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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Shooting Straight In The Dark (1990)
I?m standing here freezing at a phone booth baby In the middle of God knows where I got one quarter left your machine packs up But baby I know you?re there And I just start crying ?cause it makes no sense To waste these words and twenty-five cents On a losing game Baby you win again I?ve been turning it over and over again Like a stone I?m waiting to wish on I?ve been holding my breath just wondering when You?ll make some sort of decision To let me in or let me go I?ll always lose if I never know Where I fit in Baby you win again I can?t be right if I?m always wrong I can?t stand up if I?m always kneeling At your altar or at your throne You could show just a little feeling For who I am Baby you win again Last night I dreamed we were standing here On the corner of love and heartache You jumped into your car you found first gear And baby I felt the earth shake And I woke up trembling with my heart in my throat 'Cause there?s never a look a word or a note At the bitter end Baby you win again I can?t be right if I?m always wrong I can?t stand up if I?m always kneeling At your altar or at your throne You could show just a little feeling For who I am Baby you win again Baby you win again Baby you win again |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road (1994)
In this world there's a whole lot of trouble baby
In this world there's a whole lot of pain In this world there's a whole lot of trouble but A whole lot of ground to gain Why take when you could be giving Why watch as the world goes by It's a hard enough life to be living Why walk when you can fly In this world there's a whole lot of sorrow In this world there's a whole lot of shame In this world there's a whole lot of sorrow And a whole lot of ground to gain When you spend you whole life wishing Wanting and wondering why It's a long enough life to be living Why walk when you can fly And in this world there's a whole lot of golden In this world there's a whole lot of pain In this world you've a soul for a compass And a heart for a pair of wings There's a star on the far horizon Rising bright in an azure sky For the rest of the time that you're given Why walk when you can fly |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road (1994)
Baby where's that place where time stands still
I remember like a lover can But I forget it like a leaver will It's no place you can get to by yourself You've got to love someone and they love you Time will stop for nothing else And memory plays tricks on us, the more we cling, The less we trust And the less we trust the more we hurt And as time goes on it just gets worse So baby where's that place where time stood still It is under glass inside a frame Was it over when you had your fill And here we are with nothing but But this emptiness inside of us Your smile a fitting, final gesture Wish I could have loved you better Baby where's that place where time stands still I remember like a lover can But I forget it like a leaver will It's the first time that you held my had It's the smell and the taste and the fear and the thrill It's everything I understand And all the things I never will |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (2001)
Whenever you're ready I've got the car and the engine running It's such a bore when you know what's coming all the time Whenever you're ready To slam the door 'til the hinges fly Trace an arc cross the big blue sky It's always gonna be hard To take things a little to far Na na na na, c'mon baby Na na na na, yeah it's crazy Na na na na, I'll be waiting whenever you're ready Whenever you're ready Whenever you're ready To light a match and to burn some bridges Try to dance on a narrow ledge that's way too high Whenever you're ready To give it up or to just give in The more you lose hell the more you win In spite of all of your plans It's always been out of your hands Na na na na, c'mon baby Na na na na, yeah it's crazy Na na na na, I'll be waiting whenever you're ready Whenever you're ready It's always gonna be hard to take things a little too far Na na na na, c'mon baby Na na na na, yeah it's crazy Na na na na, I'll be waiting whenever you're ready Whenever you're ready |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Shooting Straight In The Dark (1990)
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 the light And you just sat there gettin' tight On double shots of rum You don't care what people say They're gonna say it anyway You don't hear what you can't use It's always been the same old news You don't beg and you don't plead Or miss a thing that you don't need She knew by the way you kissed her When she's gone, you won't miss her Morning comes on an old cat's paws And when the sun hits the walls The light's as bright as it ever was After or before And you wince as waking pounds your head And you drag your arm across the bed And the tangled sheets and the twisted spread Fall onto the floor And the kitchen table finds you silent If you had a thought, now you can't find it You take a long drag on your smoke And taste your coffee growing cold She didn't beg and you didn't plead She knew exactly how to leave The way she knew when you kissed her When she's gone, you won't miss her She didn't beg and you didn't plead She knew exactly when to leave The way she knew as you kissed her When she's gone, you won't miss her |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Shooting Straight In The Dark (1990)
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 too near Saying love's too simple to analyze So why do I feel confused Why do I feel so used Like a worn-out thought you threw away It wasn't what you said, it's what you didn't say Where are the windows, where are the doors? 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 grown so strong I never wanted to doubt you But I'd be better off without you I'm no good at looking the other way It wasn't what you said, it's what you didn't say So look at me one last time With eyes that still know how to shine Hold me like you won't let go But you let go anyway No one belongs where they're not wanted You're just a ghost, and my heart is haunted When I said goodbye, you didn't even beg me to stay It wasn't what you said, it's what you didn't say No baby, it wasn't what you said, it's what you didn't say |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - What Would You Say To Me (2004)
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 On the street of broken dreams Not so far away Would you offer me a smile? Would you offer me a smile? Would you stop and talk a while Or would you walk away? Why would you wanna see? Why would you wanna see Another tear from me? It's just a game you play You're not the only one You're not the only one When all was said and done Who had to hurt this way Well, take a walk around the town Take a walk around this town Collar up an' head down Against the cold and gray We're only strangers here (Strangers here) We're just like strangers here (Strangers here) Hearts full of achin' fear Whisper, "Come what may" Time only goes one way Time only goes one way Time only knows one way And it ain't come back So when you remember me When you remember me Some might, tenderly Just remember that What would you say to me? What would you say to me? What would you say to me If we met one day? |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Between Here And Gone (2004)
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. On the street of broken dreams, Not so far away Would you offer me a smile? Would you offer me a smile? Would you stop and talk a while, Or would you walk away? Why would you wanna see? Why would you wanna see, Another tear from me? It's just a game you play. You're not the only one. You're not the only one, When all was said an' done, Who had to hurt this way. Well, take a walk around the town. Take a walk around this town. Collar up an' head down, Agaianst the cold and grey. We're only strangers here. (Strangers here.) We're just like strangers here. (Strangers here.) Hearts full of achin' fear, Whisper: "Come what may." Time only goes one way. Time only goes one way. Time only knows one way, And it ain't come back. So when you remember me, When you remember me, Some might, tenderly, Just remember that. What would you say to me? What would you say to me? What would you say to me, If we met one day? |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (2001)
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 What was it like What did you say What did I hear When did it start to disappear I know you were there You know that too What did we do 'Cause I feel like a big mistake that you managed to not quite make And just walk away What did you say Guess I've waited long enough hoping it might be something Other than what it was You took something that felt so good And crushed it because you could One summer night What was it like What was it like What was it like |
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| from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Ashes And Roses (2012) | |||||
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - A Place In The World (1996)
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 two, how much is a Lire Yes, a villa will do and a breeze, in Tuscany please What if we spent all of our days, improving our minds, learning new ways to be lazy It wouldn't be too much of a strain Relax after breakfast till lunch comes around Can't wait for dinner, oh, I need to lie down And refuel, out by the pool What if the ancients were lazy like us Too blissed out to paint, to sketch or to sculpt Just as relaxed as the tower of Pisa Not ever missing that old Mona Lisa What if we never got back on the plane As summer turned colder and then warmer again Losing all track of the passing of years Till it no longer mattered how long we'd been here What if we went to Italy Maybe next year, just you and me for the summer I still can't speak any Italian But words are replaced under Siennese skies By nothing so much as a nod, and a sigh, and a wish to be always like this |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Hometown Girl (1989)
