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

Maybe World Mary Chapin Carpenter

It's all I hate but oh so tempting Fills me up but leaves me empty It's all regrets and second chances What's the point of backward glances That lead me nowhere I can't go back there Everything is so uncertain

River (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

the strongest bridge Want to love you the best I can Feel no fear upon the edge Here`s my heart, baby take my hand River like a poem to the trees River telling stories to the rushes and the leaves River

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

In The Name Of Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

It's the spell that can't be broken It's your breath upon my neck It's the words I long to tell you but haven't yet It's the need to see you constantly And the need to be alone Just to balance out what's

Not Too Much To Ask Mary Chapin Carpenter

To hear you say my name. To see search my eyes. To feel you touch my hand, It more than satisfies. If I was not the first, Just say I'll be the last.

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

Party Doll Mary Chapin Carpenter

Party Doll (Mick Jagger) You used to be my party doll But now you say the party뭩 over You used to love to honky tonk But now the honky tonkin뭩 over Now my life is a bitter thing my sweet Now

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

Jubilee Mary Chapin Carpenter

on, then the wrongs gotta be on its own And when you're ready to leave it behind you, you'll look back and all that you'll see Is the wreckage and rust that you left in the dust on your way to the

One Small Heart (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Call the folks, leave a note, lock the doors and windows Pack the truck, here`s to luck, here`s to how the wind blows Got the cash, got the gas, now lose the map and compass Now read the signs, obey the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Another Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

There’s another home somewhere There’s another glimpse of sky There’s another place unlearned And a face not memorized There’s another quilt of green Where the trees throw down their shade There’

House Of Cards Mary Chapin Carpenter

I grew up in a house like this You knew the groan of every stair All the walls seemed to listen in All the years seemed to take up air And when you dreamed it was of the wind blowing cold and hard

Whenever You're Ready Mary Chapin Carpenter

Whenever you're ready I've got the car and the engine running It's such a bore when you know what's coming all the time Whenever you're ready To slam the door 'til the hinges fly Trace an arc cross the

New Years Day Mary Chapin Carpenter

each part In the telling lies a reveri In the details lie the heart Like the folds of summer dresse Like the scent upon my wrist Like the way you played guitar Like a boxer punches with his fist

The More Things Change Mary Chapin Carpenter

or without But one thing's certain: only the names have changed And I think of you sometimes baby When an old friend gives a call And to hear us talk you'd think I felt nothing at all 'Cause nothing remains

Only A Dream Mary Chapin Carpenter

bed when the lightning flashed And I'd still be there when the storm had passed Dead to the world, to the morning cast Its light all around your room We lived on a street where the tall elm

A Lot Like Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

the singers and the songs we loved and the songs we'd most forgot In that run-down bar they'd make last call and I'd never want to stop 'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams With my

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

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

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

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

Come On Come On 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.

Halley Came To Jackson Mary Chapin Carpenter

Late one night when the wind was still Daddy brought the baby to the window still To see a bit of heaven shoot across the sky The one and only time daddy saw it fly It came from the east just as bright

Don't Need Much To Be Happy Mary Chapin Carpenter

Don't need much to be 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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

The Hard Way Mary Chapin Carpenter

The Hard Way (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Show a little inspiration, show a little spark And show that things that drew me to you and stole my heart And tell me something I don't know instead of everything

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.

What Would You Say To Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

What would you say to me? What would you say to me? What would you say to me, If we met one day? On the street of broken dreams. On the street of broken dreams.

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

What would you say to me? What would you say to me? What would you say to me, If we met one day? On the street of broken dreams. On the street of broken dreams.

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

House Of Cards* (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

I grew up in a house like this, we knew the groan of every stair All the walls seemed to listen in, all the years seemed to take up air When you dreamed it was of the wind blowing cold and hard In those

Christmas Carol Mary Chapin Carpenter

The week before Thanksgiving Day This town puts up its old display Streetlights hung with candy canes and bows The earlier it gets each year The scarcer is my Christmas cheer I guess I just like taking