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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hero In Your Own Hometown Mary Chapin Carpenter

Hero In Your Own Hometown (Mary Chapin Carpenter) We were born during the boom times, played house down in the bomb shelter Suffered through the wonder years, and silence at the dinner hour But

Don't Need Much To Be Happy Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 remember How tough we are to please All in good time

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

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

This Is Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

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

House Of Cards Mary Chapin Carpenter

dreams you thought you lived in a house of cards And I grew up in a town like this You knew the names of every street On the surface it looked so safe But it was perilous underneath That's the place where

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

Mrs. Hemingway Mary Chapin Carpenter

before Christmas We filled our stockings with wishes And walked for hours Arm and arm through the rain, to the glassed-in cafe That held us like hot house flowers Living in Paris, in attics and garrets Where

It Don't Bring You Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 we'd almost beat the rain Now there's a hole here in my pocket where

King Of Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 He wants to know your thoughts He already knows your mind No matter where

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

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

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

Down In Mary's Land Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 an old time

Only A Dream Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 bed when the lightning flashed And I'd still

Rhythm Of The Blues Mary Chapin Carpenter

don't want to hear another word spoken I don't want to see another tear shed I can't seem to fix what's broken Like this record player in my head Lonely looks as bad on me as lonely looks on you And still

Family Hands Mary Chapin Carpenter

raised in, your boyhood home The trees were just turning, up on the ridge And this was your valley when you were a kid You showed me the railroad that your daddy worked on As we neared the old house where

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

me into your heart you're like a blue sky to a grey day you're like a new try to an old way Oh I never needed much convincing 'bout that something in my life that's been missing But I think I know where

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

just pain But it goes away when you call my name Callin' me baby But you ain't no good for a girl like me I was doin' fine when I first met you Swept me off my feet, next thing I knew I was wonderin' where

The Longest Night of the Year Mary Chapin Carpenter

Still the suns a long lost friend On the longest night of the year.

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

Quittin' Time Mary Chapin Carpenter

you were a part of me Now I feel an emptiness right to the heart of me But you pretend and I pretend That everything is fine And though we should be at an end It's so hard admittin' When it's quittin' time

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

Goodnight America Mary Chapin Carpenter

smell the salty air perfume of Charleston town I'm looking with a pilgrim's eyes upon some promised land And dreaming with my heart outstretched as if it were my hand And I'll hit the cross Bronx just in time

Goodnight America (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

I`m looking with a pilgrim`s eyes upon some promised land I`m dreaming with my heart outstretched as if it were my hand And I`ll hit the Cross Bronx just in time to beat the rush hour lock But got no clue

Grand Central Station (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

I wanna stand beneath the clock just one more time. Wanna wait on the platform for the Hudson line.

Downtown Train Mary Chapin Carpenter

They're just thorns without the rose Oh, be careful of them in the dark And if I was the one You chose to be your only one Oh baby now, can't you hear me now Will I see you tonight on a downtown train Where

Children, Go Where I Send Thee Mary Chapin Carpenter

Children, go where I send thee How shall I send thee?

Once in Royal David's City Mary Chapin Carpenter

Once in royal David's city stood a lowly cattle shed Where a mother laid her baby in a manger for His bed Mary was that mother mild Jesus Christ her little Child He came down to earth from heaven, who

My Heaven (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

"Fields of Gold" There`s neighbors, thieves and long lost lovers villains, poets, kings and mothers Up here we forgive each other, in my heaven For every soul that`s down there waiting, holding on, still

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

Between Here And Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

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' how we know where

Between Here And Gone (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Now I'm just wonderin' how we know where we belong. Is it in a photograph, or a dashboard poet's song?

A Road Is Just A Road Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 matter where

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

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

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

tired when day is done One more kiss and you'll be gone On your way to dreamland Every sleepy boy and girl In every bed around the world Can hear the stars up in the sky Whispering a lullaby Who knows where

House Of Cards* (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

we're standing here face to face, afraid to move or else I wanna prop up this fragile place, I can't do it all by myself 'Cause when we dream, it's of the wind, blowing cold and hard When we wake up we still

Oh, Lonesome Me (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

have some fun and paint the town A lovesick fool that's blind and just can't see, oh, lonesome me Well, I'll bet he's not like me, he's out and fancy free Flirtin' with the girls with all of his charm I still