- 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...
- A Road Is Just A Road
He pulled out in a cloud of dust Laying rubber and spewing rust And on any road he'd take He'd have his foot on the pedal and my heart on the brake Underneath the smooth tar curves A road is only dust and dirt On a...
- 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...
- A Lot Like Me
He 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 pay each...
- Downtown Train
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 They try so hard...
- Only A Dream
I can recall the sound of the wind As it blew throught the trees and the trees would bend I can recall the smell of the rain On a hot summer night Coming through the screenI'd crawl in your bed when the lightning...
- Something Of A Dreamer
(Mary Chapin Carpenter)She used to watch him from afarShe used to dream about himAnd she'd wish upon a starThat one day he'd want her for his ownThrow caution to the windAnd with a grinHe'd take her homeShe's...
- Waltz
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 refuse To...
- The Last Word
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...
- He Thinks He'll Keep Her
(Mary Chapin Carpenter/Don Schlitz)She makes his coffee, she makes his bedShe does the laundry, she keeps him fedWhen she was twenty-one she wore her mother's laceShe said "forever" with a smile upon her faceShe does...
- Jubilee
I can tell by the way you're walking, 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 tree And with all of...
- Middle Ground
(Mary Chapin Carpenter)For years she¡¯s lived on her own In a corner of the city Twice a year she gets back home Playing catch-up with the family She tells her folks what they need to know Her mother says she¡¯s...
- Read My Lips
(Mary Chapin Carpenter)A few more cigarettes now honeyOne more jolt of joeA couple hours past New York CityA few more turnpike tollsOne more minute away from youIs a minute that lasts too longWhen I get back we're...
- Goodbye Again
(Mary Chapin Carpenter)Every night she sleeps alone And by her bed she puts the phone And every morning after that She takes the phone and puts it backNow he¡¯s got a wife back home And three kids up and grown But...
- A Keeper For Every Flame
She says it's been so long she can't remember when The mention of his name didn't make her feel again That everything is possible and every day a brand new start Yeah love's something powerful when it finds a willing...
- I Am A Town
I'm a town in Carolina, I'm a detour on a ride For aphone call and a soda, I'm a blur from the driver's side I'm the last gas for an hour if you're going twenty-five I am Texaco and tobacco, I am dust you leave...
- John Doe No. 24
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 not say it I was...
- When She¡¯s Gone
(Mary Chapin Carpenter)She threw her purse upon the bed She looked around and shook her head There¡¯s really nothing left she said There¡¯s nothing I ain't done She wore her favorite dress tonight She hoped her...
- How Do
(Mary Chapin Carpenter)Well that's a real nice jacket sonIt looks like it cost you tooAnd that car you're drivingHey does that belong to youWell you don't look familiarAre you new in townHere's a local girlWho wants...
- Walking Through Fire
When you set a match to your heart fueling it with bitterness and doubt That's the place that once it starts no amount of tears can put out I know you're scared but no one's spared when you play with matches You got...
- Down In Mary's Land
(Mary Chapin Carpenter)Fields of green by the side of the roadGoing down in Mary's landRoll down the window feel the cool of a groveHit the palm of your outstretched handRadio's playing a tune from the countryFiddle...
- 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...
- Slow Country Dance
(Mary Chapin Carpenter)Out on the floor the couples are swing 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 nightSweethearts in...
- The End Of My Pirate Days
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...
- Outside Looking In
Everywhere I see the signs pointing one direction No more twists or crooked turns leaving room for doubt Where I used to take the time for quiet and reflection Now I only hear the noise of what I am without I see the...
- The Bug
(Mark Knopfler)Well it's a strange old game you learn it slowOne step forward and it's back you goYou're standing on the throttleYou're standing on the brakeIn the groove 'til you make a mistake(Chorus)Sometimes...
- Passionate Kisses
(Lucinda Williams)Is it too much to askI want a comfortable bed that won't hurt my backFood to fill me upAnd warm clothes and all that stuffShouldn't I have thisShouldn't I have thisShouldn't I have all of this,...
- Other Streets And Other Towns
The whippoorwills were crying in the falling rain Far away a whistle hailed a passing train Out in the country summer was almost gone The fields were turning rusty and the hills were turning brownNow I think of you...
- Never Had It So Good
(Mary Chapin Carpenter/John Jennings)No one's got to tell me it's overI could see it from miles awayNo one's got to tell meWhat I don't already know todayNo one's got to tell me they've seen youOn the town with an old...
- I Feel Lucky
(Mary-Chapin Carpenter/Don Schlitz)Well I woke up this morning stumbled out of my rackI opened up the paper to the page in the backIt only took a minute for my finger to findMy daily dose of destiny, under my signMy...
- Where Time Stands Still
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...
- Family Hands
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 railroad that...
- Hometown Girl
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 make a...
- House Of Cards
I grew up in a house like this You knew the groan of every stair All the walls seemed to listen in All the years seemed to take up air And when you dreamed it was of the wind blowing cold and hard And in those dreams...
- Just Because
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 rightAnd I think of you like the others do Wondering if...
- Why Walk When You Can Fly
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...
- Heroes And Heroines
Heroes and heroines are scarcer than they've ever been So much more to lose than win the distance never greater Way back when you made history By flying planes across the sea Embarking on your odyssey You put away the...
- The Hard Way
(Mary Chapin Carpenter)Show a little inspiration, show a little sparkAnd show that things that drew me to you and stole my heartAnd tell me something I don't know instead of everything I doAnd look at me as if I mean...
- Right Now
(Al Lewis/Sylvester Bradford)I¡¯m all alone so come on over baby Right now right now I¡¯m all alone so come on over baby Right now right now Oh don¡¯t make em wait child don¡¯t you hesitate C¡¯mon along...
- You Win Again
(Mary-Chapin Carpenter)I¡¯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 thereAnd I just start crying ¡®cause...
- Halley Came To Jackson
(Mary Chapin Carpenter)Late one night when the wind was still Daddy brought the baby to the window still To see a bit of heaven shoot across the sky The one and only time daddy saw it flyIt came from the east just as...
- The Moon And St. Christopher
(Mary-Chapin Carpenter)When I was young I spoke like a child 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...
- This Is Love
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...
- Come On Home
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 homePromises a heart can keep Happiness is you and me Never was a dream so right Love has...
- 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 Beating like crazy Been running from something I can¡¯t explain It ain¡¯t...
- I Take My Chances
(Mary-Chapin Carpenter/Don Schlitz)I took a walk in the rain one day on the wrong side of the tracksI stood on the rails till I saw that trainJust to see how my heart would reactNow some people say that you shouldn't...
- Come On Come On
Some people remember the first time / some can't forget the last / Some just select what they want to from the past / It's a song that you danced to in high school / it's a moon you tried to bring down / On a...
- Tender When I Want To Be
(Mary-Chapin Carpenter)I have a heart that's proud you betI have a mind that won't forgetAnd I have arms that are strong and yetTender when they wanna to beWell you can be the will that finds the wayAnd you can be the...
- Going Out Tonight
(Mary Chapin Carpenter/John Jennings)I¡¯m going out tonight to find myself a friend I need a welcome smile and the grasp of a knowing hand Gonna sit for hours in a small dark place Catch up with a long lost face And...