Dreams Go By Harry Chapin

to be a ball player A regular slugging fool But both our dreams must wait awhile Until we finish school And so you and I We'll watch our years go by We'll watch our sweet dreams fly Far away,

Story of a Life Harry Chapin

Now off you go horizon bound And you won't stop until you've found Your own kind of way.

Country Dreams Harry Chapin

There's lakes there, and trout streams, Mountain views, Country Dreams, Contry Dreams.

A Lot of Lonely People Tonight Harry Chapin

I guess we share the same old dream Or maybe it's the same old lie, There's only one thing I'm sure of, babe And that's our time keeps rolling by.

She Sings Songs Without Words Harry Chapin

I was thrown on the cobblestones, tossed at her feet My fool's mouth was filled with the dust from the street An out of work court jester with nowhere to go And no need to speak, for she seemed to

Greyhound Harry Chapin

Travelling late, I got to go But the bus won't be on time. Everybody's looking half alive. Later on the bus arrives. They punch my ticket I find a seat And we move out past the lights.

Caroline Harry Chapin

placing her skin still moist in the palm of my hand You're pressing she smiles It's too soon to ask For me to cast off my cover You assume that I'm caught Up there in your head So now I must go

Roll Down the River Harry Chapin

You keep looking out my window At the driftwood floating by Like a flock of birds in falltime You're just itching to fly I know I cannot hold you Cause you live life to the hilt So go on get out

Dancing Boy Harry Chapin

Dancing boy, I'm sure by now that you must see, You're dancing means much more to me, Than any dream of mine. Yes, I'm so proud when you are with me, That my heart digs in my throat.

Dancin' Boy Harry Chapin

Dancin' boy, I'm sure by now that you must see, You're dancin' means much more to me, Than any dream of mine. Yes, I'm so proud when you are with me, That my heart digs in my throat.

Circle Harry Chapin

All my life's a circle; But I can't tell you why; Season's spinning round again; The years keep rollin' by.

Vacancy Harry Chapin

that's bare as can be There's a vacancy, won't you come to me And fill my empty spaces I'm a motel man in a promised land That's filled with empty faces So won't you bring your sorrows bring your dreams

I Want To Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

So I'd show up about once a week in my faded tight-legged jeans with a backlog full of hobo stories and dilapidated dreams. She said, "I want to learn a love song full of happy things."

Tangled Up Puppet Harry Chapin

a time that you curled up in my lap; like a child You'd cling to me smiling, yours eyes wide and wild Now you slip through my arms, wave a passing hello Twist away and toss a kiss, laughing as you go

Sequel Harry Chapin

First I thought about heading up north of the bay Then I knew where I had to go. I thought about taking a limousine Or at least a fancy car.

Poor Damned Fool Harry Chapin

But he's a poor damned fool 'Cause he went and let you go now. Just a poor damned fool. He never will know now. Maybe someday he'll be sad.

I Do It For You Jane Harry Chapin

And whatever mission that brought me there Disappeared in the mist of your amber hair You laughed and surrendered your gifts by degrees But I was convinced that you spoke only to me.

Last Stand Harry Chapin

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

There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

he's signed up as a soldier out to play the music game There are fake patches on his jacket -- he's used bleach to fade his jeans With a brand new stay pressed shirt -- and some creased and wrinkled dreams

Dogtown Harry Chapin

The men go out for whaling, past the breakers and the fogs. The women stay home waiting they're protected by the dogs.

Remember When the Music Harry Chapin

Remember when the music Brought us all together to stand inside the rain And as we'd join our hands,we'd meet in the refrain, For we had dreams to live, we had hopes to give.

Remember When The Music (Reprise) Harry Chapin

our minds on fire For we believed in things, and so we'd sing Remember when the music Brought us all together to stand inside the rain And as we'd join our hands, we'd meet in the refrain For we had dreams

I Wanna Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

She said she wanted to learn to play the guitar And to hear her children sing So I'd show up about once a week In my faded tight-legged jeans With a backlog full of hobo stories And dilapidated dreams

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

loins Has your mind in your groin And your back pocket burning with blood Blood money loot So, you walk past the glow Of the flicker-picture shows Where the raincoat men wait For a child to come by

Burning Herself Harry Chapin

I never could imagine what would make her go that far. I wondered, was she driven by desperate need to feel, to find out she was living, to discover life was real.