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 refuse To dance with a man like you. She must be fine, she must be enchantingly kind And she must be fair, and never reveal that she cares Then, then when you've got her heart Spin her around till she begs you to stop But this is a waltz and no lady refuses To dance with a man like you. And if she inquires the meaning of love You'll silence her words with a glance And if she desires to wonder and pause You'll charmingly ask her to dance You promised me that you would forever be kind And if meant to be, our love would find comfort in time Now, now that you feel no more How could I follow you out to the floor And now it's the waltz but I have to refuse To dance with a man like you But this is your waltz and you'll find someone new To dance with a man like you |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come On Come On (1992)
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 matches You've got me walking through fire Walking through fire Maybe you've been burned by lovers Maybe you've been scarred by the pain But baby, I'm not like the others Drawing moths to a flame Spite is like a spark, crackling in the dark Consuming all it catches And you've got me walking through fire Walking through fire to get to you Walking through fire, walking through fire You can see the toll it's taking You can feel the faith it's shaking You can hear the heart it's breaking now Baby, I have burned with a fever I've been scorched by desire But baby, I am not your deceiver Or your eloquent liar Your jealous heart is tearing us apart And turning love to ashes You've got me walking through fire Walking through fire As the flames shoot higher You've got me walking through fire Walking |
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| from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Ashes And Roses (2012) | |||||
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - State Of The Heart (1989)
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 just pain But it goes away when you call my name Callin' me baby But you ain't no good for a girl like me I was doin' fine when I first met you Swept me off my feet, next thing I knew I was wonderin' where you'd gone off to Leavin' me lonely This town's too small for your kind of games Pointin' fingers, namin' names But I'm so far gone I'll take anything That you can give me Still you ain't no good for a girl like me Last night I felt that I couldn't stand no more But I found myself standin' right here by your door Too tired to care that you're bad for me My heart says stay, but my head says leave But I can't get far when I'm on my knees Begging you baby You ain't no good for a girl like me Last night I felt that I couldn't stand no more But I found myself standin' right here by your door 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 Beatin' like crazy Beatin' like crazy Hey! |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - State Of The Heart (1989)
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 turned up high So old I should replace it But I'm not about to try This shirt's got silver buttons And a place upon the sleeve Where I used to set my heart up Right there anyone could see This shirt is the one I wore to every boring high school dance Where the boys ignored the girls And we all pretended to like the band This shirt was a pillow for my head On a train through Italy This shirt was a blanket beneath the love We made in Argeles This shirt was lost for three whole days In a town near Buffalo 'Till I found the locker key In a downtown Trailways bus depot This shirt was the one I lent you And when you gave it back There was a rip inside the sleeve Where you rolled your cigarettes It was the place I put my heart Now look at where you put a tear I forgave your thoughtlessness But not the boy who put it there This shirt was the place your cat Decided to give birth to five And we stayed up all night watching And we wept when the last one died This shirt is just an old faded piece of cotton Shining like the memories Inside those silver buttons This shirt is a grand old relic With a grand old history I wear it now for Sunday chores Cleaning house and raking leaves I wear it beneath my jacket With the collar turned up high So old I should replace it But I'm not about to try |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (2001)
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, you're finally good to go Now tell him there's one last thing that you forgot to do This is me leaving you, this is me leaving you He told you to try believing (don't you worry) He asked you to keep the faith (or keep guessing) He took all that you were giving (don't be sorry) As if it all were his to take (you're progressing) Now it's the truth that won't let go (don't you doubt it) Now it's the facts that you can't shake (and don't fear it) Now it's just time to let him know (each new step is) You made a big mistake (one more near it) Maybe these final words will offer up a clue This is me leaving you, this is me leaving you This is me baby, 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 This is me leaving you, this is me leaving you This is me leaving you, this is me leaving you |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road (1994)
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 you need to hear is the true and the trusted kind, with a soft Familiar rhythm in these swirling, unsure times, when the waves are lapping in And you're not sure you can swim, well here's the lifeline If you ever need to feel a hand take up your own When you least expect but want it more than you've ever known Baby, here's that hand, and baby's here's my voice that's calling This is love, all that ever was and will be This is love If you ever need some proof that time can heal your wounds, just step Inside my heart and walk around these rooms; where 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 your name, And I thought, this is the kind of pain from which we don't recover But I'm standing here now with my heart held out to you You would have thought a miracle was all that got us through Well baby, all I know, all I know is I'm still standing And this is love, all that ever was and will be This is love, standing up for you baby, standing up for me And I see you still and there's this catch in my throat; And I just swallow hard till it leaves me There's nothing in this world that can change what we know Still I know I am here if you ever need me And this is love If you ever think of me, let it be around twilight, when the world has Settled down, and the last round of sunlight is waning in the sky as you Sit and watch the night descending A car will pass out front with lovers at the wheel, a dog will bark out Back, and children's voices peal over and under the air, you've been there, Lost in the remembering If you ever wish for things that are only in the past Just remember that the wrong things aren't supposed to last Baby, it's over and done, the rest is gonna come when you let it And this is love, all that ever was and will be This is love, when you let it baby, if you let it now This is love, all that ever was and can be This is love |
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| from Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Age Of Miracles (2010) | |||||
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Between Here And Gone (2004)
You always had the gift of speed, you'd disappear without a trace
It all depended on the need and on the pain you could not face So, you would leave the home you'd found Pack it up without delay Cut your losses, blow that town And tomorrow was another day All the years and all the miles Maybe you lost track of time I look back now only once in awhile My memory just wants to blur the lines Cause you know me, I just can't change I greet the sun and find it strange To watch you run for the shelter of storms For the shelter of storms Now where are you out in the world, searching for a little grace Searching for a precious pearl, wisdom from some future place You let me go without a wave, I noticed that and nothing more I guess I'm going to my grave wondering what it all was for All the years and all the miles, it's so hard keeping track of time Do you think of me every once in awhile When the rain lets up and the sun can shine Just a little peace and quiet for a change I still greet the sun and find it strange To watch you run for the shelter of storms For the shelter of storms Roll back the years, subtract the miles And see what's left for you to find All the battles all the trials, you can't be free till you leave behind Your bitter heart, but you can't change You curse the sun and pray for rain And always run for the shelter of storms For the shelter of storms |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Shooting Straight In The Dark (1990)
Well I think of 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 thing's certain: only the names have changed And I think of you sometimes baby When an old friend gives a call And to hear us talk you'd think I felt nothing at all 'Cause nothing remains that used to be yours We all have our way of closing the door But it takes some time to get up when you fall But I'm the same sweet girl you couldn't get enough of Way back when you pledged your love And you'd drive to find me through the pouring rain Now I hear all about your running around Man you're a legend all over town The more things change, the more they remain the same Sometimes I wonder if you've ever heard The sound of a broken heart It ain't real pretty, it ain't the thing the nice folks talk about And the hardest thing you'll ever have to do Is face the one who's done it to you His eye's like an angel's, they're so devout But I'm the same sweet girl you couldn't get enough of Way back when you pledged your love And you'd drive to find me through the pouring rain Now I hear all about your running around Man you're a legend all over town The more things change, the more they remain the same Now I hear all about your running around Man you're a legend all over town The more things change, the more they remain the same |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Shooting Straight In The Dark (1990)
