Quittin' Time Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Where Time Stands Still Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

It Don't Bring You Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Jericho Mary Chapin Carpenter

You can’t see me yet Seeing takes a long long time From the outside in Measuring each shift and sigh But as you let your eyes adjust To the darkness deep within Sifting through the ash and dust We are

Christmas Time in the City Mary Chapin Carpenter

air at the stroke of noon At the cross streets where I staked my claim I played in tune with the winter rain Collecting dimes and dollar bills While the noisy traffic played the fills And its Christmas time

What Would You Say To Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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.

That's Real Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Goodbye Again Mary Chapin Carpenter

phone And every morning after that She takes the phone and puts it back He's got a wife back home and three kids up and grown But these are things that go unsaid He might call her from the road just in time

He Thinks He`ll Keep Her Mary Chapin Carpenter

does the car-pool, she PTAs Doctors and dentists, she drives all day When she was twenty-nine she delivered number three And every Christmas card showed a perfect family Everything runs right on time

He Thinks He'll Keep Her Mary Chapin Carpenter

does the car-pool, she PTAs Doctors and dentists, she drives all day When she was twenty-nine she delivered number three And every Christmas card showed a perfect family Everything runs right on time

Let Me Into Your Heart Mary Chapin Carpenter

Let Me Into Your Heart (Mary Chapin Carpenter) 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

On And On It Goes Mary Chapin Carpenter

years shape this arc of sky And sand a precious pearl And you will light a stranger's life By letting yours unfurl And on and on it goes Sparks upon the wind Like a July 4th, a crown of stars And a good time

Let Me Into Your Heart (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Come On Come On (Live Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Some people remember the first time, some can't forget the last Some just select what they want to from the past It's a song you danced to in high school, it's a moon you tried to bring down On a four

A Lot Like Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

stop 'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams With my cowboy boots and my old six-string Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars When I'd get him up at closing time

Read My Lips Mary Chapin Carpenter

Read My Lips (Mary Chapin Carpenter) 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

Don't Need Much To Be Happy Mary Chapin Carpenter

overhead Books and food in my belly Cool sheets upon the bed A fire that warms up December The sound of a thaw in the eaves Sometimes it's hard to remember How tough we are to please All in good time

Down In Mary's Land Mary Chapin Carpenter

green by the side of the road Going down in Mary's land Roll down the window feel the cool of a grove Hit the palm of your outstretched hand Radio's playing a tune from the country Fiddle and an old time

The End Of My Pirate Days Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

The Dreaming Road Mary Chapin Carpenter

The stars are out tonight, the breeze is warm and light As I'm walking right back to you Along the dreaming road, the only way to go When I'm travelling by our code that north is true Once upon a time

Halley Came To Jackson Mary Chapin Carpenter

Late one night when the wind was still Daddy brought the baby to the window still To see a bit of heaven shoot across the sky The one and only time daddy saw it fly It came from the east just as bright

Slow Country Dance Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Late For Your Life Mary Chapin Carpenter

You've been saying for the longest time that the time has come You've been talking like you're of a mind to get some changing done Maybe move out of the city, find some quiet little town Where you can

Outside Looking In Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

This Is Me Leaving You Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter

Some people remember the first time, some can't forget the last. Some just select what they want to from the past.

Grow Old With Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

Grow Old With Me (John Lennon) Grow old along with me The best is yet to be When our time has come We will be as one God bless our love God bless our love Grow old along with me Two branches

Hero In Your Own Hometown Mary Chapin Carpenter

Hero In Your Own Hometown (Mary Chapin Carpenter) We were born during the boom times, played house down in the bomb shelter Suffered through the wonder years, and silence at the dinner hour But

What To Keep And What To Throw Away Mary Chapin Carpenter

Open up the closet Find his winter coat there Check inside the pockets Find a crumpled note there It says milk and Sunday paper And a heart smudged in blue ink Fold it up and box it before you’ve time

Goodnight America (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

I`m looking with a pilgrim`s eyes upon some promised land I`m dreaming with my heart outstretched as if it were my hand And I`ll hit the Cross Bronx just in time to beat the rush hour lock But got no clue

Middle Ground Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Goodnight America Mary Chapin Carpenter

smell the salty air perfume of Charleston town I'm looking with a pilgrim's eyes upon some promised land And dreaming with my heart outstretched as if it were my hand And I'll hit the cross Bronx just in time

Come On Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

love, come on home You fit into my life and You seem so right like someone planned it You give yourself to me and You give so easily, seems like you always understand Everything says you are the one Time

New Years Day Mary Chapin Carpenter

We are sitting at a table in a bar in Baltimore It’s the last night of December And the room is nearly full And the front door pulls a draft in every time it opens wide And you are telling me a story

Mrs. Hemingway Mary Chapin Carpenter

Where the coal merchants climb every stair The dance hall next door is filled with sailors and whores And the music floats up through the air There's Sancerre and oysters, cathedrals and cloisters And time

A Place In The World Mary Chapin Carpenter

A Place In The World (Mary Chapin Carpenter) What I'm looking for, after all this time Keeps me moving forward, trying to find it Since I learned to walk all I've done is run Ready, on my mark

Passionate Kisses Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Why Walk When You Can Fly Mary Chapin Carpenter

In this world theres a whole lot of plain In this world you've a soul for a compass And a heart for a pair of wings Theres a star on the far horizon Rising bright in an azure sky For the rest of the time

Girls Like Me (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

like a drug It makes a girl believe in love And if somehow you love us back We think there`s something wrong with that Girls like me aren`t hard to trust Your deepest secret`s safe with us And when its time

I Put My Ring Back On Mary Chapin Carpenter

change ancient history And love wounds with such simplicity And I threw it down, down down down, down Your heart is all I want to see Your hand reaching out to me And your kiss remembers the mystery Time

Tender When I Want To Be Mary Chapin Carpenter

Tender When I Want To Be (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) 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

Waltz Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Wherever You Are Mary Chapin Carpenter

you are Wherever you are (Love won't leave you stranded) Wherever you are (Love won't let you hide) Wherever you are (One of these days baby) We'll be walkin' side by side All it takes is some time

Whenever You're Ready Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Alone But Not Lonely Mary Chapin Carpenter

There are moments in time that are meant to be held Like fragile, breakable things There are others that pass us, you can't even tell Such is their grace and their speed And this one is gone in the blink

Grand Central Station (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

I wanna stand beneath the clock just one more time. Wanna wait on the platform for the Hudson line.

Going Out Tonight Mary Chapin Carpenter

I wanna find someone waiting there Who used to know me well I'm going out tonight without a chaperone I'm gonna leave that meddling heart of mine at home 'Cause it don't like crowds or closing time

Learning The World Mary Chapin Carpenter

It hands you your overcoat and opens the door You are learning the world again just as before But the first time was childhood And now you are grown Broken wide open, cut to the bone And all that

Fading Away Mary Chapin Carpenter

You are fading away in pieces and parts Like old china and glass in fragments and shards Moment by moment a day at a time By the side of the road in the dark of the night You are leaving me here like the