Could you put your Light on Please? Harry Chapin

Could you put your light on please, it's kind of dark tonight. And I feel a little lonely, yes, I need a little light. Could you put your light on please, let me hear a friendly sound.

Could You Put Your Light On, Please Harry Chapin

Could you put your light on please, it's kind of dark tonight. And I feel a little lonely, yes, I need a little light. Could you put your light on please, let me hear a friendly sound.

Babysitter Harry Chapin

summers had put halos in your hair If anything was in my head, twelve winters put it there A dollar an hour is what Mama paid you to come and mind her kids But no one could really pay you enough for

If My Mary Were Here Harry Chapin

In the middle of the night But you're the one who listens When I need a little light I know we haven't talked Since I dropped you in the dirt I know you're not my lady now But Baby, how I hurt.

I Miss America Harry Chapin

I'm Miss America Crying on TV Silver clad in satin rags, But everything's where it should be Oh say can you see, ah say can you see.

Sniper Harry Chapin

You bug me, she said. Your ugly, she said. Please hug me, I said. But she just sat there With the same flat stare That she saves for me alone When I'm home. When I'm home. Take me home.

Mismatch Harry Chapin

At first you seemed just like my dream Of a finer better life Much more than I could ask for In a lover or a wife Though I work with my body And my work makes my hands rough There are gentle things

Manhood Harry Chapin

She said-- Manhood--Means that you should Get someone else, beside yourself Feeling good You know a real man would Do much more than you could You know he'd wonder if he understood me!

Jenny Harry Chapin

It was when I rode off in my daydreams Chasing that vision of light It was then I got caught in the jetstream And I dropped through a hole in the night And I knew it's not you that I run from I

A Better Place To Be Harry Chapin

The waitress she gave out with a cough, And acting not the least put off, She spoke once again. She said, "I don't want to bother you, Consider it's understood.

Dance Band on the Titanic Harry Chapin

Dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me Mama stood cryin' at the dockside Sayin' "Please son, don't take this trip"

Why Should People Stay the Same Harry Chapin

You were chasing him down Braodway on that white-hot July, 'Cause he thought he'd got a message from some holy man on high.

We Grew Up A Little Bit Harry Chapin

We got married early And just a little bit late Baby came too early But some things just can't wait We were just beginning But it was very clear We grew up a little bit that year I caught on

Shooting Star Harry Chapin

He was crazy of course From the first she must have known it But still she went on with him And she never once had shown it And she took him off the street And she dried his tears of grieving She

Sunday Morning Sunshine Harry Chapin

I came into town with a knapsack on my shoulder And a pocket full of stories that I just had to tell.

Star Tripper Harry Chapin

back home now It's a crazy blind man's journey he's been on The startripper's lost and all alone now And it's your face he'd like to look upon Yes, he's praying that you won't be long gone They

They Call Her Easy Harry Chapin

It was just another night and I was out on a limb looking for someone to help me back in.

Up On the Shelf Harry Chapin

So I keep it up on the shelf And it's funny how you keep it all to yourself Hey honey, could there ever be, Should there ever be, Could there ever be something else?

Last Stand Harry Chapin

But now it's not just movie time, And now it's you that's on the line. And now it's you that's going to find If you can stand at all.

Country Dreams Harry Chapin

I know you hate me doing this You say I'm selling out, But how in the hell is a mad s'posed to live? Selling's what it's all about.

Stranger with the Melodies Harry Chapin

'Til I banged on the wall and out I called, "Hey bub I need some sleep."

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

It's a slow motion night In the hot city lights Past time when the good folks Are snoring in bed On a loose-jointed cruise To recolor your blues With illegal notions alive, Alive in your head

The Rock Harry Chapin

us," he stood and told the class The professor put his chalk down and peered out through his glasses But he went on and said; "I've seen it, high up on the hill If it doesn't fall this year then very

Halfway to Heaven Harry Chapin

There's no tick tock on your electric clock But still your life runs down. I'm halfway to heaven and my home in Forest Hills It's halfpast eleven and I've got some time to kill.

I Wonder What Would Happen to Him Harry Chapin

must have wondered from You see, I have no real complaints of how you've left your past behind I guess what gets me worried is you've erased him from your mind I wonder what happened to him Your

Copper Harry Chapin

If you were looking for a way to make me mad it was a sure fire way you found Acting like a half wit fool, laying your money around Well I came back here to tell you Lou, 'bout what you almost did

Bummer Harry Chapin

him away In jail he changed from a junkie to a hater And just like the man from the precinct said: "Put him away, you better kill him instead.

