Song Man Harry Chapin

Leon wrote a song for his special girl and Elton and bernie did too!

I Want To Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

She said, "I want to learn a love song full of happy things." She said, "I want to learn a love song; won't you let me hear you sing?"

I Wanna Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

to hear her children sing So I'd show up about once a week In my faded tight-legged jeans With a backlog full of hobo stories And dilapidated dreams [Chorus] She said, "I want to learn a love song

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. When the leaves fell and they drifted 'neath the trees t...

Old Folkie Harry Chapin

He's the man with the banjo and the 12-string guitar. And he's singing us the songs that tell us who we are. When you look in his eyes you know that somebody's in there.

Song for Myself Harry Chapin

It's a song for myself just a song for myself You don't have to listen babe it's just a song for myself But since I fell in love with you it's brought some thoughts to mind if we're gonna raise

Last Stand Harry Chapin

When you heard the sound of taps played By the one man band, You knew this is where you'd have to make Your last stand.

Laugh Man Harry Chapin

i've got it on i know I'll live forever babe All my fears are gone Then suddenly I'm dying They turned the laugh track off I'm drowning in the silence Crucified by coughs Oh, I am the laugh man

You Are the Only Song Harry Chapin

s'posed to go And I'm so hoarse I can't hit the high notes It's just a whisper when I'm low But when you sing from the inside You hope that something shows And that it why Yes you are the only song

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 man

Odd Job Man Harry Chapin

Chorus: I give part time help I'm the odd job man I can't do what I want So I do what I can And I'll tell you now So that you will understand You get just what you pay for from the odd job man

Bluesman Harry Chapin

Well the kid walked up as the blind man finished And was bent to put his guitar away. The old man heard him and said, "Who are you?" "I'm the kid you're gonna teach to play."

I Finally Found It, Sandy Harry Chapin

A new day is beginning I can feel it in my bones It's not what you are winning It don't matter what you own It is more than just a feeling More than just a song It's something like a healing And

Flowers Are Red Harry Chapin

What you doin' young man I'm paintin' flowers he said She said...

Saturday Morning Harry Chapin

Chorus: <moaning> A song needs a reason and rhyme. <moaning> My love needs a little more time.

Manhood Harry Chapin

She said-- Manhood--Means that you should Get someone else, beside yourself Feeling good You know a real man would Do much more than you could You know he'd wonder if he understood me!

Vacancy Harry Chapin

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 vacancy, won't you come to me And fill my empty spaces I'm a motel man

My Old Lady Harry Chapin

was smack up against the moment I was afraid i would face someday But the truth is a wall that you can't blow down And it won't be laughed away You see, my old lady went and took herself A young man

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

Taxi Harry Chapin

And she said, "How are you Harry?" I said, "How are you Sue? Through the too many miles and the too little smiles I still remember you."

Bummer Harry Chapin

to get laid He was a weed-speed pusher at fifteen He was mainlining skag a year later He'd started pimping when they put him away In jail he changed from a junkie to a hater And just like the man

There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

thirsty Hey, kid you know you can hear your footsteps as you're kicking up the dust And the rustling in the shadows tells you secrets you can trust The capturing of whispers is the way to write a song

Babysitter Harry Chapin

happening On my journey through this world And in many ways, that I will never understand I was much too late To be the first to make you a woman But you were the one Who made my mother's son a man

Halfway to Heaven Harry Chapin

Now I have been a straight man and I've played it by the rules I been a good man, a good husband, yes a good old fashioned fool.

Cat`s In The Cradle Harry Chapin

And he was talking 'fore I knew it And as he grew, he'd say "I'm gonna be like you, Dad You know I'm gonna be like you" And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little Boy Blue and the Man

Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin

was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it And as he grew, he'd say "I'm gonna be like you, Dad You know I'm gonna be like you" And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little Boy Blue and the Man

A Lot of Lonely People Tonight Harry Chapin

Meet me tomorrow morning Baby, maybe you met me back when, You can meet me now inside this song 'Cause I don't wanna sleep alone again.

I Wonder What Would Happen to this World Harry Chapin

Oh well I wonder Yes I wonder What would happen What would happen to this world Well I wonder what would happen to this world Now if a man tried To take his time on Earth And prove before he

A Better Place To Be Harry Chapin

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.

They Call Her Easy Harry Chapin

So I got in to talking to the old bar man he said: "You got a problem I can understand and I know a little lady who is all alone. If you find her she will take you home.

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

was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew He'd say, I'm gonna be like you, dad You know I'm gonna be like you [Chorus:] And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man

The Same Sad Singer Harry Chapin

I'm putting myself here inside each song And finding my music is still so full of you.

Same Sad Singer Harry Chapin

I'm putting myself here inside each song And finding my music is still so full of you.

We Grew Up A Little Bit Harry Chapin

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 as a meter man

Jenny Harry Chapin

cause life gets so funny Here I was wasted from wastin' my time So now shine down your sun on my shadow Without you I don't mean a thing And I gather me one golden morning, babe 'Cause it's your song

Fall In Love With Him Harry Chapin

I'm the medicine man--I've started to mumble A tight-rope walker--I've started to stumble.

The Mayor of Candor Lied Harry Chapin

The Mayor fought my courtship for he'd made other plans He saw her married to a better man than a boy with farmer's hands. I said -- I hate your father, it's so hard not to strike him.

Stranger with the Melodies Harry Chapin

Why in the hell do you sing one song Over and over again?" And this is what he said. . . He said, "I gave her the music son, She gave me the words.

And the Baby Never Cries Harry Chapin

Her old man had left her, he just took off for the coast, and I caught her on the rebound when I needed her the most.

Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails Harry Chapin

Now he was a man who worked with his hands Only in a motor he found peace He could make an engine sing like a bird He could find his only lind of release When he was up to the elbows in the grease

Legends of the Lost and Found Harry Chapin

So l'll sing you every silly, sad, and happy song I know. And you'll open every part of you that you've got left to show. And I'll pour myself around you like the sunshine drowns the field.

Let Time Go Lightly Harry Chapin

When I was a child my mother would help me along She'd rock me to sleep and sing me a song.

Up On the Shelf Harry Chapin

My song is almost over now, my story's at an end You lived yourself a good life but a blind one.

30,000 Pounds of Bananas Harry Chapin

It was funny how he had named the only man who could save him now.

Paint A Picture of Yourself (Michael) Harry Chapin

Paint a picture of yourself Let the images flash past Don't weep on watercolors, Michael Make this moment last Paint the kid with restless eyes Yeah, the way you looked back then 'Cause the man

30,000 Pounds of bananas (live) Harry Chapin

\" It was funny how he had named the only man who could save him now.

Salt And Pepper Harry Chapin

And when he thought we'd heard enough of his words He'd break into this song. Dee dee dee dah dah dah dee dee dee dah dah Dah dah dee dee dee dum.

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

You see we spent the rest of that night in the home of a man I'd never known before. It's funny when you get that close it's kind of hard to hate.

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

You see we spent the rest of that night in the home of a man I'd never known before. It's funny when you get that close it's kind of hard to hate.

It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains Harry Chapin

my laughter But you're not afraid To hold my pain You see I'm never sure Just what you're after, Babe But it seems you only love me When it rains You never treat me Like you treat a gentle man