Mary Chapin Carpenter Lyrics

10 Fare thee well My own true love Farewell for a while I'm goi…
4 June 1989 I told them we heard singing first before we reached…
A Keeper for Every Flame She says it's been so long, she can't remember when The…
A Lot Like Me He was a long, tall stranger from way down south…
A Place In The World What I'm looking for after all this time Keeps me moving…
A Road Is Just A Road He pulled out in a cloud of dust Laying rubber and…
All Broken Hearts Break Differently You look around with both eyes clearHow long it took…
Almost Home I saw my life this morning Lying at the bottom of…
Alone But Not Lonely I haven't a reason, a clue, or a sign I haven't…
Another Home There's another home somewhere There's another glimpse of s…
Asking for a Friend How do you tell someone it's not working Admitting it's beca…
Beautiful Racket So your day begins like this Wondering what might have been …
Bells Are Ringing No presents, no candy, no treat No stockings hung by the…



Between Here And Gone Tonight the moon came up, it was nearly full Way down…
Bright Morning Star Last night I dreamed my head was in fever Last night…
Can't Take Love For Granted When I spoke what was on my mind I wasn't thinking…
Candlelight Carol How do you capture The wind on the water? How…
Cant Take Love For Granted When I spoke what was on my mind I wasn't thinking…
Chasing What's Already Gone There's a big white house on a leafy street On a…
Children Children, go where I send thee How shall I send thee? I'm…
Christmas Carol The week before Thanksgiving Day This town puts up its old…
Christmas Time In The City Well I walked to town in the pouring rain Paid my…
Closer And Closer Apart Tell me the truth, don't ask me to lie These are…
Come Darkness come darkness, come light come new star shining bright come…
Come On Come On Some people remember the first time Some can't forget the la…
Come On Home Slowly as you look at me In your eyes I…
Dead Man Walking You never had a dream like this Never felt the cold…
Deep Deep Down Heart How do you know what you know Because you've seen it…
Don't Need Much To Be Happy Don't need much to be happy Four walls and a roof…
Down at the Twist & Shout Saturday night and the moon is out I gonna head…
Down at the Twist and Shout (extended version) (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) Saturday night and the moon is out …
Down In Mary Fields of green by the side of the road Going down…
Downtown Outside another yellow moon Has punched a hole in the…
Downtown Train Outside another yellow moon Has punched a hole in the…
Dreamland Sun goes down and says goodnight Pull your covers up real…
Elysium I don't really know how I got here this time I…
End of My Pirate Days The night is soft and silent, new moon at my…
Everybody's Got Something Everybody's got something babe Everybody's dreams will somed…
Fading Away You are fading away in pieces and parts Like old china…
Family Hands Last Sunday we got in the car and we drove…
Girls Like Me Girls like me aren't hard to find We grow like roses…
Going Home This morning I work up with the feelin that Id…
Going Out Tonight I'm going out tonight to find myself a friend I need…
Goodbye Again Every night she sleeps alone And by her bed she puts…
Goodnight America I'm standing at a traffic light somewhere in West L.A. Waiti…
Grand Central Station Got my work clothes on for love, sweat and dirt All…
Grow Old With Me Grow old along with me The best is yet to be When…
Halley Came To Jackson Late one night when the wind was still Daddy brought the…
Hand On My Back I move through the world like an arrow that flies…
He Thinks He She makes his coffee, she makes his bed She does the…
He Thinks He'll Keep Her She makes his coffee, she makes his bed She does the…
Here I Am I'm a town in Carolina, I'm a detour on a…
Hero In Your Own Hometown We were born during the boom times Played house down in…
Heroes and Heroines Heroes and heroines are scarcer than they've ever been So…
Holding Up The Sky I found myself between two places Neither of them home I c…
Hometown Girl Years ago in my hometown I was a headstrong girl…
Hot Buttered Rum When chimney smoke hangs still and low Across the stubbled …
House of Cards I grew up in a house like this You knew…
Houston Mama's got a baby sleeping in a grocery cart Daddy's eyes…
How Do Well that's a real nice jacket son It looks like it…
I I'm a town in Carolina, I'm a detour on a…
I Can See It Now I can see it now, walking by myself And suddenly you're…
I Feel Lucky Well, I woke up this morning, stumbled out of my…
I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado I guess he'd rather be in Colorado. He'd rather spend his…