When I was young I spoke like a child, and I saw with a child's eyes And an open door was to a girl like the stars are to the sky It's funny how the world lives up to all your expectations With adventures for the stout of heart, and the lure of the open spaces There's 2 lanes running down this road, whichever side you're on Accounts for where you want to go, or what you're running from Back when darkness overtook me on a blind man's curve I relied upon the moon, I relied upon the moon I relied upon the moon and Saint Christopher Now I've paid my dues cuz I have owed them, but I've paid a price sometimes For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times Now I've paid my dues cuz I have owed them, but I've paid a price sometimes For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times Now I have run from the arms of lovers, I've run from the eyes of friends I have run from the hands of kindness, I've run just because I can But now I'm grown and I speak like a woman and I see with a woman's eyes And an open door is to me now like the saddest of goodbyes It's too late for turning back, I pray for the heart and the nerve And I rely upon the moon, I rely upon the moon I rely upon the moon and Saint Christopher I rely upon the moon, I rely upon the moon I rely upon the moon and Saint Christopher |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come Darkness, Come Light: 12 Songs Of Christmas (2008)
They say that spring will come again
No one knows exactly when. Still the sun's a long lost friend On the longest night of the year. We stare into the firelight While December beats outside Where the darkest hearts reside On the longest night of the year So keep me safe and hold me tight Let the candle burn all night Tomorrow welcome back the night It was longest night of the year I used to think the world was small Bright and shining like a ball Seems I don't know much at all On the longest night of the year We press our faces to the glass And see our little lives go past Wave to shadows that we cast On the longest night of the year So keep me safe and hold me tight, Let the candle burn all night, Tomorrow welcome back the light. 'Twas the longest night of the year Make a vow when Solstice comes: To find the Light in everyone Keep the faith and bang the drum On the longest night of the year So keep me safe and hold me tight, Let the candle burn all night, Tomorrow welcome back the light. 'Twas the longest night of the year So keep me safe and hold me tight, Let the candle burn all night, Tomorrow welcome back the light. After the longest night of the year |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (2001)
You could be this man, he's got it all worked out To the nth degree, no fears, no doubts He'll retire at thirty to his big-ass house next to the putting green Now he's got a picture in his head of the perfect wife, Their perfect children, their perfect life Bothing wrong with that, coming home each night to his cul-de-sac of dreams Funny now how it all went by so fast One day he's looking over his shoulder at the past When everybody had to go, had to be, had to get somewhere How did he forget about what got him there Now you could be this woman, she's the CEO She's got her powersuits and her IPO's She punched a hole in the ceiling years ago and she hasn't pulled back since Now there's a gardener for the flowers, a cook for the meals, A maid for the laundry, an accountant for the bills A walker for the dog and a trainer when she feels the need to lose an inch Funny now how it all went by so fast One day she's looking over her shoulder at the past When everybody had to go, had to be, had to get somewhere Somehow she forgot about what got her there Accidents and inspiration lead you to your destination Or you could be the one who takes the long way home Roll down your window, turn off your phone See your life as a gift from the great unknown And your task is to receive it Tell your kid a story, hold your lover tight Make a joyful noise, swim naked at night Read a poem a day, call in well sometimes and Laugh when they believe it Funny now how it all goes by so fast One day I'm looking over my shoulder at the past Now everybody's got to go, got to be, got to get somewhere Baby don't forget about You really shouldn't forget about Baby don't forget what got you there I think it's what got you there Yeah it's really what got you there You know what got you there |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road (1994)
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 I'd rather walk away than take what belongs to you 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 Some words will cut you down like you were only in the way Why should I stand ths ground, it won't hurt as much to say 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 Sometimes we're blinded by the very thing we need to see I finally realized that you need it more than you need me 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 The damage has all been done |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come On Come On (1992)
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 I do And look at me as if I mean something to you Our hearts are beating while we sleep, but while we're wide awake You know the world won't stop, and actions speak louder Listen to your heart, and what your heart might say Everything we got, we got the hard way Show a little passion, baby, show a little style And show the knack for knowing when and the gift for knowing how And have a little trust in us when fear obscures the path You know we got this far, darling, not by luck, but by never turning back Some will call on destiny, but I just call on faith That the world won't stop, and actions speak louder Listen to your heart, to what your heart might say Everything we got, we got the hard way Caught up in our little lives, there's not a lot left over I see what's missing in your eyes; you're searching for that field of clover So show a little inspiration, show a little spark Show the world a little light when you show it your heart We've got two lives, one we're given and the other one we make And the world won't stop, and actions speak louder Listen to your heart, and your heart might say Everything we got, we got the hard (everything we got, we got the hard way) Everything we got, we got the hard way (Because the world won't stop) hang on, baby... |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road (1994)
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 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 and soul and I Buried all my dreams for someone else to find in my pirate days This world is kinder to the kind that won't look back They are the chosen few, among us now, unbowed somehow And one day he turned to me, and before I took one breath I knew I would only see his shadow in what light was left And those who need adventure, they can sail the seven seas And those who search for treasure, they must live on grander dreams And if I've seen his face since then, it's only been in dreams my friend Since I came to the end of my pirate days And if I've called his name since then, it's only been in dreams my friend So I came to the end of my pirate days |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (2001)
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 these same bright stars did shine Down the center line leading here Nearly thirty years ago, now the map is stained and old But on the dreaming road the coast is clear I loved you more than life and I guess that's why I died When you would not love me back I couldn't survive And so the girl I was turned into someone else Keeping to myself and from the light I wasn't odd or strange, just quietly rearranged Sometimes the biggest change stays out of sight So without plot or clue I ran away from you I was twenty-two and drunk in Amsterdam Got robbed in Paris, France, got home on one last chance And without a backward glance I began again And the days just kept on rolling and I just kept on going Without a thought of ever slowing down I made this long road mine but it was not the dreaming kind Too many lost souls trying to get found But beneath this ancient sky, one night we did collide And the hole I thought was scaled opened wide I tried so hard again not to fall back in But you had me then by the throat And a strange futility came washing over me Almost peacefully I felt the rope A million miles goes by in the blink of an eye And so I cannot try to slow time down And years are made of sand slipping through my hands Even faster than the speed of sound The stars are out tonight, the breeze is soft and light As I'm walking right back to you With nothing left to hide, the tears have all been cried And the girl who died is walking too Down the dreaming road, where the light is always gold The air is never cold and always fine And north is always true and you are always you And I'm that girl you knew once upon a time |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come On Come On (1992)
Well it's a strange old game you learn it slow One step forward and it's back you go You're standing on the throttle You're standing on the brake In the groove 'til you make a mistake Sometimes you're the windshield Sometimes you're the bug Sometimes it all comes together baby Sometimes you're just a fool in love Sometimes you're the Louisville Slugger Sometimes you're the ball Sometimes it all comes together Sometimes you're gonna lose it all You gotta know happy - you gotta know glad Because you're gonna know lonely And you're gonna know sad When you're rippin' and you're ridin' And you're coming on strong You start slippin' and slidin' And it all goes wrong because Sometimes you're the windshield Sometimes you're the bug Sometimes it all comes together baby Sometimes you're just a fool in love Sometimes you're the Louisville Slugger Sometimes you're the ball Sometimes it all comes together Sometimes you're gonna lose it all One day you got the glory and then you got none One day you're a diamond and then you're a stone Everything can change in the blink of an eye So let the good times roll before we say goodbye because Sometimes you're the windshield Sometimes you're the bug Sometimes it all comes together baby Sometimes you're just a fool in love Sometimes you're the Louisville Slugger Sometimes you're the ball Sometimes it all comes together Sometimes you're gonna lose it all Sometimes you're the windshield Sometimes you're the bug Sometimes it all comes together baby Sometimes you're just a fool in love Sometimes you're the windshield Sometimes you're the bug Sometimes it all comes together baby Sometimes you're just a fool in love |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - A Place In The World (1996)
