapin Carpenter

dog-eared maps to study and fold Into a pocket, I’m traveling light now All that we have is all that we hold My soul companion In my heart you are My soul companion Just like a star There are no

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, no

Goodnight America 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 And someone yells and blasts their horn and pins me to the curb I'm a stranger here No

A Road Is Just A Road Mary Chapin Carpenter

and my heart on the brake Underneath the smooth tar curves A road is only dust and dirt On a lonely interchange The signs all look the same 'Cause a road is just a road and a feeling's just a feeling No

What You Didn't Say Mary Chapin Carpenter

you look at me sometimes as if I weren't there You say you're listening, but you never hear The strains of silence have grown so strong I never wanted to doubt you But I'd be better off without you I'm no

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

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

A Keeper For Every Flame Mary Chapin Carpenter

past that he hasn't gotten over yet Each day's like the last, he just misses what he can't forget It's just an empty space where something used to be Now he guards the gate, but he's lost the key So no

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

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

Waltz Mary Chapin Carpenter

must be fine, she must be enchantingly kind And she must be fair, and never reveal that she cares Then, then when you've got her heart Spin her around till she begs you to stop But this is a waltz and no

Slow Country Dance Mary Chapin Carpenter

Searching for someone to waltz with tonight In a smoky old bar you know that it's only A slow country dance on a Saturday night And love's never easy or ever as true When the changing of partners is no

Late For Your Life Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 sit out on your back porch step And watch the sun go down No

Chasing What's Already Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

good enough Until you find your passion and you find your way Just trying to make it unscathed through every day And it seems to happen nearly overnight Life shows you who youve become And theres no

One Small Heart (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 and a great big soul that`s driving No

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

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

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

The Long Way Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

You could be this man, he's got it all worked out To the nth degree, no fears, no doubts He'll retire at thirty to his big-ass house next to the putting green Now he's got a picture in his head of the

Only A Dream Mary Chapin Carpenter

and fall to the ground And when I look up at you looking down, Say it was only a dream A big truck was parked in the drive one day They wrapped us in paper and moved us away Your room was no

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

Girls Like Me (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

probably know a girl like me We live alone and in our heads We eat standing up or in our beds Guilt and fear merge easily In the quiet souls of girls like me And loneliness is like a cold Common and no

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

Keeping The Faith Mary Chapin Carpenter

Keeping The Faith (Mary Chapin Carpenter) When it's been that kind of day baby When everything is not what it should be Everybody's had their say Let's just say today is history Chorus: And

Someone Else's Prayer Mary Chapin Carpenter

through the burned off mist I could sense you still just as close as this Just as close as lips brush against a cheek It's your voice I hear and it's your name I speak But when I look around there's no

Grand Central Station (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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. Grand Central Station.

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

Learning The World Mary Chapin Carpenter

overcoat and opens the door You are learning the world again just as before But the first time was childhood And now you are grown Broken wide open, cut to the bone And all that you used to know is of no

He Thinks He`ll Keep Her Mary Chapin Carpenter

He thinks he'll keep her She packs his suitcase, she sits and waits With no expression upon her face When she was thirty-six she met him at their door She said I'm sorry, I don't love you anymore

He Thinks He'll Keep Her Mary Chapin Carpenter

He thinks he'll keep her She packs his suitcase, she sits and waits With no expression upon her face When she was thirty-six she met him at their door She said I'm sorry, I don't love you anymore

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

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.

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

Simple Life Mary Chapin Carpenter

the view, be glad you made it Cuz things could be better (things could be better) Cuz things could be worse (things could be worse) Cuz life could be charmed and cursed Theres fast, slow, and strong no

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

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

Transcendental Reunion Mary Chapin Carpenter

envy In the Hall of Arrivals where the great river empties It’s hand carts and porters All the people it carries To be greeted with flowers Grandfathers and babies Oh Oh Hey Hey Ah Ah There is no

You Win Again Mary Chapin Carpenter

cause it makes no sense To waste these words and twenty-five cents On a losing game Baby you win again I？ve been turning it over and over again Like a stone I？m waiting to wish on I？

Hometown Girl Mary Chapin Carpenter

Love never was that kind to me Late at night or just before down I pretend you're with me now You had your madness and you had your charm But only when your heart allowed And my heart just won't allow no