I Have A Need For Solitude I have a need For solitude I'll never be Safe in crowded roo…
I Put My Ring Back On Who knows where faith comes from But last night I put…
I Take My Chances I took a walk in the rain one day On…
I Tried Going West I tried going west where the sky meets the sun Where…
I Want To Be Your Girlfriend I want to be your girlfriend; I want to be…
I Was A Bird I was a bird that loved to fly Catching the wind…
I'll Never Fall In Love What do you get when you fall in love? A…
I'll Never Fall In Love Again What do you get when you fall in love? A…
Iceland Last night I dreamed of icy cliffs Standing on the precipice…
Ideas Are Like Stars Today Joseph is sitting alone With occasional nods to the wa…
In The Name Of Love It's the spell that can't be broken It's your breath upon…
It Don't Bring You Well I know it ain't been roses lately, baby, it's…
It Must Have Happened Can't remember lookin' for somethin' so hard to find I can't…
It's Ok To Feel Sad It's ok to be sad, it's alright to be lonely You…
Jenny Dreamed of Trains When Jenny was a little girl she only dreamed of…
Jericho You can't see me yet Seeing takes a long, long time From…
John Doe No. 24 I was standing on this sidewalk In 1945 in Jacksonville, Ill…
Jubilee I can tell by the way you're walking You don't want…
Just Because Have you ever loved someone you knew nothing of Except…
Keeper For Every Flame She says it's been so long, she can't remember when The…
Keeping The Faith When it's been that kind of day, baby When everything is…
King Of Love He wants to own your heart He already owns your soul No…
Last Word You can have it; I don't want it And when you've…
Late For Your Life You've been saying for the longest time that the time…
Learning The World Grief rides quietly on the passenger side Unwanted company …
Leaving Song When you see that you're leaving And you see that you're…
Let Me Into Your Heart You're like a cool breeze to a hot spell You're like…
Livingston Change of clothes was all I carried There were three of…
Luna's Gone Was it a light only she could see? A gypsy's spell,…
Map Of My Heart The map of my heart looks a lot like yours…
Maybe World It's all I hate, but oh-so tempting Fills me up, but…
Middle Ground For years she's lived on her own In a corner of…
Mrs Hemingway We packed up our books and our dishes Our dreams and…
My Dear Old Friend How will we smile ever again I'm asking you sincerely, my…
My Heaven Nothing shatters, nothing breaks Nothing hurts and nothing a…
Naked To The Eye Been walking these streets, been deciding what's true Been h…
Never Had It So Good No one's got to tell me it's over I could see…
New Years Day We are sitting at a table in a bar in…
Nocturne It was late in the summer and the house was…
Not Too Much to Ask To hear you say my name, to see you search…
Note On A Windshield I circled twice then pulled in by the shopping carts…
Oh Lonesome Me Everybody's going out and having fun I'm just a fool for…
Oh Rosetta I'm telling you these things that I tell no one…
Oh, Lonesome Me Everybody's going out and having fun I'm just a fool for…
Old D-35 As long as there's a sky Turning into darkness after day as…
Old Love I want old love, the kind that takes years To turn…
On A Quiet Christmas Morn There's not a soul out on the street, No footprints in…
On And On It Goes River starts with a drop of rain somewhere in this…
On With The Song This isn't for the ones who blindly follow Jingoistic bumper…
Once In Royal David's City Once in royal David's city, Stood a lowly cattle shed, Whe…
One Small Heart Call the folks, leave a note, Lock the doors and…
Only A Dream I can recall the sound of the wind As it blew…
Other Street and Other Towns The whippoorwills were cryin' in the falling rain Far away a…
Other Streets and Other Towns The whippoorwills were crying in the falling rain Far away …
Outside Looking In Everywhere I see the signs pointing one direction No more…
Party Doll (Mick Jagger) You used to be my party doll But now you…
Passionate Kisses Is it too much to ask? I want a comfortable bed…
Passionate Kisses (edit) Is it too much to ask I want a comfortable bed…
Quittin Hey, baby, tell me what we're gonna do It's getting crazy…
Quittin' Time Hey, baby, tell me what we're gonna do It's getting crazy…
Read My Lips A few more cigarettes now honey One more jolt of joe A…
Rhythm Of The Blues I can hear the rain come down, I can listen…
Right Now I'm all alone, so come on over, baby Right now,…
River River full of stones when there's no rain River full and…
Shut Up and Kiss Me Don't mean to get a little forward with you Don't mean…
Simple Life You're making lists today Of all the things you haven't done…