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 Fool you twice, you're just a fool You fear the futures all been written By the past, and what didn't last All the better to dream of you The better to be this side of heaven Believing again when a dream comes true The better to dream of you Every story's got a chapter That chapter will be defined By what's before and what comes after This one is mine Everything that came before us Wore me out and weighed me down You raised me up like a gospel chorus Rock steady on solid ground The better to dream of you The better to be this side of heaven Believing again when some dreams come true The better to dream of you Like an old time tent revival I felt my heart come back alive No preacher baby, no bible, just this love to testify Oh, the better to dream of you The better to be this side of heaven Believing again some dreams come true The better to dream of you The better to dream of you Yeah, stranger things they might have happened Believing again that dreams come true The better to dream of you The better to dream of you The better to be this side of heaven Believing again some dreams come true The better to dream of you |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - A Place In The World (1996)
I'm not made of stone, I'm not made of glass
I've been alone, every one has I've learned to forgive what I'm not I just try to live with what I've got Maybe I've got what you need If you need something that not only feels right Something that's based on a real life One thing 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 on this limb There's so far to fall and here comes the wind There's so much to lose, but love doesn't wait So I'll be a fool who found out too late But I've been a fool for far lesser things And I want something that not only feels right Something that's based on a real life One thing 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 Not some old line or rose-colored dream Not some other time, you know what I mean When I tell you that I'm, I'm all that I seem, and that's real |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come Darkness, Come Light: 12 Songs Of Christmas (2008)
Grateful for each hand we hold
Gathered round this table. From far and near we travel home, Blessed that we are able. Grateful for this sheltered place With light in every window, Saying "welcome, welcome, share this feast Come in away from sorrow." Father, mother, daughter, son, Neighbor, friend and friendless; All together everyone in the gift of loving-kindness. Grateful for what's understood, And all that is forgiven; We try so hard to be good, To lead a life worth living. Father, mother, daughter, son, Neighbor, friend, and friendless; All together everyone, let grateful days be endless. Grateful for each hand we hold Gathered round this table |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road (1994)
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 you can be the will that finds the way And you can be the one who saves the day But show me tender when it's time to say Exactly how it ought to be And I never would've known it darlin' If I hadn't known about you You said everyone can be a rock and roll like a river too Well something happens when you find someone Who makes you feel like you can do no wrong No you don't have to take the whole world on Just be tender when you want be And I never would have known it baby If I hadn't known about you You said everyone can be a rock and roll like a river too So let the waters carry us away Wave goodbye to the old parade Baby when we're unafraid To be tender when we want to be All the waters wash our cares away All that we can see are better days Don't ever let me hesitate To be tender when I want to be |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (2001)
I am waiting with a ticket with a carry-on People everywhere on their way, at a run Then I see you from a distance Light years later at fate's insistence Old wounds, sad scenes, love lost, bad dreams Heartache, old scars, old walls, these are Swept away, swept away, swept away You are standing by the pay phones, by the stairs I walk straight into your arms and you hold me there I am falling slowly backwards Right into your famous last words Old wounds, sad scenes, love lost, bad dreams Heartache, old scars, old walls, these are Swept away, swept away, swept away All this ancient history, every unsolved mystery Years I've carried with me, vanish when you kiss me Old wounds, sad scenes, love lost, bad dreams Heartache, old scars, old walls, these are Swept away, swept away, swept away |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - A Place In The World (1996)
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, who it will reward They don't understand, chances don't keep score They just find us when we're there to find And so this has to be, a sudden gift of fate You're nothing less to me than a sudden gift of fate It's not as if it comes down to your turn that someone somewhere feels you've earned You just learn to wait for sudden gifts of fate Some people have never been the lonely kind Never called a friend in the middle of the night Just to hear a voice say it's okay And now I hear you speak each and every word That I didn't think lonely people heard You took a long night and turned it into day And so this has to be, a sudden gift of fate You're nothing less to me than a sudden gift of fate Its not as if it comes down to your turn that someone somewhere feels you've earned You just learn to wait for sudden gifts of fate You can celebrate, gifts are never late You just learn to wait for sudden gifts of fate |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road (1994)
When we were young, we pledged allegiance every morning of our livesThe classroom rang with children's voices under teacher's watchful eyeWe learned about the world around us at our desks and at dinnertimeReminded of the starving children, we cleaned our plates with guilty mindsAnd the stones in the road shone like diamonds in the dustAnd then a voice called to us to make our way back home When I was ten, my father held me on his shoulders above the crowdTo see a train draped in mourning pass slowly through our townHis widow kneeled with all their children at the sacred burial groundAnd the TV glowed that long hot summer with all the cities burning down And the stones in the road flew out beneath our bicycle tiresWorlds removed from all those fires as we raced each other home And now we drink our coffee on the run, we climb that ladder rung by rungWe are the daughters and the sons, and here's the line that's missing The starving children have been replaced by souls out on the streetWe give a dollar when we pass, and hope our eyes don't meetWe pencil in, we cancel out, we crave the corner suiteWe kiss your ass, we make you hold, we doctor the receipt And the stones in the road fly out from beneath our wheelsAnother day, another deal, before we get back home And the stones in the road leave a mark from whence they cameA thousand points of light or shame, baby, I don't know
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come Darkness, Come Light: 12 Songs Of Christmas (2008)
Still, still, still,
One can hear the falling snow. For all is hushed, The world is sleeping, Holy Star its vigil keeping. Still, still, still, One can hear the falling snow. Sleep, sleep, sleep, 'Tis the eve of our Saviour's birth. The night is peaceful all around you, Close your eyes, Let sleep surround you. Sleep, sleep, sleep, 'Tis the eve of our Saviour's birth. Dream, dream, dream, Of the joyous day to come. While guardian angels without number, Watch you as you sweetly slumber. Dream, dream, dream, Of the joyous day to come |
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from John Lennon - Working Class Hero [tribute] (1995)
There you stand
With your L.A. tan And your New York walk And your New York talk Your mother left you when you were small But you're gonna wish you wasn't born at all Steel and Glass Steel and Glass Your phone don't ring No one answers your call How does it feel to be off the wall Your mouthpiece squawks as he spreads Your lies But you can't pull strings if your hands Are tied Your teeth are clean but your mind Is capped You leave your smell like and alley cat Steel and Glass Steel and Glass There you stand with your toilet scent And your Mickey duck and your Donald fuck Your Daddy left when you were small But you're gonna wish you wasn't born at all Steel and Glass Steel and Glass Steel and Glass |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - State Of The Heart (1989)
She used to watch him from afar She used to dream about him and she'd wish upon a star That one day she'd have him for her own Throw caution to the wind And with a grin He'd take her home She's something of a dreamer somethig of a fool something of a heart break when she gives her heart to you And she used to hear his voice at nigth a sweet whisper from the shadows dancing with the backporch light and she used to feel him in the wind his warm breath upon her neck and the goosebumps up and down her skin She's something of a dreamer somethig of a fool something of a heart break when she gives her heart to you Well she should have known by now but that's the foolish part of her she should of seen some how but a dreamer's never cured when heartbreaks fast approach when a love ain't truly love he promised wine and roses and she thought it was enough |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (2001)
