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

Between Here And Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

Tonight, the moon 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

Between Here And Gone (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Tonight, the moon 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.

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

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

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

Downtown Train Mary Chapin Carpenter

Has punched a hole in the nighttime I climb through the window and down to the street I'm shining like a new dime The downtown trains are full With all those Brooklyn girls They try so hard to break out

The Swords We Carried Mary Chapin Carpenter

fountains And time was said to heal all pain And hope move mountains And all that could befall a heart Or break this perfect life apart The swords we carried could not do a thing about them Away I am going

Down At The Twist And Shout Mary Chapin Carpenter

Down At The Twist And Shout (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) Chorus: Saturday night and the moon is out I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat When it lifts

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

The Way I Feel Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm heading out without a tear I'm heading out without a fight Nothing like this empty road To take some trouble off my mind Had enough of sad days Had enough of sleepless nights I only need a tank of

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

Passionate Kisses Mary Chapin Carpenter

I have all of this, and Passionate kisses Passionate kisses, whoa oh oh Passionate kisses from you Is it too much to demand I want a full house and a rock and roll band Pens that won't run out

Ideas Are Like Stars Mary Chapin Carpenter

Ideas Are Like Stars (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Today Joseph is sitting alone, with occasional nods to the waitress She tops off his cup while she's snapping her gum, making her rounds on the lunch

One Small Heart (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

`s lights wavy bright, they follow like a lantern Then morning comes and desert sun rises like redemption Another day to make your way from answer back to question Out here on the open road One small heart

Grand Central Station (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

I paid my way out on the 42nd Street. I lit a cigarette an' stared down at my feet. Imagined all the ones that ever stood here waitin', At Grand Central Station. Grand Central Station.

Bells Are Ringing Mary Chapin Carpenter

Bells are ringing, calling the light Bells are ringing, all over the world, all over the world tonight. No doorways, no windows, no walls, No shelter here on the ground.

How Do Mary Chapin Carpenter

How Do (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Well that's a real nice jacket son It looks like it cost you too And that car you're driving Hey does that belong to you Well you don't look familiar Are you new

Come Darkness, Come Light Mary Chapin Carpenter

COME DARKNESS, COME LIGHT COME NEW STAR SHINING BRIGHT COME LOVE TO THIS WORLD TONIGHT ALLELUJAH COME BROKEN, COME WHOLE COME WOUNDED IN YOUR SOUL COME ANY WAY THAT YOU KNOW ALLELUJAH THERES A HUMBLE STABLE

I Feel Lucky Mary Chapin Carpenter

I Feel Lucky (Mary-Chapin Carpenter/Don Schlitz) Well I woke up this morning stumbled out of my rack I opened up the paper to the page in the back It only took a minute for my finger to find My

Halley Came To Jackson Mary Chapin Carpenter

Jackson was a real small town And it’s not every night a comet comes around It was almost eighty years since its last time through So I bet your mother would have said amen too As its tailed stretched out

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

10,000 Miles Mary Chapin Carpenter

Fare thee well My own true love Farewell for a while Im going away But Ill be back Though I go 10,000 miles 10,000 miles My own true love 10,000 miles or more The rocks may melt And the seas may burn If

A Lot Like Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 my pay each night Singing my songs to empty chairs and going

Down In Mary's Land Mary Chapin Carpenter

Fields of 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

Stones In The Road Mary Chapin Carpenter

Stones In The Road (Mary Chapin Carpenter) When we were young, we pledged allegiance every morning of our lives The classroom rang with children's voices under teacher's watchful eye We learned

Soul Companion Mary Chapin Carpenter

All of our dreams are laid out and measured Arrows and pins and a rainbow of threads Like hope on a string, sewn into the linings For the courage to face the unknown ahead My soul companion Out in

I Am A Town Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm a town in Carolina, I'm a detour on a ride For a phone call and a soda, I'm a blur from the driver's side I'm the last gas for an hour, if you're going 25 I am Texaco and tobacco, I am dust you leave

This Is Me Leaving You Mary Chapin Carpenter

breaking us in two This is me leaving you I'm your better half Baby that's a laugh This is your voice of reason This is your voice of calm This is your heart that's speaking Don't look back, just keep on going

Outside Looking In Mary Chapin Carpenter

the tears between us couldn't fill the spaces And all the word we grasped at, they just fell away I kept waiting on forgiveness to fix the broken places But nothing even like it ever came my way And tonight

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

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

Elysium (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 cold afternoon through the mountains we drove Up a few hairpin turns and then spread out

Chasing What's Already Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

whats already gone Saw my father in a dream last night He was smiling and saying Youre gonna be all right And this morning I stared back at myself Feeling as empty as Ive ever felt But I keep on going

Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter

Tonight I am thinking of someone, seventeen years ago. We rode in his daddy's car down the River Road. Come on, come on, it's getting late now. Come on, come on, take my hand.

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

Transcendental Reunion Mary Chapin Carpenter

relations Leaping over hemispheres Transcendental reunion All borders vanish here We are travelers traveling We are gypsies together We’re philosophers gathering We are business or pleasure We are going

A Keeper For Every Flame Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 Sometimes it's a fire burning out

I'll Never Fall In Love Again Mary Chapin Carpenter

Don't tell me what is all about, 'Cause I've been there and I'm glad I'm out, Out of those chains, those chains that bind you That is why I'm here to remind you What do you get when you fall in love

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

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

This Is Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

the shadows used to be, You can feel as well as see how peace can hover Time's been here to fix what's broken with its power and the love that Smashed us both to bits spent its last few hours calling out

On a Quiet Christmas Morn Mary Chapin Carpenter

There's not a soul out on the street, no footprints in the falling snow The only moving thing I see is the curl of chimney smoke Frost melts on the window panes and the house is getting warm From the fire's

What If We Went To Italy Mary Chapin Carpenter

What If We Went To Italy (Mary Chapin Carpenter) What if we went to Italy A suitcase of books and one bag a piece for the summer I don't speak a word of Italian Except for Campari and soda for

That's Real Mary Chapin Carpenter

that's worth every page of the deal Not some old line, or rose-colored dream Not some other time, you know what I mean When I tell you that this is all that it seems and that's real How far can I crawl out

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

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

knew girls when I was sixteen Could make a smart boy stutter, turn a nice boy mean And the boys made the girls into homecoming queens Married each other instead of their dreams These days I'm mostly out

Heroes and Heroines Mary Chapin Carpenter

world was dark and your only mark Was the light of the northern star I imagine what was in your eyes The seeds of rust and days gone by Your wings hang in a gallery sky I wonder how you're flying Way out

Another Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

’s another place unlearned And a face not memorized There’s another quilt of green Where the trees throw down their shade There’s another way to lean Into the wind unafraid There’s another life out