Short Stories Harry Chapin

Have you ever been up Have you ever been down Have you ever been lost Have you ever been found Have you ever been right Have you ever been wrong Have you come up short Can you come along Have

Mail Order Annie Harry Chapin

At first I did not think it could be you. But you're the only one that got off the train. So you must be my wife Miss Annie Halsey Yes, I guess I am your husband, Hello I'm Harry Crane.

Vacancy Harry Chapin

Jones have come to pass the night They pulled off of the highway when they saw my light It's a vacancy I offer them, what they offer me Is fullness for a lifetime that's bare as can be There's a

One Light in a Dark Valley Harry Chapin

One light in a dark valley And the mist is falling like rain One light in a dark valley And I'm alone again One light in a dark valley And I am all alone One light in a dark valley Is all I

I Do It For You Jane Harry Chapin

I first heard you sing in the Empire Room Your husky hum engulfed the gloom.

Cat's In The Cradle (LP Version) Harry Chapin

, dad You know I'm gonna be like you [Chorus:] And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man in the moon When you coming home, dad?

Saturday Morning Harry Chapin

Saturday morning and it's growing light. I look out my window and remember the night. The story is starting or the story ends And I feel like I need you again.

Tangled Up Puppet Harry Chapin

as you go You used to say "Read me a story and sing me songs of love" For you were Princess Paradise like your wings of a dove Now I chase you and tease you trying to remake you my own But you just

There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

never did Inexperience -- it once had cursed me But your youth is no handicap -- it's what makes you thirsty Hey, kid you know you can hear your footsteps as you're kicking up the dust And the rustling

I Wanna Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

I come fresh from the street Fast on my feet, kinda lean and lazy Not much meat on my bones, and a whole lot alone And more than a little bit crazy The old six string was all I had To keep my belly

My Old Lady Harry Chapin

can't blow down And it won't be laughed away You see, my old lady went and took herself A young man last night It got me crazy when she said, "Baby, don't you get uptight, I think maybe it's the

A Lot of Lonely People Tonight Harry Chapin

Holdin' on tight to my pillow Wish it had a life of its own, Starin' at the ceilin,' Such a funny feelin,' But nobody's home.

Fall In Love With Him Harry Chapin

It's just no good-- (Fall in love with him) You know that you should (Fall in love with him) I wish that you would (Fall in love with him) If only you could (Fall in love with him).

Greyhound Harry Chapin

Travelling late, I got to go But the bus won't be on time. Everybody's looking half alive. Later on the bus arrives. They punch my ticket I find a seat And we move out past the lights.

Somebody Said Harry Chapin

Somebody said...Where's the music goin' Somebody said...It's gone Somebody said...With this bad wind a blowin' Will the music keep a rolling on I had to ask myself WHy it's makin' me A minstrel

Roll Down the River Harry Chapin

Go on and roll down your river Babe I'll bet you'll make that muddy water churn You've earned every scar That you brought with you Baby But there's one lesson that you'll never learn.

Burning Herself Harry Chapin

I was angry (you were blind), because I could not see. I saw only what her cigarettes had done to her skin. I should have known the outside world would reveal what was within.

I Want To Learn a Love Song Harry Chapin

I come fresh from the street, fast on my feet, kind a lean and lazy; not much meat on my bones, and a whole lot alone, and more than a little bit crazy.

What Made America Famous Harry Chapin

And on Saturday night while America boozes The fire department showed dirty movies, The lawyer and the grocer seeing their dreams Come to life on the movie screens While the plumber hopes that he won't

What Made America Famous? Harry Chapin

And on Saturday night while America boozes The fire department showed dirty movies, The lawyer and the grocer seeing their dreams Come to life on the movie screens While the plumber hopes that he won't

The Mayor of Candor Lied Harry Chapin

I said -- I hate your father, it's so hard not to strike him. She said --You know I love you because you're so much like him.

The Parade's Still Passing By Harry Chapin

all down Trying to get the gold out You went to hell and Even when you weren't selling You never ever sold out.

On the Road to Kingdom Come Harry Chapin

So do what you do!