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 there's only light Why'd you follow me halfway 'round the world tonight What I'd give right now not to even care And then this could be someone else's prayer And on a sleepless night by St. Stephen's Green Oh I turned and tossed with my Irish dreams And when the morning shone through the burned off mist I could sense you still just as close as this Just as close as lips brush against a cheek It's your voice I hear and it's your name I speak But when I look around there's no one there How I wish you were someone else's prayer And now the twilight comes as a silent guest And of all its gifts I like stillness best Except for tin roof rains that commence with spring It's a lullaby when that tin roof sings Now you can look for me on the streets of Rome Or in Dublin town but I've gone back home I would always be just a stranger there And now you're free to be someone else's prayer |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - State Of The Heart (1989)
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 others just lonely Searching for someone to waltz with tonight In a smoky old bar you know that it's only A slow country dance on a Saturday night And love's never easy or ever as true When the changing of partners is no longer new You lead with your heart, and closing your eyes Dance just to dance in three-quarter time Down at the bar a woman tells stories Batting her eyes to someone not there Her glass is half full or maybe half empty Like the jokes told about her when they think she can't hear Now the perfume is cheap and the makeup is careless And the dress out of fashion for a woman her age But she don't give a damn for those who would cherish A much lighter step and a much younger face And love's never easy or ever as true When the changing of partners is no longer new You lead with your heart, and closing your eyes Dance just to dance in three-quarter time Out on the floor the couples are swaying To "One Faded Love" on the jukebox tonight |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (2001)
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 your head and say goodbye I know the price of this to me I'll light the candle that shines on you I'll be a slave to the beauty but not the truth Don't want to fear the way I fear you'll Hurt me because you can I never believed I'd crave that kind of man I've seen the trail of hearts you've broken I've seen the traps you lay And if I had the strengh I'd run without delay I know the price of this to me I'll light the candle that shines on you I'll be a slave to the beauty but not the truth It's dark and getting colder and I'm the beholder And you're all I long to see Don't want to love the way I love you... I know the price of this to me I'll light the candle that shines on you I'll be a slave to the beauty but not the truth I know the price of this to me I'll light the candle that shines on you I'll be a slave to the beauty but not the truth |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (2001)
Your making this today of all the things you haven't done yet your drivin everyone crazy, are you having any fun yet? Mother says you auta get married Shrink says here's a little blue pill To young for your mid-life crisis Mayor says your over the hill *Chorus* Theres nothing wrong with you The simple life gets complicated Theres nothing you can do Just enjoy the view, be glad you made it Your making making resolutions and it isn't even new years You could try a new religion You could wait until the dust clears Friends say your way to cheesey Shrink says see ya next week Goo goo says control your breathing Your afraid you might have peeked! *Chorus* There's nothing wrong with you The simple life gets complicated There's nothing you can do Just enjoy the view, be glad you made it Cuz things could be better (things could be better) Cuz things could be worse (things could be worse) Cuz life could be charmed and cursed Theres fast, slow, and strong no reverse Your making this today of all the things you haven't done yet Your drivin everyone crazy Are you having any fun yet!? *Chorus* There's nothing wrong with you The simple life gets complicated There's nothing you can do Just enjoy the view, be glad you made it Theres nothing wrong with you the simple life gets over rated theres nothing you can do just enjoy the view, be glad you made it This far, ohh yeah. |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road (1994)
Don't mean to get a little forward with you Don't mean to get ahead of where we are Don't mean to act a little nervous around you I'm just a little nervous about my heart 'Cause it's been a while since I felt this feeling That everything that you do gives me It's been too long since somebody whispered Oooh shut up and kiss me Didn't expect to be in this position Didn't expect to have to rise above My reputation for cynicism I've been a jaded lady when it comes to love But oh baby just to feel this feeling That everything that you do gives me It's been too long since somebody whispered Oooh shut up and kiss me There's something about the silent type Attracting me to you All business baby, none of the hype That no talker can live up too, woo woo Come closer baby I can't hear you Just another whisper if you please Don't worry 'bout the details darlin' You've got the kind of mind I love to read Talk is cheap and baby time's expensive So why waste another minute more ? Life's too short to be so apprehensive Love's as much the symptom as the cure Oh baby when I feel this feeling It's like genuine voodoo hits me It's been too long since somebody whispered Oh baby I can feel this feeling That everything that you do gives me It's been too long since somebody whispered Oooh shut up and kiss me Shut up and kiss me |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Between Here And Gone (2004)
River full of stones when there's no rain
River full and rushing when the clouds let loose 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, baby take my hand River like a poem to the trees River telling stories to the rushes and the leaves River every season like a vow We're standing in the shallows wondering who will save us now Want to build 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 from the currents to the pools River turning kinder turning suddenly too cruel River every season like a dream We're standing in the shallows wading in to wash us clean Want to build 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 Want to build 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 Want to hold you close to me, never fail you, never falter Seeing all that love can see, reflecting back on the water... |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Shooting Straight In The Dark (1990)
I?m all alone so come on over baby Right now right now I?m all alone so come on over baby Right now right now Oh don?t make em wait child don?t you hesitate C?mon along c?mon along I want to dance I need romance baby Right now right now I want to dance I need romance baby Right now right now Oh don?t let me down child don?t you mess around Let?s think of something to do and let?s do it Let?s think of somewhere to go let?s go And when you put your lovin?arms around me Oh you know how I love you so I need a thrill say you will baby Right now right now I need a thrill say you will baby Right now right now Oh don?t let me down child don?t you mess around C?mon along c?mon along |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come On Come On (1992)
I can hear the rain come down, I can listen with my heart I can see you with both eyes closed in the dark Sleep will come in just awhile but 'til it does I choose To listen to the rain, it's the rhythm of the blues I walk along these streets of home that once belonged to us And now, baby, I walk alone and I am lost I guess I'm only walking to the rhythm of the blues I don't want to hear another word spoken I don't want to see another tear shed I can't seem to fix what's broken Like this record player in my head Lonely looks as bad on me as lonely looks on you And still we keep on moving to the rhythm of the blues I want a place to call my own where you have never been I want to look around and know you won't be coming back again On some pretense paper-thin that I can see right through You come and go, baby, like the rhythm of the blues You come and go, baby, like the rhythm of the blues You come and go, baby, like the rhythm of the blues |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - State Of The Heart (1989)
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 that lasts too long When I get back we're gonna lock the door baby And disconnect the phone We could use a week to get reacquainted Some time to feel it out But leave your small talk back at home baby This ain't what that's about Just read my lips Yes I think you can Just read my lips And you'll understand Well I can see it in your eyes now honey 'Cause I've seen it in myself You've got a few old scars that's ancient history baby That was someone else Well I could tell you that you're only human That you're right to be afraid But how can you pull back on me now Don't you make that big mistake Well you could give it up Or you could just give in Now it's a choice between the two But I weren't born no yesterday baby I wasn't born a fool Just read my lips Yes I think you can Just read my lips And you'll understand Just read my lips And you can read my mind Just read my lips Just one more time This ain't no game of cat and mouse It ain't no truth or dare I ain't got 20 questions for you Just one thing to declare Just read my lips Yes I think you can Just read my lips And you'll understand Just read my lips And you can read my mind Just read my lips Just one more time |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - State Of The Heart (1989)
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 I pretend That everything is fine And though we should be at an end It's so hard admittin' When it's quittin' time Hey baby I'm running out of things to say Please don't hate me this feeling just won't go away Now we're spending all our time caught in a fantasy Just trying to keep in mind the way it used to be But you pretend and I pretend That everything is fine And though we should be at an end It's so hard admittin' When it's quittin' time But you pretend and I pretend That everything is fine And though we should be at an end It's so hard admittin' When it's quittin' time |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come On Come On (1992)
