Ideas Are Like Stars Mary Chapin Carpenter

Ideas Are Like Stars (Mary Chapin Carpenter) 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

Wherever You Are Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 baby Wherever you are

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

Dreamland Mary Chapin Carpenter

Dreamland (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Sun goes down and says goodnight Pull your covers up real tight By your bed we뭠l leave a light To guide you off to dreamland Your pillows soft your bed is warm

Dreamland (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Sun goes down and says goodnight Pull your covers up real tight By your bed, we'll leave a light To guide you off to dreamland Your pillows soft your bed is warm Your eyes are tired when day is done One

The Moon And St. Christopher Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

My Heaven (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

On And On It Goes Mary Chapin Carpenter

drop of rain Somewhere in this world Light 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

Candlelight Carol Mary Chapin Carpenter

How do you count all the stars in the sky? How can you measure The love of a mother Or how can you write down A baby's first cry?

Down In Mary's Land Mary Chapin Carpenter

Fiddle and an old time band Race with the moon to the edge of the water Down in Mary's land Down in Mary's land East of Virginia where the bay meets a river Down in Mary's land The wind pulls your sleeve like

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

Soul Companion Mary Chapin Carpenter

All of our dreams are laid out and measured Arrows and pins and a rainbow of threads Like hope on a string, sewn into the linings For the courage to face the unknown ahead My soul companion Out in

I Feel Lucky Mary Chapin Carpenter

I Feel Lucky (Mary-Chapin Carpenter/Don Schlitz) Well I woke up this morning stumbled out of my rack I opened up the paper to the page in the back It only took a minute for my finger to find My

Grand Central Station (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Headin' uptown now, just as the shifts are changin', To Grand Central Station. I got my lunch box, got my hard hat in my hand. I ain't no hero, mister, just a workin' man.

Once in Royal David's City Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

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

One Small Heart (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

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

The Swords We Carried Mary Chapin Carpenter

pain And hope move mountains And all that could befall a heart Or break this perfect life apart The swords we carried could not do a thing about them Away I am going away I am gone Ghosts and angels are

Come On Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

somehow Oh, love, come on home Promises a heart can keep Happiness is you and me Never was a dream so right Love has finally come in sight Oh, love, come on home You fit into my life and You seem so right like

Alone But Not Lonely Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 jump in closing your eyes Or are

What You Didn't Say Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Can't Take Love For Granted Mary Chapin Carpenter

empty as your stare You cant take love for granted Its got its own free will Its got a mind of its own when it wants one, baby And looks that can kill One day youre in heaven darling The next you feel like

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

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

Transcendental Reunion Mary Chapin Carpenter

From 20000 feet I saw the lights below me Twinkling just like Christmas We descended slowly And the curve of the world passed With all of that flying Above the mighty ocean And now we all are arriving

Elysium (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

clear of margins and borders So I wasn`t thinking of where we would go On a cold afternoon through the mountains we drove Up a few hairpin turns and then spread out below The valley appeared with the sun Like

Goodnight America Mary Chapin Carpenter

Saying to myself Goodnight America And I'm driving into Houston on a rain slicked Texas road Land so flat and sky so dark I say a prayer to float Should all at once the Sanasito surge beyond it's banks Like

Goodnight America (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Saying to myself goodnight America And I am driving into Houston on a rain-slicked Texas road Land so flat and sky so dark I say a prayer to float Should all at once the San Jacinto surge beyond its banks Like

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

Jubilee Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Family Hands Mary Chapin Carpenter

As we neared the old house where your granny lives on She's nearing ninety years now, with her daughters by her side Who tend the places in the heart where loneliness can hide Raised by the women who are

Going Out Tonight Mary Chapin Carpenter

Underneath the sky so clear, 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

Slow Country Dance Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Another Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

another quilt of green Where the trees throw down their shade There’s another way to lean Into the wind unafraid There’s another life out there Beyond your quiet room Use dead reckoning The sky, the stars

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

Hometown Girl Mary Chapin Carpenter

The seasons changed in my hometown The way they changed in yours The windows opened up to the Spring Like every spring before And I ran with boys who weren't like you I was young but somehow I knew The

Downtown Train Mary Chapin Carpenter

Outside another yellow moon Has punched a hole in the 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

What If We Went To Italy Mary Chapin Carpenter

What If We Went To Italy (Mary Chapin Carpenter) 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

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

Bells Are Ringing Mary Chapin Carpenter

Bells are ringing, all over the world. Bells are ringing, calling the light Bells are ringing, all over the world, all over the world tonight.

Outside Looking In Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

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

Beautiful Racket 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 The job's okay, so it doesn't inspire Thoughts of leaving it all behind You used

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

The End Of My Pirate Days Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Swept Away Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Mrs. Hemingway Mary Chapin Carpenter

carriage Safe arrival we cabled back home It was just a few days before Christmas We filled our stockings with wishes And walked for hours Arm and arm through the rain, to the glassed-in cafe That held us like

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

Shut Up And Kiss Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

Shut Up And Kiss Me (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) 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