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

Jericho Mary Chapin Carpenter

adjust To the darkness deep within Sifting through the ash and dust We are the places that we’ve been You can’t hear me yet Listening takes a long long time And I’ve so much to tell But words die on these lips

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

Someone Else's Prayer Mary Chapin Carpenter

Stephen's Green Oh I turned and tossed with my Irish dreams And when the morning shone through the burned off mist I could sense you still just as close as this Just as close as lips brush against a cheek

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

The Long Way Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

down your window, turn off your phone See your life as a gift from the great unknown And your task is to receive it Tell your kid a story, hold your lover tight Make a joyful noise, swim naked at night Read

One Small Heart (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Call the folks, leave a note, lock the doors and windows Pack the truck, here`s to luck, here`s to how the wind blows Got the cash, got the gas, now lose the map and compass Now read the signs, obey the

I Take My Chances Mary Chapin Carpenter

I Take My Chances (Mary-Chapin Carpenter/Don Schlitz) I took a walk in the rain one day on the wrong side of the tracks I stood on the rails till I saw that train Just to see how my heart would

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

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

My Heaven (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Nothing shatters nothing breaks Nothing hurts and nothing aches We`ve got ourselves one helluva place in my heaven Looking down at the world below a bunch of whining, fighting schmo`s Up here we got none

Grand Central Station (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Got my work clothes on for love, sweat and dirt. All this Holy dust upon my face an' shirt. Headin' uptown now, just as the shifts are changin', To Grand Central Station.

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

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

I Put My Ring Back On Mary Chapin Carpenter

Who knows where faith comes from But last night I put my ring back on 'Cause here with you is where I belong Last night I put my ring back on No life's without uncertainty We both know how hard this love

River (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

loose again River every season like a prayer We`re standing in the shallows making crosses in the air Want to build the strongest bridge Want to love you the best I can Feel no fear upon the edge Here`s my

A Lot Like Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

was a long tall stranger from way down south where he'd left his life behind He had a big old Gibson and a pickup truck and Shenandoah eyes And I remember him sitting in that local bar where I earned my

Too Tired Mary Chapin Carpenter

Too tired to fight so I just gave in Last night I slept in your arms again And I felt my heart next to your skin Beatin' like crazy Been runnin' from something I can't explain It ain't just anger, it ain't

I Am A Town Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm the language of the natives, I'm a cadence and a drawl I'm the pines behind the graveyard and the cool beneath their shade Where the boys have left their beer cans, I am weeds between the graves My

10,000 Miles Mary Chapin Carpenter

Fare thee well My own true love Farewell for a while Im going away But Ill be back Though I go 10,000 miles 10,000 miles My own true love 10,000 miles or more The rocks may melt And the seas may burn If

John Doe No. 24 Mary Chapin Carpenter

I was standing on this sidewalk in 1945 in Jacksonville, Illinois When asked what my name was there came no reply They said I was a deaf and sightless half-wit boy But Lewis was my name though I could

Another Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

sky, the stars and the moon There’s another storm to chase There’s another bridge to burn There’s nothing perfect here Another lesson to learn There were days I gave into losing Empty spaces of my

I Can See It Now Mary Chapin Carpenter

I Can See It Now (Mary Chapin Carpenter) I can see it now, walking by myself And suddenly you're there walking with somebody else I can see it now, what's right up ahead A scene I've played a

Naked To The Eye Mary Chapin Carpenter

Naked To The Eye (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Been walking these streets, been deciding what's true Been hands in my pockets, coat collar up, thinking `bout you I've been talking to myself, giving fate

Between Here And Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

Tonight, the moon came out, it was nearly full Way down here on earth, I could feel it's pull The weight of gravity or just the lure of life, Made me want to leave my only home tonight Now I'm just wonderin

Goodnight America Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm standing at a traffic light somewhere in West LA Waiting for the sign to change then I'll be on my way The noise, the heat, the crush of cars just robs me of my nerve And someone yells and blasts their

Goodnight America (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Waiting for the sign to change then I`ll be on my way The noise, the heat, the crush of cars just robs me of my nerve Then someone yells and blasts their horn and pins me to the curb I`m a stranger here

Between Here And Gone (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

The weight of gravity or just the lure of life, Made me want to leave my only home tonight. Now I'm just wonderin' how we know where we belong. Is it in a photograph, or a dashboard poet's song?

Don't Need Much To Be Happy Mary Chapin Carpenter

Don't need much to be happy Four walls and a roof 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

Hot Buttered Rum Mary Chapin Carpenter

chimney smoke hangs still and low across the stubbled fields of snow And angry skies reach down and seize the sorry blackened bones of trees In the dead of winter when the silent snowbirds come You're my

Hometown Girl Mary Chapin Carpenter

Years ago in my hometown I was a headstrong girl and a heartstrong one We'd ride all summer with the top rolled down through the sleepy streets of that Jersey town Now I knew girls when I was sixteen Could

I Tried Going West Mary Chapin Carpenter

meets the sun Where the edge of the world’s always been As far from this place as a girl gets to run When her reasons to stay have worn thin Out there the days were so bright and so blue Yet I missed all my

Almost Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

Almost Home (Mary Chapin Carpenter/Beth Nielson Chapman/Annie Roboff) I saw my life this morning Lying at the bottom of a drawer All this stuff I'm saving God knows what this junk is for And

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.

This Shirt Mary Chapin Carpenter

This Shirt (Mary Chapin Carpenter) This shirt is old and faded All the color's washed away I've had it now for more damn years Than I can count anyway I wear it beneath my jacket With the collar

Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter

Come on, come on, take my hand. Come on, come on, you just have to whisper. Come on, come on, I will understand. It's a photograph taken in Paris at the end of the honeymoon.

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

Transcendental Reunion Mary Chapin Carpenter

every one come from As we shuffle on forward As we wait for inspection Don’t be holding that line up At the end lies redemption Oh Oh Hey Hey Ah Ah Now I’m stamped and I’m waved through I take up my

It Don't Bring You Mary Chapin Carpenter

Well I know it ain't been roses lately, baby, it's just been thorns And no matter what we do, nothing seems to change Love has always been my shelter, for you it's been a storm But for a while I thought

Christmas Time in the City Mary Chapin Carpenter

Well I walked to town in the pouring rain Paid my fare and I rode that train To the station under the avenue Hit the air at the stroke of noon At the cross streets where I staked my claim I played in tune

Come On Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 right Love has finally come in sight Oh, love, come on home You fit into my

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

Going Out Tonight Mary Chapin Carpenter

welcome smile and the grasp of an open hand Gonna sit for hours in a small dark place, catch up with a long lost face And talk about how long it's really been I'm going out tonight with perfume on my

New Years Day Mary Chapin Carpenter

The living and these ghosts And I know that I am dreaming As I memorize each part In the telling lies a reveri In the details lie the heart Like the folds of summer dresse Like the scent upon my

Christmas Carol Mary Chapin Carpenter

The week before Thanksgiving Day This town puts up its old display Streetlights hung with candy canes and bows The earlier it gets each year The scarcer is my Christmas cheer I guess I just like taking

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

Chasing What's Already Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

the far horizon Moving with you as fast as you can run Half your life you pay it no attention The rest you cant stop wondering What you should have done Instead of chasing whats already gone Saw my

Down At The Twist And Shout Mary Chapin Carpenter

Down At The Twist And Shout (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) Chorus: Saturday night and the moon is out I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat When it lifts

You Win Again Mary Chapin Carpenter

ve been holding my breath just wondering when You？ll make some sort of decision To let me in or let me go I？ll always lose if I never know Where I fit in Baby you win again I can？t be right if I？

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