On the Road to Kingdom Come Harry Chapin

to keep mum Cause He's just another traveller On the Road to Kingdom Come.

I Do It For You Jane Harry Chapin

And my life turned on its hinge in that smoky club As I ground out my past with my cigarette stub. Oh, I do it for you, Jane--I love you so, My kingdom is new but it's going to grow.

Greyhound Harry Chapin

It's midnight at the depot And I drag my bags in line. Travelling late, I got to go But the bus won't be on time. Everybody's looking half alive. Later on the bus arrives.

And the Baby Never Cries Harry Chapin

I walk on out the door once more to an empty city street. A Good guitar will serve you well when you're living in the lights but it's never going to warm you in the middle of the night.

They Call Her Easy Harry Chapin

It was just another night and I was out on a limb looking for someone to help me back in.

Somebody Said Harry Chapin

Somebody said...Where's the music goin' Somebody said...It's gone Somebody said...With this bad wind a blowin' Will the music keep a rolling on I had to ask myself WHy it's makin' me A minstrel

Old College Avenue Harry Chapin

Of course I picked a rainy night To try to find our past The street lights all were flickering The leaves were falling fast I walked down the winding road Looked up through the trees And I saw

Vacancy Harry Chapin

Jones have come to pass the night They pulled off of the highway when they saw my light It's a vacancy I offer them, what they offer me Is fullness for a lifetime that's bare as can be There's a

Legends of the Lost and Found Harry Chapin

We are the lovers, we are bound to one another By a bond that is invisible yet stronger still than time. And we're locked into the motion that moves beneath the ocean.

A Better Place To Be Harry Chapin

It was an early morning bar room, And the place just opened up. And the little man come in so fast and Started at his cup. And the broad who served the whisky She was a big old friendly girl.

Laugh Man Harry Chapin

Did you ever hear the one about...

If You Want to Feel Harry Chapin

Oh God they got you gun shy You know your skin's as cold as ice Your eyes are double filtered babe You're so afraid to be nice There's no way you're ready To let your defenses down Though I won't

Barefoot Boy Harry Chapin

Oh, barefoot boy, once he came unto a land of forests, and of streams that tumbled through the meadows to the sea.

Mail Order Annie Harry Chapin

But you're the only one that got off the train. So you must be my wife Miss Annie Halsey Yes, I guess I am your husband, Hello I'm Harry Crane. Mail Order Annie, never mind your crying.

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

It's a slow motion night In the hot city lights Past time when the good folks Are snoring in bed On a loose-jointed cruise To recolor your blues With illegal notions alive, Alive in your head

Northwest 222 Harry Chapin

I'm a strummin' fool out in the sticks For the glory and the bread And you're wise enough to let me sing This music in my head.

30,000 Pounds of Bananas Harry Chapin

He was a young driver, just out on his second job.

Short Stories Harry Chapin

Have you ever been up Have you ever been down Have you ever been lost Have you ever been found Have you ever been right Have you ever been wrong Have you come up short Can you come along Have

Corey's Coming Harry Chapin

Old John Joseph was a man with two first names They left him in the railroad yard when they took away the trains Only one run a week comes on roaring down that line So all he's got to worry 'bout is time

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

And on Saturday night while America boozes The fire department showed dirty movies, The lawyer and the grocer seeing their dreams Come to life on the movie screens While the plumber hopes that he won't

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

And on Saturday night while America boozes The fire department showed dirty movies, The lawyer and the grocer seeing their dreams Come to life on the movie screens While the plumber hopes that he won't

It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains Harry Chapin

Just after I screamed at you-- What the hell is it all about You spilled your coffee Onto my sleeve And you said Don't expect the tears To come from me babe For I've already grieved But that's

Why Should People Stay the Same Harry Chapin

You were chasing him down Braodway on that white-hot July, 'Cause he thought he'd got a message from some holy man on high.

The Mayor of Candor Lied Harry Chapin

her across the water What a thing to do to a young man in love What a thing to do to your daughter.

30,000 Pounds of bananas (live) Harry Chapin

He was a young driver, Just out on his second job.