Is it too much to ask I want a comfortable bed that won't hurt my back Food to fill me up And warm clothes and all that stuff Shouldn't I have this Shouldn't I have this Shouldn't 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 of ink And cool quiet and time to think Shouldn't I have this Shouldn't I have this Shouldn't I have all of this, and Passionate kisses Passionate kisses, whoa oh oh Passionate kisses from you Do I want too much Am I going overboard to want that touch I shout it out to the night "Give me what I deserve, 'cause it's my right" Shouldn't I have this (shouldn't I) Shouldn't I have this (shouldn't I) Shouldn't I have all of this, and Passionate kisses Passionate kisses, whoa oh oh Passionate kisses from you Passionate kisses Passionate kisses, whoa oh oh Passionate kisses from you |
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from Bridget Jones''s Diary 2 (브리짓 존스의 일기 2) by Patrick Doyle [ost] (2001)
Is it too much to ask I want a comfortable bed that won't hurt my back Food to fill me up And warm clothes and all that stuff Shouldn't I have this Shouldn't I have this Shouldn't 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 of ink And cool quiet and time to think Shouldn't I have this Shouldn't I have this Shouldn't I have all of this, and Passionate kisses Passionate kisses, whoa oh oh Passionate kisses from you Do I want too much Am I going overboard to want that touch I shout it out to the night "Give me what I deserve, 'cause it's my right" Shouldn't I have this (shouldn't I) Shouldn't I have this (shouldn't I) Shouldn't I have all of this, and Passionate kisses Passionate kisses, whoa oh oh Passionate kisses from you Passionate kisses Passionate kisses, whoa oh oh Passionate kisses from you |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road (1994)
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 without I see them walking hand in hand, and my eyes just want to linger On those golden wedding bands, wrapped around their fingers By the time I turn away, I feel it once again I'm back in this familiar place, outside looking in Baby, all 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 I drove around, and the street came up before me I took a turn and then I found this old house coming toward me I heard the sound a heart must make when a memory's caving in Oh baby, what a hungry place, outside looking in It's the hardest kind of need that never knows a reason Are we such a lonely breed, or just born in a lonely season Baby, it's all in the eyes, it's where the reckoning begins It's where we linger like a sigh, it's where we long to be pulled in It's where we learn to say goodbye without saying anything Standing on the borderline, outside looking in |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come On Come On (1992)
I can recall the sound of the wind, as it blew through the trees and the trees would bend And I can recall the smell of the rain on a hot summer night coming through the screen I'd crawl in your bed when the lightning flashed and I'd still be there when the storm had passed Dead to the world till the morning casts its light all around your room We lived on a street where the tall elm shade was as green as the grass and as cool as a blade That you held in your teeth as we lay on our backs staring up at the blue, and the blue stared back I used to believe we were just like those trees, we'd grow just as tall and as proud as we pleased With our feet on the ground and our arms in the breeze under a sheltering sky (chorus:) Twirl me about and twirl me around Let me grow 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 was no longer next door to mine This kid sister thing was old by that time But oh how our dreams went bump in the night and the voices downstairs getting into a fight And the next day a silence you could cut with a knife and feel like a blade at your throat (chorus) The day you left home you got an early start I watched your car back out in the dark I opened the door to your room down the hall I turned on the light and all that I saw Was a bed and a desk and a couple of tacks No sign of someone who expects to be back It must've been one hell of a suitcase you packed (chorus |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Between Here And Gone (2004)
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 lines, follow all your hunches 'Cause now it's just an the open road One small heart and a great big soul that's driving Radio singing low just like a true companion L.A.'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 and a great big soul that's driving No set of directions, no shortcuts Just some empty soda cans, some cigarette butts The key to traveling light is to not need very much Late tonight you'll see the lights of a thousand stars above you And at a roadside stop you'll call to talk to a voice back home that swears they love you But at the sound of the tone you'll hang up the phone and peel out of that joint You'll try again, God knows when; at least they got the point They lost you to the open road, one small heart and a great big soul That's driving, driving Out here on the open road One small heart and a great big soul that's driving |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come Darkness, Come Light: 12 Songs Of Christmas (2008)
Once in royal David's city,
Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a mother laid her baby In a manger for His bed: Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child. He came down to earth from heaven, Who is God and Lord of all, And His shelter was a stable, And His cradle was a stall; With the poor and meek and lowly, Lived on earth our Savior holy. And through all His wondrous childhood, He would honor and obey, Love and watch the lowly mother, In whose gentle arms He lay. Christian children all should be, Mild, obedient, good as He. For He is our child-hood's pattern, Day by day like us He grew, He was little, weak, and helpless, Tears and smiles like us He knew, And He feeleth for our sadness, And He shareth in our gladness. And our eyes at last shall see Him, Through His own redeeming love; For that child so dear and gentle, Is our Lord in heaven above, And He leads His children on, To the place where He is gone. Not in that poor lowly stable, With the oxen standing by, We shall see Him, but in heaven, Set at God's right hand on high; When like stars His children crowned, All in white shall be around |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come Darkness, Come Light: 12 Songs Of Christmas (2008)
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 elts on the window panes and the house is getting warm From the fare's carckling flames on a quiet Christmas morn. Now I walked out in the silent world, No engines roared, no sirens whined No one raced off to work through the din of honking horns There was truly peace on earth on a quiet Christmas morn And on a quiet Christmas morn, a child was in a stable born Shepherds heard the baby cry, saw a new star in the sky On a quiet Christmas morn The hustle stops and the bustle stills, On this day all is calm Forgiving kindness and goodwill soothes like a healing balm The hardest heart is softened by the blessing that was born When the gift of grace was offered on a quiet Christmas morn And on a quiet Christmas morn, a child was in a stable born Shepherds heard the baby cry, saw a new star in the sky On a quiet Christmas morn Shepherds heard the baby cry, saw a new star in the sky On a quiet Christmas morn |
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from Tribute To Tradition (1998)
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 I should have some fun and paint the town A lovesick fool that's blind and just can't see, oh, lonesome me Well, I'll bet he's not like me, he's out and fancy free Flirtin' with the girls with all of his charm I still love him so, mister don't you know I'd welcome him right back here in my arms Well, there must be some way I can lose these lonesome blues Forget about the past and find somebody new I've thought of everything from A to Z, oh, lonesome me Oh, lonesome me I'll bet he's not like me, he's out and fancy free Flirtin' with the girls with all of his charm I still love him so, [Incomprehensible] don't you know I'd welcome him right back here in my arms There must be some way I can lose these lonesome blues Forget about the past and find somebody new I've thought of everything from A to Z, oh, lonesome me Oh, lonesome me, oh, me ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By GIBSON, DON <i>Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC</i> |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come On Come On (1992)
To hear you say my name, to see you search my eyes To feel you touch my hand, it more than satisfies If I was not the first, just say I'll be the last It's too much to expect, but it's not too much to ask Now I can only dream of being all you need And I can only try to be the reason why You think about today and forget about the past It's too much to expect, but it doesn't hurt to ask It's too much to expect, but it's not too much to ask Now I can only dream of being all you need And I can only try to be the reason why You think about today, 'cause the past is just the past It's too much to expect, but it doesn't hurt to ask It's too much to expect, but it's not too much to ask |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - State Of The Heart (1989)
