What Was It Like Mary Chapin Carpenter

What was it like How did it feel It's so hard to tell if it was real I know I was there but with every day It slips away And I feel like a passing glance that you never gave a chance Baby that's not right

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

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

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

A Keeper For Every Flame Mary Chapin Carpenter

She says it's been so long, she can't remember when The mention of his name didn't make her feel again That everything is possible and every day a brand new start Yeah, love's something powerful when it

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

A Lot Like Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

my pay each night Singing my songs to empty chairs and going home half tight So the nights rolled by like headlights shining on a lonesome strip of tar I kept his words of kindness close to me like a

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

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.

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

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

Ideas Are Like Stars Mary Chapin Carpenter

Ideas Are Like Stars (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Today Joseph is sitting alone, with occasional nods to the waitress She tops off his cup while she's snapping her gum, making her rounds on the lunch

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

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

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

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

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

Mrs. Hemingway Mary Chapin Carpenter

When I loved you and you loved me Two steamer trunks in the carriage Safe arrival we cabled back home It was just a few days before Christmas We filled our stockings with wishes And walked for hours Arm

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

Only A Dream Mary Chapin Carpenter

I can recall the sound of the wind As it blew throught the trees and the trees would bend I can recall the smell of the rain On a hot summer night Coming through the screen I'd crawl in your

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

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

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

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

Fading Away Mary Chapin Carpenter

You are fading away in pieces and parts Like old china and glass in fragments and shards Moment by moment a day at a time By the side of the road in the dark of the night You are leaving me here like the

On And On It Goes Mary Chapin Carpenter

upon the wind Like a July 4th, a crown of stars And a good time grin On and on it flies, on a new bird's wing In a beating heart, the moon that rose And the gift of spring You can say that you'll never

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

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

Chasing What's Already Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

too Theyll be chasing whats already gone You grow up tall and you grow up tough Trying to never admit not feeling good enough Until you find your passion and you find your way Just trying to make it

I Tried Going West Mary Chapin Carpenter

snow To cover all sound and all sight Tell me where on this earth does all that noise go Underneath all of that white With thaws scarcely mentioned I dug out my truck By the time the storm cleared I was

This Is Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 ever was and will be This is love If you ever need some proof that time can heal

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

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.

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

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

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

When She's Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

nothing left, she said There's nothing I ain't done She wore your favorite dress tonight She hoped her hair would catch the light And you just sat there gettin' tight On double shots of rum You don't care what

The More Things Change Mary Chapin Carpenter

Well I think of you sometimes at night And sometimes it's still the same The way that it was when I was the keeper of your flame We all have our ghosts, we all have our doubts I'm no different with you

Learning The World Mary Chapin Carpenter

Grief rides quietly on the passenger side Unwanted company on a long, long drive It turns down the quiet songs and turns up the din It goes where you go, it’s been where you’ve been And pushing your

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

New Years Day Mary Chapin Carpenter

We are sitting at a table in a bar in Baltimore It’s the last night of December And the room is nearly full And the front door pulls a draft in every time it opens wide And you are telling me a story

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

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

I Put My Ring Back On Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 can be It's just this hurting inside of me that threw it

Heroes and Heroines Mary Chapin Carpenter

distance never greater Way back when you made history by flying planes across the sea Embarking on your odyssey You put away the danger Heaven bless the one who flys A pioneer on frontier skies The world was

Going Out Tonight Mary Chapin Carpenter

Gonna sit for hours in a small dark place, catch up with a long lost face And talk about how long it's really been I'm going out tonight with perfume on my wrist I'm need to find someone to show me what

Just Because Mary Chapin Carpenter

Have you ever loved someone you knew nothing of Except you'd seen the light inside their eyes Have you ever loved someone just because Nothing felt so easy or so right And I think of you like the others

The Longest Night of the Year Mary Chapin Carpenter

firelight While December beats outside Where the darkest hearts reside On the longest night of the year So keep me safe and hold me tight Let the candle burn all night Tomorrow welcome back the night It