We Grew Up A Little Bit Harry Chapin

While I played engineer And we were growing ever faster Every year I got bored of kilowatts You were tired of kids I started staying out at night And soon that's what you did At parties we'd go

She is Always Seventeen Harry Chapin

She has no fear of failure, she's not bent with broken dreams.

The Mayor of Candor Lied Harry Chapin

In the little town of Candor in the last year of my youth I learned the final lesson of the levels to the truth My father was a farmer he'd go tilling in the ground My mother was a neighbor she'd

The Parade's Still Passing By Harry Chapin

I got the news todayThat you refused to playCause you never made number oneBut it's not just the wordsIt's the deeds that are heardWhen all is said and doneKings take their crownsThey melt them all...

Let Time Go Lightly Harry Chapin

I let time go lightly when I'm here with you, I let time go lightly when the day is through. I keep a watch on time when I've have work to do, I let time go lightly with you.

Any Old Kind of Day Harry Chapin

I looked past those rooftops and I saw the cloudless sky, But I keep on asking why my life is passing by, And I'm left up high and dry, But it ain't no good to cry, So I shrug my useless sigh, And

It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains Harry Chapin

your coffee Onto my sleeve And you said Don't expect the tears To come from me babe For I've already grieved But that's when you let me Back into your dream And I know you're frightened By

Empty Harry Chapin

Well, I got no place to go now, I really do not know how to like my life, now that you're gone. Empty mailbox, empty head. Empty promise, empty bed.

Woman Child Harry Chapin

Where will she go? Woman child, your eyes are wild. The rain runs down your hair. Woman child, mercy mild. What will you tell your teddy bear?

Changes Harry Chapin

There was you and Fifth avenue before there were lies and all my hot blood schemes and teenage dreams flashed before my eyes.

Winter Song Harry Chapin

Now I go my way and you go your way now that the winter's come and gone. But somehow with the springtime your golden warmth still lingers on.

Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails Harry Chapin

And she let the bills and the marketing go. And she went and almost bought out an art supply store. It just so happened that day he got to thinking.

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

And on Saturday night while America boozes The fire department showed dirty movies, The lawyer and the grocer seeing their dreams Come to life on the movie screens While the plumber hopes that he won't

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

And on Saturday night while America boozes The fire department showed dirty movies, The lawyer and the grocer seeing their dreams Come to life on the movie screens While the plumber hopes that he won't

Legends of the Lost and Found Harry Chapin

We are the lovers, we are bound to one another By a bond that is invisible yet stronger still than time. And we're locked into the motion that moves beneath the ocean.

A Better Place To Be Harry Chapin

And she tried to fight her empty nights By smilin' at the world. And she said "Hey Bub, It's been awhile Since you been around. Where the hell you been hidin' ? And why you look so down ?"

The Rock Harry Chapin

The rock is gonna fall on us, he woke with a start And he ran to his mother, the fear dark in his heart And he told her of the vision that he was sure he'd seen She said: "Go back to sleep son, you're

Corey's Coming Harry Chapin

I come by in the evening to hear 'bout where he's been He says - Come on sit down Kid, where shall I begin?

Sometime Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

I had a kind of empty feeling, But no place to go where I could take it.

Sometime, Somewhere Wife Harry Chapin

I had a kind of empty feeling, But no place to go where I could take it. So I took a walk beside the railroad tracks, and I thought about the facts of my life And of my sometime, somewhere wife.

I Miss America Harry Chapin

By the time I was thirteen I started taking shape. At eighteen I was so beautiful That the strangers started to gape. They said "Enter the ultimate contest If you're as gorgeous as you seem."

Wold Harry Chapin

Playing all the hits for you wherever you may be The bright good-morning voice who's heard but never seen Feeling all of forty-five going on fifteen The drinking I did on my last big gig made my voice go

The Day They Closed the Factory Down Harry Chapin

But all their words of wisdom won't make you go away. The day they closed the factory down they had nothing, Nothing left to say. She said, "I take care of my momma now, since my father died.

Short Stories Harry Chapin

Short stories that's all it's ever been Don't you worry 'bout the ending Babe, before we begin I have seen the sun That's behind the rain I have felt the joy That's behind the pain Did you ever go

Halfway to Heaven Harry Chapin

I missed my bus connection 'cause my train got in too late And I'm forced into reflection by this half hour wait.