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 to tell me they've seen you On the town with an old girlfriend No one's got to tell me You look like you've fallen in love again 'Cause you're out of my life now With a wave of her hand You never had it so good babe I never had it so bad Now you can do what you want to And never feel sad You never had it so good babe I never had it so bad No one's got to tell me the difference Between me and the one who's returned No one's got to tell me You never really got over her No one's got to tell me they've seen you Looking like a brand new man No one's got to tell me You look like you've fallen in love again 'Cause you're out of my life now With a wave of her hand You never had it so good babe I never had it so bad Now you can do what you want to And never feel sad You never had it so good babe I never had it so bad So you just go where you go And do what you do And be who you want to be But when she burns you again And your phone doesn't ring Baby it's me 'Cause you're out of my life now With a wave of her hand You never had it so good babe I never had it so bad Now you can do what you want to And never feel sad You never had it so good babe I never had it so bad |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - A Place In The World (1996)
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 the third degree I've been eyes on the pavement admitting my part to strangers passing me And I know it isn't fair, but nothing's ever been Hey when you look at me baby, my god how I feel so good again I don't know where I went wrong, but it isn't right to lie Hey when you look at me baby, my hearts wide open, naked to the eye Now some lovers are apart, but they're never far away I can see her in your eyes, hear her in your voice and I have to turn away Oh what covet is to ache, is what aching is to me For the arms of a man who knows who I am and where I need to be And if I know what I know, then the lonely can't pretend When you look at me baby, my god how I feel so whole again Is there heaven after all, or just this empty space That no amount of time, nor comfort in it's hands can ever help me face Which is worse is yet to come, your rebuff or my resign Hey when you look at me baby, I'm helpless as a child, naked to the eye It's like a fever and a spell, unbroken by a sigh Oh when you look at me baby I'm going nowhere, just naked to the eye Yeah when you look at me baby, everythings there, naked to the eye Hey when you look at me baby, I haven't got a prayer, naked to the eye |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Between Here And Gone (2004)
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 of those, in my heaven 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 change your mind, that's ok, in my heaven Grandma's up here, Grandpa too In a condo with to-die-for views There's presidents and movie stars you just come as you are No one's lost and no one's missing No more parting just hugs and kissing And all these stars are just for wishing In my heaven There's little white lights everywhere Your childhood dog in Dad's old chair And more memories than my heart can hold When Eva's singing "Fields of Gold" There's neighbors, thieves and long lost lovers villains, poets, kings and mothers Up here we forgive each other, in my heaven For every soul that's down there waiting, holding on, still hesitating We say a prayer of levitating, in my heaven You can look back on your life and lot But it can't matter what you're not By the time you're here, we're all we've got In my heaven In my heaven In my heaven |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Shooting Straight In The Dark (1990)
For years she's lived on her own In a corner of the city Twice a year she gets back home Playing catch-up with the family She tells her folks what they need to know Her mother says she's much too thin Her sisters ask about her beau Her dad inquires, how's business been She's thirty-three this time around She's always been real good at listening Her sense of humor never lets her down Except sometimes there's something missing Hey, middle ground A place between up and down She could be safe and sound Oh, to know middle ground For years she's been on her guard She's kind of tense around the shoulders She wonders why she works so hard She counts the days 'til they promote her She'll take a weekend now and then To stay in bed and watch the reruns She'll turn the phone off when guilt sets in But Sunday always kinda leaves her let down Hey, middle ground; a place between up and down She could be safe and sound; oh, to know middle ground She gave her heart away one time, and says that she hasn't seen it since Love's a puzzle in her mind; the pieces match, but don't quite fit; hey... And these days run thick or thin It never rains, or else it's pouring All her single friends are men She thinks married girls are so damn boring Hey, middle ground; a place between up and down She could be safe and sound; oh, to know middle ground Hey, middle ground; a place between up and down She could be safe and sound; oh, to know middle ground Oh, to know middle ground; oh, to know middle ground |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (2001)
It's all I hate but oh so tempting Fills me up but leaves me empty It's all regrets and second chances What's the point of backward glances That lead me nowhere I can't go back there Everything is so uncertain All happening to you in a whirl That's the beauty and the hurting Of living in a maybe world Who can stand all those should haves They wake us up and make us feel bad The famous road will stay untaken All mistakes are worth making Go back to sleep now It all works out somehow Everything is so uncertain All happening to you in a whirl That's the beauty and the hurting Of living in a maybe world I'm sorry for the rain that broke the dam that caused the flood I'm sorry for the pain but that's the way it is because Everything is so uncertain All happening to you in a whirl That's the beauty and the hurting Of living in a maybe world Everything is so uncertain All the garbage baby and the pearls That's the beauty and the hurting Of living in a maybe world |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Between Here And Gone (2004)
Was it a light only she could see
A gypsy's spell, a mystery Something to cause our girl to roam Was it a song only she could hear Whispering charms in her ears Causing her to leave our happy home Guess the light of the moon is all we've got to go on Guess we're never gonna know and she's not telling no one Luna's gone, she's gone away All day long I call her name Luna's gone There wasn't a sign of wanderlust A quarrel, a breach of faith or trust Nothing to give us one thin clue Her eyes like the moon in a heart-shaped face Astonishing speed, amazing grace Little wild child we loved so true Guess the wind in the trees is all she left behind her Guess it's part of the plan to know we'll never find her Luna's gone, she's gone away All day long I call her name Luna's gone Woo-ooo, the end has come, verse and chapter Woo-ooo, I'll miss that girl forever after Woo-ooo, she left us now the way she came No amount of love could tame her, free as the wind that blows... Guess she couldn't resist the lure of the open spaces You won't find her in Miami Beach or Vegas Luna's gone, she's gone away All day long I call her name Luna's gone, she's gone away All day long I call her name Luna's gone, she's gone away All day long I call her name Luna's gone |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - A Place In The World (1996)
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 more drop if you'd just let me into your heart you're like a blue sky to a grey day you're like a new try to an old way Oh I never needed much convincing 'bout that something in my life that's been missing But I think I know where to find that part if you'd just let me into your heart I got a past baby, now who doesn't I won't ask you to think that I wasn't Who I was back then, yes it's true But that was when I didn't know you You're like a sweet sight to these tired eyes You're like the first light after a long night Oh I never believed in the hands of fate But to be with you baby, I believe I'd wait Til the end of time for a chance to start If you'd just let me into your heart You're like a sweet smile to these tired eyes You're like the last mile on a long ride Oh I never believed in the arms of fate But to be in yours darling, I believe I'd wait Til the end of time for a chance to start If you'd just let me into your heart Til the end of time, baby I can start If you'd just let me into your heart |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (2001)
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 sit out on your back porch step and watch the sun go down No one know where they belong The search just goes on and on and on For every choice that ends up wrong Another one's right A change of scene would sure be great the thought is nice to contemplate But the question begs why would you wait and be late for your life Now you might never find that perfect town But the sun still sets on a rooftop where the city sounds like a Gershwin clarinet And you might still be searching every face for one you can't forget Love is out there in a stranger's clothes You just haven't met him yet No one knows where they belong The search just goes on and on and on for every day that ends up wrong Another one's right Call it chance or call it fate Either one is cause to celebrate Still the question begs why would you wait And be late for your life Call it chance baby, call i fate Either one is case to celebrate And the question now is why would you wait don't be late for your life |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (2001)
He wants to own your heart He already owns your soul No matter what you do He's always in control And when he calls your name you have to follow Like moths into a flame, no fear or sorrow will fall upon you You belong to the King of Love He wants to know your thoughts He already knows your mind No matter where you are You're someone he'll always find His very mention brings the slightest shudder Deep inside you know there is no other as skilled and tender Just surrender to the King of Love But when the night falls down, he will not wear a crown No jewels upon his hands, he is just a man He wants to rule your world He already rules your dreams No matter what you want He'll never make you Queen Still when he calls your name you have to answer And when his music plays you are a dancer for him the only Never lonely, King of Love For him the only, never lonely, King of Love |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - A Place In The World (1996)
