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

River (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

My Heaven (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Girls Like Me (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Girls like me aren`t hard to find We grow like roses on the vine And wear our hearts on our sleeves You probably know a girl like me We live alone and in our heads We eat standing up or in our beds Guilt

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

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

You Win Again Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 ？

Jubilee Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

It Don't Bring You Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

I'll Never Fall In Love Again Mary Chapin Carpenter

What do you get when you fall in love? A guy with a pin to burst your bubble That's what you get for all your trouble. I'll never fall in love again. I'll never fall in love again.

Just Because Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

When She's Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Wherever You Are Mary Chapin Carpenter

sign of trouble, near or far And I'm lookin' through eyes that have shed some tears And I'm lookin' for that one who's gonna face my fears Without thinkin' he must erase each scar And I'm gonna find you

What You Didn't Say Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Simple Life Mary Chapin Carpenter

Your making this today of all the things you haven't done yet your drivin everyone crazy, are you having any fun yet?

Never Had It So Good Mary Chapin Carpenter

Never Had It So Good (Mary Chapin Carpenter/John Jennings) No one's got to tell me it's over I could see it from miles away No one's got to tell me What I don't already know today No one's got

What Would You Say To Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

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.

What Would You Say To Me (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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.

The Better To Dream Of You Mary Chapin Carpenter

The Better To Dream Of You (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Every heart has got a story About love holding out a lure Baby, when you've been that lonely You just want a cure Fool you once, you are forgiven

Come On Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

Slowly as you look at me In your eyes I can't believe All the love I'm seeing now Plain as day to me somehow Oh, love, come on home Promises a heart can keep Happiness is you and me Never was a dream so

Can't Take Love For Granted Mary Chapin Carpenter

When I spoke what was on my mind I wasnt thinking of your heart I wasnt thinking bout the things I said That landed us so far apart And now my world is ending baby With a chance remark No, you cant take

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

Alone But Not Lonely Mary Chapin Carpenter

I haven't a reason, a clue or a sign I haven't the slightest idea Of the shape of your heart or the state of your mind Do you ever let anyone near Do you ever reach out with arms open wide Do you ever

King Of Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Learning The World Mary Chapin Carpenter

empty cart mile after mile Leaves you weeping in the wilderness Of the supermarket aisle And in the late night kitchen light it sits in a chair Watching you pretend that it’s not really there But

Waltz Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

This Is Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

What Was It Like Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Downtown Train Mary Chapin Carpenter

nighttime I climb through the window and down to the street I'm shining like a new dime The downtown trains are full With all those Brooklyn girls They try so hard to break out of their little world You

How Do Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Party Doll Mary Chapin Carpenter

Party Doll (Mick Jagger) You used to be my party doll But now you say the party뭩 over You used to love to honky tonk But now the honky tonkin뭩 over Now my life is a bitter thing my sweet Now

The Last Word Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

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

A Road Is Just A Road Mary Chapin Carpenter

the brake Underneath the smooth tar curves A road is only dust and dirt On a lonely interchange The signs all look the same 'Cause a road is just a road and a feeling's just a feeling No matter where you

I Want To Be Your Girlfriend Mary Chapin Carpenter

I Want To Be Your Girlfriend (Mary Chapin Carpenter) I want to be your girlfriend, I want to be your new love I want to be the one that you can't get enough of I want to be your girlfriend, nobody

Chasing What's Already Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

parked in the drive Dents in the fender and wood on the side Theres kids and dogs and instamatic cubes squinting hard in the sun Not just yet, but one day too Theyll be chasing whats already gone You

In The Name Of Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Beautiful Racket (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

So your day begins like this Wondering what might have been Old regrets and chances missed Borne away on some lambent wind Job`s ok, so it doesn`t inspire Thoughts of leaving it all behind You used to

Family Hands Mary Chapin Carpenter

Last Sunday we got in the car and we drove To the town you were raised in, your boyhood home The trees were just turning, up on the ridge And this was your valley when you were a kid You showed me the

The Bug Mary Chapin Carpenter

The Bug (Mark Knopfler) 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

Not Too Much To Ask Mary Chapin Carpenter

To hear you say my name. To see 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.

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

Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter

It's a song you danced to in high school, it's a moon you tried to bring down. On a four in the morning drive through the streets of town. Come on, come on, it's getting late now.

That's Real Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Slave To The Beauty Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

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

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

Rhythm Of The Blues Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

What To Keep And What To Throw Away Mary Chapin Carpenter

These are your instructions Should you choose to follow Sit down with pen and paper Begin with something hollow Like the last words that he offered No kind of explanation They only take up space

The More Things Change Mary Chapin Carpenter

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