Rhythm Of The Blues - Mary Chapin Carpenter

I can hear the rain come down I can listen with my heart I can see with both eyes closed in the dark Sleep will come in just a while but till it does i choose To listen to the rain, it’s the rhythm of the blues I walk along these streets of home that […]

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 sit out on your back porch step And watch the sun go down No one knows […]

Why Walk When You Can Fly - Mary Chapin Carpenter

in this world there’s a whole lot of trouble baby In this world there’s a whole lot of pain In this world there’s a whole lot of trouble but A whole lot of ground to gain Why take when you could be giving Why watch as the world goes by It’s a hard enough life […]

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 Time will stop for nothing else And memory plays tricks on us, the more we […]

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 you need to hear is the true and the trusted kind With a […]

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 I’d rather walk away Than take what belongs to you You can […]

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 Last time that it appeared he way lying next to me Last time i felt his near to whispered ecstasy And Those who need adventure They can sail the seven seas And those […]

Tender When I Want To Be - Mary Chapin Carpenter

(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 you can be the will that finds the way And you can be the one who saves the day But show me […]

Stones In The Road - Mary Chapin Carpenter

(mary chapin carpenter) When we were young, we pledged allegiance every morning of our lives The classroom rang with children’s voices under teacher’s watchful eye We learned about the world around us at our desks and at dinnertime Reminded of the starving children, we cleaned our plates with guilty minds And the stones in the […]

Shut Up And Kiss Me - Mary Chapin Carpenter

(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 nervous about my heart ’cause It’s been awhile since i felt this feeling that everything that you do gives me It’s been […]