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 And keep keeping the faith Keeping the faith, everyday We're keeping the faith Keep keeping the faith, don't give it away When your head's not making sense baby When your heart is just a mystery When you're sitting on the fence Instead of knowing where you're supposed to be Well, just keep keeping the faith Keeping the faith, everyday Well be keeping the faith Keep keeping the faith, don't give it away All the style, all the money, all the power you can buy Won't do nothing if there's something missing way down deep inside It's the weary, its the lonesome It's the forest that we just can't see Don't forget now, there ain't no one Who isn't trying to see beyond the trees So, just keep keeping the faith Keeping the faith, everyday Well be keeping the faith Keep keeping the faith, don't give it away Keeping the faith Keeping the faith, everyday We'll be keeping the faith keeping the faith, don't give it away |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Hometown Girl (1989)
Have you ever loved someone you knew nothing of Except you'd seen the light inside their eyes Have you ever loved someone just because Nothing felt so easy or so right And I think of you like the others do Wondering if you think of me And if you do, if you really do Who is it that you see Have you ever loved Whether right or wrong Have you ever loved someone Just because Have you ever tried to speak the truth instead of lie When it seemed you had everything to lose Have you ever tried to stand your ground instead of hide When staying only made you look a fool And I stayed by you though I think I knew It wouldn't change a thing Changes come to hearts with ease But they come so hard to me Have you ever tried to make it last, not knowing why Except you had to try Just because And every day that passes now, I s'pose I'm getting older Wiser with the things I've done But I hope I don't grow colder And now I see the ones, who've lost so much They swear they're 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 reminder That I haven't grown too cold to feel You penetrate my armor Have you ever loved Whether right or wrong Have you ever loved someone Just because Have you ever loved someone Just because |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road (1994)
I can tell by the way you're walking,
That you don't want company I'll let you alone and I'll let you walk on and in your own good time you'll be Back where the sun can find you, under the wise wishing tree And with all of them made we'll lie under the shade and call it a jubilee And I can tell by the way you're talking, that the past isn't letting you go There's only so long you can take it all on, then the wrongs gotta be on its own And when you're ready to leave it behind you, you'll look back and all that you'll see Is the wreckage and rust that you left in the dust on your way to the jubilee And I can tell by the way you're listening, that you're still expecting to hear Your name being called like a summons to all who have failed to account For their doubts and their fears, they can't add up to to much without you And so if it were up to me I'd take hold of your hand Saying come hear the band play your song at the jubilee And I can tell by the way you're searching, for something you can't even name That you haven't been able to come to the table, simply glad that you came When you feel like this try to imagine that we're all like frail boats on the sea Just scanning the night for that great guiding light announcing the jubilee And I can tell by the way you're standing with your eyes filling with tears That it's habit alone that keeps you turning for home, even though your home is right here Where the people who love you are gathered, under the wise wishing tree May we all be considered then straight on delivered down to the jubilee Because to people who love you are waiting, and they'll wait just as long as need be When we look back and say those were halcyon days We're talking about jubilee |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road (1994)
I was standing on this
sidewalk in 1945 in Jacksonville, Illinois When asked what my name was there came no reply They said I was a deaf and sightless half-wit boy But Lewis was my name though I could not say it I was born and raised in New Orleans My spirit was wild so I let the river take it On a barge and a prayer upstream They searched for a mother and they searched for a father And they searched 'til they searched no more The doctors put to rest 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 And it was my heart's own perfume when the crape jasmine bloomed on St. Charles Avenue Though I couldn't hear the bells of the streetcars coming By toeing the track I knew And if I were an old man returning With my satchel and pork pie hat I'd hit every jazz joint on Bourbon And I'd hit every one on Basin after that The years kept passing as they passed me around From one state ward to another Like I was an orphaned shoe from the lost and found Always missing the other They gave me a harp last Christmas And all the nurses took a dance Lately I've been growing listless Been dreaming again of the past I'm wandering down to the banks of the Great Big Muddy Where the shotgun houses stand I am seven years old and I feel my daddy Reach out for my hand While I drew breath no one missed me So they won't on the day that I cease Put a sprig of crape jasmine with me To remind me of New Orleans I was standing on this sidewalk in 1945 in Jacksonville, Illinois |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - State Of The Heart (1989)
Well I know it ain't been roses lately, baby, it's just been thorns And no matter what we do, nothing seems to change Love has always been my shelter, for you it's been a storm But for a while I thought we'd almost beat the rain Now there's a hole here in my pocket where all my dreams have gone Fallen out like so many nickels and dimes And last of all you, you'd always been my good luck charm I should've known that luck's a waste of time 'Cause it don't bring you love if you don't love And it don't bring you time if you ain't got time And it don't bring you strength, baby, if you ain't strong And it don't bring you kindness if you ain't kind Now there's a whole lot of life to be unsure of But there's one thing I can safely say I know That of all the things that finally desert us Pride is always the last thing to go But it won't bring you love if you don't love And it won't bring you time if you ain't got time And it won't bring you strength, baby, if you ain't strong And it won't bring you kindness if you ain't kind And now I wish you only roses, baby, without the thorns And I hope your dreams are always within reach And I wish you shelter, baby, from all your storms They scared you, but they never seemed to teach That I can't bring you love if you don't love And I can't bring you time if you ain't got time And I can't bring you strength, baby, if you ain't strong And I can't bring you kindness if you ain't kind And I can't bring you kindness if you ain't kind |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (2001)
It's the spell that can't be broken It's your breath upon my neck It's the words I long to tell you but haven't yet It's the need to see you constantly And the need to be alone Just to balance out what's 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? In the name of love there's nothing that I would not do In the name of love I'd lose myself to find you In the name of love..... It's the prayer I send up daily for some courage and some pride When your hand brushes my shoulder and our eyes collide It's the smallest of seductions and the quietest of lures And I'm all at once an innocent in the big bad world But what if the night conspired, bringing you to my door Why should I turn you away now, I don't want to wait anymore In the name of love there's nothing that I would not do In the name of love I'd lose myself to find you In the name of love..... But when the darkness fades, giving way to morning light You will find me gone, to carry on the lonely fight In the name of love there's nothing that I would not do In the name of love I'd lose myself to find you In the name of love..... |
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from John Lennon - Working Class Hero [tribute] (1995)
Imagine there's no heaven - it's easy if you try
No hell below us, above us, only sky Imagine all the people, living for today Imagine there's no country - I wonder if you do? Nothing to kill or die for; no religion, too Imagine all the people, living life in peace, you-hoo You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope that you will join us And the world would live as one Imagine no possessions - I wonder if you can? Nothing to keep only from greed or hunger - a brotherhood of man Imagine all the people, sharing all the world, you-hoo You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope that you will join us And the world would live as one |
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from Mary Chapin Carpenter - A Place In The World (1996)
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 shift Counting out coins, he leaves them arranged, in neat lines and circles and arcs She just stares at the tip that spells out her name and ideas are like stars And yesterday pedaling down 4th Avenue, between the stalls and the bookshops The sepia tones of a lost afternoon cradled a curio storefront And inside the air was thick with the past, as the dust settled onto his heart And here for a moment is every place in the world and ideas are like stars They fall from the sky, they run round your head They litter your sleep as they beckon They'd teach you to fly without wires or thread They promise if only you'd let them For the language of longing never had words, so how did you speak from your heart Yet here is a box that swears it has heard that ideas are like stars Tonight Joseph stood out in the yard, as Debussy played from the kitchen Celestial companions `til mornings first lark, shone overhead and he listened And who was that shadow there by the gate, who was that there standing guard It was only loneliness, and loneliness waits, and ideas are like stars Ideas are like stars |
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