One Small Heart (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 lines, follow all your hunches `Cause now it`s just an the open road One

River (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

again River every season like a prayer We`re standing in the shallows making crosses in the air Want to build the strongest bridge Want to love you the best I can Feel no fear upon the edge Here`s my heart

My Heaven (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Nothing shatters nothing breaks Nothing hurts and nothing aches We`ve got ourselves one helluva place in my heaven Looking down at the world below a bunch of whining, fighting schmo`s Up here we got none

Goodnight America (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 one

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

Elysium (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

drew I didn`t have a map, it`s the best I could do On the fly and on the run To dreams that were tethered like kites to the ground To the bridges I burned, to then turning around It was here in your heart

Beautiful Racket (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

will end like this Turning slowly down your street Silent worlds of kitchens lit Front yards full of fallen leaves Trees are bare, the garden`s done Another season gone to earth Before you blink a new one

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 one

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.

Between Here And Gone (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

One for courage, One for safety, One for "just in case". I thought a light went out, but now the candle shines. I thought my tears wouldn't stop, then I dried my eyes.

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

What would you say to me, If we met one day? On the street of broken dreams. On the street of broken dreams. On the street of broken dreams, Not so far away Would you offer me a smile?

Girls Like Me (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Girls like me aren`t hard to findWe grow like roses on the vineAnd wear our hearts on our sleevesYou probably know a girl like meWe live alone and in our headsWe eat standing up or in our bedsGuilt...

House Of Cards* (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

I grew up in a house like this, we knew the groan of every stairAll the walls seemed to listen in, all the years seemed to take up airWhen you dreamed it was of the wind blowing cold and hardIn tho...

Oh, Lonesome Me (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Everybody's going out and having funI'm just a fool for staying home and having noneI can't get over how he set me free, oh, lonesome meA bad mistake I'm making by just hanging roundWell I know tha...

Going Out Tonight Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm going out tonight to find myself a friend I need a welcome smile and the grasp of an open hand Gonna sit for hours in a small dark place, catch up with a long lost face And talk about how long it's

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

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

Christmas Carol Mary Chapin Carpenter

cheer I guess I just like taking these things slow I really don't remember much Of Christmases growing up Except the year the Beatles came to play On my record player that came from Sears That white album

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

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.

A Keeper For Every Flame Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 finds a willing heart

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

Come On Come On (Live Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Some people remember the first time, some can't forget the lastSome just select what they want to from the pastIt's a song you danced to in high school, it's a moon you tried to bring downOn a four...

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

Something of a Dreamer Mary Chapin Carpenter

Something of a Dreamer (Mary Chapin Carpenter) She used to watch him from afar She used to dream about him And she'd wish upon a star That one day he'd want her for his own Throw caution to the

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

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

Christmas Time in the City Mary Chapin Carpenter

cheer And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year As I walked back to the subway stairs I had twenty eight dollars in change for fare There was an old bag lady with an outstretched hand And a small

Alone But Not Lonely Mary Chapin Carpenter

I haven't a reason, a clue or a sign I haven't the slightest idea Of the shape of your heart or the state of your mind Do you ever let anyone near Do you ever reach out with arms open wide Do you ever

What You Didn't Say Mary Chapin Carpenter

I haven't the key to your heart anymore I haven't a clue to what's gone wrong 'Cause 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

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

This Is Me Leaving You Mary Chapin Carpenter

This is your voice of reason This is your voice of calm This is your heart that's speaking Saying the time has come Here is your pride and grace now Here is your strengh and soul Everything's at the ready

Downtown Train Mary Chapin Carpenter

downtown trains are full With all those Brooklyn girls They try so hard to break out of their little world You wave your hand and they scatter like crows They have nothing that will ever capture your heart

On And On It Goes Mary Chapin Carpenter

light a stranger's life By letting yours unfurl And on and on it goes Sparks 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

Wherever You Are Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm lookin' for a strong and steady heart For a love that won't fall apart At the first sign of trouble, near or far And I'm lookin' through eyes that have shed some tears And I'm lookin' for that one

The End Of My Pirate Days Mary Chapin Carpenter

to whispered ecstacy And those who need adventure, they can sail the seven seas And those who search for treasure, they must live on grander dreams We rose and fell just like the tides, he filled my heart

A Road Is Just A Road Mary Chapin Carpenter

He pulled out in a cloud of dust Laying rubber and spewing rust And on any road he'd take He'd have his foot on the pedal and my heart on the brake Underneath the smooth tar curves A road is only dust

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 one

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

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

John Doe No. 24 Mary Chapin Carpenter

their scientific test And they named me John Doe No. 24 And they all shook their heads in pity For a world so silent and dark Well there's no doubt that life's a mystery But so too is the human heart

I Tried Going West Mary Chapin Carpenter

lungs Driving and crying and driving some more Oh the south is a good place to hide Hot nights cold beer and creaky screen doors And a motel’s vacancy sign A letter a day I wrote back home to you But not one

I Take My Chances Mary Chapin Carpenter

I Take My Chances (Mary-Chapin Carpenter/Don Schlitz) I took a walk in the rain one day on the wrong side of the tracks I stood on the rails till I saw that train Just to see how my heart would

The More Things Change Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 or without But one

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

On a Quiet Christmas Morn Mary Chapin Carpenter

I walked out in the silent world, no engines roared, no sirens whined The teasing boys chased squealing girls, no noisy school bells chimed No one raced off to work through the din of honking horns There

Just Because Mary Chapin Carpenter

done With love and all the chance it brings for pain But have you ever touched, and by itself it was enough To make you want to reach out once again And I'll touch you when I need a friend Or just a small

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

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