Simple Life(There's Nothing Wr You're making lists today of all the things you haven't…
Slave To The Beauty Don't want to need the way I need you Don't want…
Slow Country Dance Out on the floor the couples are swinging To one Faded…
Someone Else's Prayer Tonight the brightest moon in a hundred years Floods the st…
Something Of A Dreamer She used to watch him from afar She used to dream…
Something Tamed Something Wild There's a shoebox full of letters Bound up neatly with some…
Sometimes Just the Sky Noises in my head and endless should haves rain On me…
Somewhere Down Below The Mason Dixon Line Goodbye, Northern man, I'm on my way Today is my busy…
Soul Companion All of our dreams are laid out and measured Arrows and…
Still Still Still Still, still, still One can hear the falling snow For all is…
Stones In The Road When we were young we pledged allegiance Every morning of ou…
Sudden Gift Of Fate Some people need to know what to expect Need to keep…
Swept Away I am waiting with a ticket with a carry-on People everywher…
Tender When I Want To Be I have a heart that's proud, you bet I have a…
Thanksgiving Song Grateful for each hand we hold Gathered round this table. …
That How much is that doggie in the window? The one with…
That's Real I'm not made of stone, I'm not made of glass I've…
The Age Of Miracles The past comes upon you like smoke on the air You…
The Better To Dream Of You Every heart has got a story About love holding out a…
The Bug Well it's a strange old game you learn it slow One…
The Calling Deep in your blood or a voice in your head On…
The Dreaming Road The stars are out tonight The breeze is warm and light As…
The End of My Pirate Days The night is soft and silent, new moon at my…
The Hard Way Show a little inspiration, show a little spark And show that…
The Last Word You can have it; I don't want it And when you've…
The Long Way Home You could be this man; he's got it all worked…
The Longest Night Of The Year They say that spring will come again No one knows exactly…
The Middle Ages Looking back is not the same as looking forward You…
The Moon And St. Christopher When I was young I spoke like a child, and…
The More Things Change Well I think of you sometimes at night And sometimes it's…
The Shelter Of Storms You always had the gift of speed; You'd disappear without a…
The Swords We Carried Back when I believed in luck And stones & crosses I'd put…
The Things That We Are Made Of I remember driving down the rutted roads late at night…
The Way I Feel I'm heading out without a tear I'm heading out without a…
This is Love If you ever need to hear a voice In the middle…
This Is Me Leaving You This is your voice of reason This is your voice of…
This Shirt This shirt is old and faded All the color's washed away I've…
Too Tired Too tired to fight so I just gave in Last night…
Transcendental Reunion From twenty thousand feet I saw the lights below me Twinklin…
Twilight The sun's going down past the pines And shadows grow long…
Violets of Dawn Take me to the night I'm tippin' topsy-turvy, turnin' upside…
Walking Through Fire When you set a match to your heart, fueling it…
Waltz Fetch me a glass; let's fill it with fine romance…
We Traveled So Far I found myself wondering today Why do some go and some…
We're All Right Let's go down to the fields tonight Where the grass grows…
What Does It Mean to Travel From departure to arrival What does it mean to travel With y…
What If We Went To Italy What if we went to Italy A suitcase of books and…
What To Keep And What To Throw Away These are your instructions Should you choose to follow Si…
What Was It Like What was it like? How did it feel? It's so hard to…
What Would You Say To Me What would you say to me? What would you say to…
What You Didn't Say I can read your eyes just like a book You tell…
What You Look For What you look for on a dirty street Is a patch…
When She's Gone She threw her purse upon the bed She looked around and…
Whenever You're Ready Whenever you're ready I've got the car and the engine runnin…
Where the Beauty Is The crooked line beneath the paint From faraway it looks str…
Where Time Stands Still Baby, where's that place where time stands still? I remember…
Wherever You Are (Mary Chapin Carpenter) I'm looking for a strong and stea…
Why Shouldn't We We believe in things that we cannot see Why shouldn't we?…
Why Walk When You Can Fly In this world there's a whole lot of trouble, baby…
You ain Clouds so swift Rain won't lift Gate won't close Railings fr…
You Win Again I'm standing here freezing at a phone booth baby In the…
Your Life Story Maybe love is all anybody ever should believe in Maybe life…
Zephyr I don't know nothing, nothing today Whether to leave or to…