I Wanna Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

I come fresh from the street Fast on my feet, kinda lean and lazy Not much meat on my bones, and a whole lot alone And more than a little bit crazy The old six string was all I had To keep my belly

Story of a Life Harry Chapin

And the wind will whip your tousled hair, The sun, the rain, the sweet despair, Great tales of love and strife. And somewhere on your path to glory You will write your story of a life.

There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

these midnight afternoons When I ask the loaded questions -- Why does winter come so soon?

Stop Singing These Sad Songs Harry Chapin

don't want to hear them old heart breaking sad songs anymore Ah, don't you listen to my lyrics 'Cause they don't make much sense And if they rhyme every other line It's only coincidence Stop

Babysitter Harry Chapin

summers had put halos in your hair If anything was in my head, twelve winters put it there A dollar an hour is what Mama paid you to come and mind her kids But no one could really pay you enough for

Any Old Kind of Day Harry Chapin

Turning on my pillow, thinking kind of strange. The color is of midnight in this room.

I Want To Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

I come fresh from the street, fast on my feet, kind a lean and lazy; not much meat on my bones, and a whole lot alone, and more than a little bit crazy.

I Miss America Harry Chapin

By the time I was thirteen I started taking shape. At eighteen I was so beautiful That the strangers started to gape. They said "Enter the ultimate contest If you're as gorgeous as you seem."

I Wonder What Would Happen to Him Harry Chapin

my musings go Is that kind of confusion that just makes more questions come About the wild and shady world that you must have wondered from You see, I have no real complaints of how you've left your

Sequel Harry Chapin

And so we rolled back into the city Up to a five store old brownstone I rang the bell that had her name on the mailbox. The buzzer said somebody's home.

Winter Song Harry Chapin

When the summer fled past my window and autumn's chill was in the air there was a special kind of lonesome 'round that ending time of year.

Dancing Boy Harry Chapin

When daddy sings, and then you dance, The people clap and shout. Cuz, you're my dancing boy, And it's so scary how you trust me. Just one look from you, And I come pouring out like wine.

Dancin' Boy Harry Chapin

When daddy sings, and then you dance, The people clap and shout. Cuz, you're my dancin' boy, And it's so scary how you trust me. Just one look from you, And I come pouring out like wine.

Mismatch Harry Chapin

inside me That are anything but tough There are lessons you could teach me Things I do not know Things I've never done, girl And places we could go But you only wear your tailored suits For me to

Cat's In The Cradle (LP Version) Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and

The Rock Harry Chapin

The rock is gonna fall on us, he woke with a start And he ran to his mother, the fear dark in his heart And he told her of the vision that he was sure he'd seen She said: "Go back to sleep son, you're

We Grew Up A Little Bit Harry Chapin

We got married early And just a little bit late Baby came too early But some things just can't wait We were just beginning But it was very clear We grew up a little bit that year I caught on

Sniper Harry Chapin

The sun is becoming bright on the land. No one is watching as he comes a walking. Two bulky suitcases hang from his hands. He heads towards the tower that stands in the campus.

Why Do Little Girls? Harry Chapin

Why did the little girls grow crooked While the little boys grow tall The boys were taught to tumble The girls told not to fall The girls answered the telephone The boys answered the call That's

Why Do Little Girls Harry Chapin

Why did the little girls grow crooked While the little boys grow tall The boys were taught to tumble The girls told not to fall The girls answered the telephone The boys answered the call That's why little

Sometime Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

It was a very cold September, Colder than I'd ever care to make it. I had a kind of empty feeling, But no place to go where I could take it.

Sometime, Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

It was a very cold September, Colder than I'd ever care to make it. I had a kind of empty feeling, But no place to go where I could take it.

Dance Band on the Titanic Harry Chapin

Dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me Mama stood cryin' at the dockside Sayin' "Please son, don't take this trip"

Country Dreams Harry Chapin

This phone's growing into my ear I made three hundred calls today, Though yours is the only voice that I wanna hear I got to make me a living someway.

Cat`s In The Cradle Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it