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.

Goodnight America (Album Version) 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 Then someone yells and blasts their horn and pins me to the curb I`m a stranger here

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

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

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

My Heaven (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

There`s pools and lakes and hills and mountains Music, art, lighted fountains Who needs bucks here, no one`s counting in my heaven No one works, we all just play We can pick the weather everyday And if you

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

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

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.

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

Oh, Lonesome Me (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Everybody's going out and having fun I'm just a fool for staying home and having none I can't get over how he set me free, oh, lonesome me A bad mistake I'm making by just hanging round Well I know that

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

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

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.

Between Here And Gone (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 we belong. Is it in a photograph, or a dashboard poet's song?

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

Goodnight America Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm standing at a traffic light somewhere in West LA 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

In The Name Of Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

left of me And what's too far gone What if the night complied, bringing you to my door What if I let you in, baby, isn't that what the night is for?

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

When She's Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

She threw her purse upon the bed She looked around and shook her head There's really nothing left, she said There's nothing I ain't done She wore your favorite dress tonight She hoped her hair would catch

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

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

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

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

Only A Dream Mary Chapin Carpenter

dizzy and fall to the ground And when I look up at you looking down, Say it was only a dream A big truck was parked in the drive one day They wrapped us in paper and moved us away Your room

Christmas Carol Mary Chapin Carpenter

play On my record player that came from Sears That white album filled my ears In 1968 on Christmas Day I haven't been to church Since God knows when I'm not someone who usually attends Truth be told there's

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

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

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 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

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

Quittin' Time Mary Chapin Carpenter

Hey baby tell me what we're gonna do It's getting crazy and I need some help from you We were so connected that you were a part of me Now I feel an emptiness right to the heart of me But you pretend and

New Years Day Mary Chapin Carpenter

played guitar Like a boxer punches with his fist And taken or just lost to me It’s better now to say I dwell in possibility On New Year’s Day There’s a jukebox or a bandstand And we’re on another

Waltz Mary Chapin Carpenter

Fetch me a glass, let's fill it with fine romance Pour slow the wine, then let your eyes kiss mine You, you with the charming eyes Lately I've found myself truly beguiled If this is a waltz, then I can't

Someone Else's Prayer Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 there's only light Why'd you

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

Sudden Gift Of Fate Mary Chapin Carpenter

Sudden Gift Of Fate (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Some people need to know what to expect Need to keep control, need to keep one step Ahead of every chance, as if chance decides Who it's gonna pass,

A Place In The World Mary Chapin Carpenter

A Place In The World (Mary Chapin Carpenter) What I'm looking for, after all this time Keeps me moving forward, trying to find it Since I learned to walk all I've done is run Ready, on my mark

Still My Child (Album Version) Mary Mary

He had many of bad habits He was trying hard to break And every time he thought it got better He would make another mistake Though he knows he's far from perfect He is trying to live right He asked me

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

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

I'll Never Fall In Love Again Mary Chapin Carpenter

What do you get when you fall in love? A guy with a pin to burst your bubble That's what you get for all your trouble. I'll never fall in love again. I'll never fall in love again.

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

This Is Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

If you ever need to hear a voice in the middle of the night When it seems so black outside that you can't remember Light ever shone on you or the ones you love in this or another lifetime And the voice

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

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

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

Jericho Mary Chapin Carpenter

You can’t see me yet Seeing takes a long long time From the outside in Measuring each shift and sigh But as you let your eyes adjust To the darkness deep within Sifting through the ash and dust We are

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

now It never seemed that hard before What happened to that hometown girl?