There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

the first to see the cracks upon the walls When I started this song I was still thirty-three The age that Mozart died and sweet Jesus was set free Keats and Shelley too soon finished, Charley Parker

I Finally Found It, Sandy Harry Chapin

girl Oh yeah, ah yeah Yes, I finally found it Sandy Maybe this time babe you can understand me It really weren't so complicated after all For I've been down so far, I ain't got so far to fall There

She is Always Seventeen Harry Chapin

For the future's just beginning when you're always seventeen It was nineteen sixty-one when we went to Washington; she put her arms around me and said, "Camelot's begun."

Corey's Coming Harry Chapin

Old John Joseph was a man with two first names They left him in the railroad yard when they took away the trains Only one run a week comes on roaring down that line So all he's got to worry 'bout is time

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.

Up On the Shelf Harry Chapin

So I keep it up on the shelf And it's funny how you keep it all to yourself Hey honey, could there ever be, Should there ever be, Could there ever be something else?

Fall In Love With Him Harry Chapin

It's just no good-- (Fall in love with him) You know that you should (Fall in love with him) I wish that you would (Fall in love with him) If only you could (Fall in love with him).

Bummer Harry Chapin

His mama was a midnight woman His daddy was a drifter drummer One night they put it together Nine months later came the little black bummer He was a laid back lump in the cradle Chewing the paint

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

Sniper Harry Chapin

The sound of his footsteps, the sound of his breathing, The sound of the silence when no one was there. I didn't really know him. He was kind of strange. Always sort of sat there.

Flowers Are Red Harry Chapin

the time for art young man And anyway flowers are green and red There's a time for everything young man And a way it should be done You've got to show concern for everyone else For you're not the only

The Parade's Still Passing By Harry Chapin

I got the news today That you refused to play Cause you never made number one But it's not just the words It's the deeds that are heard When all is said and done Kings take their crowns They melt them

30,000 Pounds of bananas (live) Harry Chapin

He was a young driver, Just out on his second job.

Song Man Harry Chapin

But you've been mine for such a long time baby it's my turn to write one for you and this is the best that this poor boy could do.

Changes Harry Chapin

I was cramped into a coffee house pew two dollar coke in my hand listening to the music run through and out of a drowning man.

Mr. Tanner Harry Chapin

Mister Tanner was a cleaner from a town in the Midwest. And of all the cleaning shops around he'd made his the best. But he also was a baritone who sang while hanging clothes.

Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails Harry Chapin

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

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

It was a rundown slum, the shame of all the decent folks in town.

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

It was a rundown slum, the shame of all the decent folks in town.

30,000 Pounds of Bananas Harry Chapin

He was a young driver, just out on his second job.

Stranger with the Melodies Harry Chapin

I had to lay there listening. It seemed he was in the room. This stranger with his melody, Singing there in the gloom. And he repeated it over and over again, Such a soft and sinkin' sound.

Shooting Star Harry Chapin

listened to his visions She believed in his believe-ins Oh, he was the sun burning bright and brittle And she was the moon shining back his light a little He was a shooting star She was softer

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

Burning Herself Harry Chapin

She was crazy (she was beautiful), I guess she had to be. I was angry (you were blind), because I could not see. I saw only what her cigarettes had done to her skin.

Sunday Morning Sunshine Harry Chapin

I been feeling sorry for myself, But you know I was only lonely, Like everybody else. Until... You brought your Sunday morning sunshine Here into my Monday morning rain.

Old Folkie Harry Chapin

You know, it's always the "Old Folkie" They say he's always bleedin' But whenever somebody's needing him, He's the one who cares.

Remember When the Music Harry Chapin

Remember when the music Was the best of what we dreamed of for our children's time And as we sang we worked, for time was just a line, It was a gift we saved, a gift the future gave.

Remember When The Music (Reprise) Harry Chapin

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 to live, we had hopes to give Remember when the music Was

Babysitter Harry Chapin

you a story And I think that it won't bore you For it's a tale that I've never told To anyone before you-- `cause it's for you The sun of sixteen summers had put halos in your hair If anything was

A Lot of Lonely People Tonight Harry Chapin

But I know you're out there somewhere And that you feel the same way too, Now my only problem is trying to find A way of getting through to you.

A Better Place To Be Harry Chapin

But the little man just sat there like he'd never heard a sound. The waitress she gave out with a cough, And acting not the least put off, She spoke once again.

Jenny Harry Chapin

It was when I rode off in my daydreams Chasing that vision of light It was then I got caught in the jetstream And I dropped through a hole in the night And I knew it's not you that I run from I

Manhood Harry Chapin

I was laughing horizontally In my loose and lusty youth I was feeling well self-satisfied Deliciously uncouth When she slipped out from my covers With a smile Saying, "You've got a lot to learn

I Wonder What Would Happen to Him Harry Chapin

I'm the green young gentleman, and you're the lady with the past I admit I'm insecure about how long we will last I sort through in my mind the little that I know But the only things I find from where

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."

Winter Song Harry Chapin

When the summer fled past my window and autumn's chill was in the air there was a special kind of lonesome 'round that ending time of year.

You Are the Only Song Harry Chapin

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

Taxi Harry Chapin

It was raining hard in 'Frisco, I needed one more fare to make my night. A lady up ahead waved to flag me down, She got in at the light.

Last of the Protest Singers Harry Chapin

He's the last of the protest singers, Selling truth and commitment, He don't get much work these days, He's billed as a novelty act, And he stands there with his thumb out, Hitching a ride towards

I Wanna Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

I come fresh from the street Fast on my feet, kinda lean and lazy Not much meat on my bones, and a whole lot alone And more than a little bit crazy The old six string was all I had To keep my belly

Mail Order Annie Harry Chapin

But you're the only one that got off the train. So you must be my wife Miss Annie Halsey Yes, I guess I am your husband, Hello I'm Harry Crane. Mail Order Annie, never mind your crying.

One Light in a Dark Valley Harry Chapin

One light in a dark valley And the mist is falling like rain One light in a dark valley And I'm alone again One light in a dark valley And I am all alone One light in a dark valley Is all I

Sequel Harry Chapin

I just took it and returned to the cabbie And said "I got one more fare for you."

It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains Harry Chapin

that's when you let me Back into your dream And I know you're frightened By my laughter But you're not afraid To hold my pain You see I'm never sure Just what you're after, Babe But it seems you only

Story of a Life Harry Chapin

And there are times you change your stride, There are times you can't decide Still you go on.

Could you put your Light on Please? Harry Chapin

She moved so well 'cause she was a dancer, She went sliding through my questions, gliding 'round the answer.

Could You Put Your Light On, Please Harry Chapin

She moved so well 'cause she was a dancer, She went sliding through my questions, gliding 'round the answer.

Paint A Picture of Yourself (Michael) Harry Chapin

Well, I hear you are a painter now Though you're almost halfway through You pulled a pallet knife, you cut away a wife And you started something new But it was not the strife of married life That

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.

I Want To Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

The old six string was all I had to keep my belly still, and for each full hour lessson I gave I got a crisp ten dollar bill. She was married for seven years to a concrete castle king.