I Do It For You Jane Harry Chapin

And my life turned on its hinge in that smoky club As I ground out my past with my cigarette stub. Oh, I do it for you, Jane--I love you so, My kingdom is new but it's going to grow.

Song for Myself Harry Chapin

It's a song for myself just a song for myself You don't have to listen babe it's just a song for myself But since I fell in love with you it's brought some thoughts to mind if we're gonna raise

Song Man Harry Chapin

But you've been mine for such a long time baby it's my turn to write one for you and this is the best that this poor boy could do.

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?

Stranger with the Melodies Harry Chapin

You see, he sang it, he hummed it, Whistled it, and he strummed it, He laughed it and he cried it, He did everything but hide it. And he sang . . .

I Finally Found It, Sandy Harry Chapin

after all For I've been down so far, I ain't got so far to fall There only is this one bluff left for me to call Can't you see I can set you free now And for the first time I can offer you me

Odd Job Man Harry Chapin

Chorus: I give part time help I'm the odd job man I can't do what I want So I do what I can And I'll tell you now So that you will understand You get just what you pay for from the odd job man

Let Time Go Lightly Harry Chapin

I let time go lightly when I'm here with you, I let time go lightly when the day is through. I keep a watch on time when I've have work to do, I let time go lightly with you.

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

Story of a Life Harry Chapin

I can see myself it's a golden sunrise Youg boy open up your eyes It's supposed to be your day. Now off you go horizon bound And you won't stop until you've found Your own kind of way.

Sniper Harry Chapin

He looks for his shadow it cannot be found. He was such a moody child, very hard to touch. Even as a baby he never smiled too much. No no.No no. You bug me, she said. Your ugly, she said.

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.

Babysitter Harry Chapin

in the dark If you don't mind I'm gonna tell you a story And I think that it won't bore you For it's a tale that I've never told To anyone before you-- `cause it's for you The sun of sixteen

Burning Herself Harry Chapin

She was crazy (she was beautiful), I guess she had to be. I was angry (you were blind), because I could not see. I saw only what her cigarettes had done to her skin.

I Wonder What Would Happen to Him Harry Chapin

I'm the green young gentleman, and you're the lady with the past I admit I'm insecure about how long we will last I sort through in my mind the little that I know But the only things I find from where

The Mayor of Candor Lied Harry Chapin

But I didn't care. For I had found the answer to a plowboy's lonely prayer. She was the daughter of the Mayor.

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

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

My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and

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.

I Miss America Harry Chapin

By the time I was thirteen I started taking shape. At eighteen I was so beautiful That the strangers started to gape. They said "Enter the ultimate contest If you're as gorgeous as you seem."

W*O*L*D* Harry Chapin

Hello honey, it's me What did you think when you heard me back on the radio What did the kids say when they knew It was their long lost daddy o Remember how we listened to the radio And I said That's the

Changes Harry Chapin

I did not think I had a chance you had to prove me wrong it took a year and a half of tears and laughs before you moved along.

Wold Harry Chapin

Hello Honey, it's me What did you think when you heard me back on the radio? What did the kids say when they knew it was their long lost daddy-o?

Six String Orchestra Harry Chapin

The very day I purchased it, I christened my guitar as my monophonic symphony, six string orchestra In my room I'd practice late, they'd leave me alone.

Poor Damned Fool Harry Chapin

You're a livin' walkin' dream You're the best I've ever seen, Oh God I wanted you. I've often dreamed what I would do, If I could give myself to you, Oh God I wanted to.

My Old Lady Harry Chapin

i would face someday But the truth is a wall that you 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

Empty Harry Chapin

Well, I got no place to go now, I really do not know how to like my life, now that you're gone. Empty mailbox, empty head. Empty promise, empty bed.

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

Dancing Boy Harry Chapin

When your daddy plays guitar, You dance without a smile. Kid you may not have great rhythm, But you sure got style. Just four years old and still it seems, You've got it figured out.

Dancin' Boy Harry Chapin

When your daddy plays guitar, You dance without a smile. Kid you may not have great rhythm, But you sure got style. Just four years old and still it seems, You've got it figured out.

Bluesman Harry Chapin

a great big grin and says, "When do we begin?"

Paint A Picture of Yourself (Michael) Harry Chapin

Well, I hear you are a painter now Though you're almost halfway through You pulled a pallet knife, you cut away a wife And you started something new But it was not the strife of married life That

Love Is Just Another Word Harry Chapin

Time, time, time, it's telling you the story. Truth, truth, truth, a secret never heard. Peace, peace, peace, you know I don't believe it. Love, love, love, it's just another word.

Mercenaries Harry Chapin

blood Blood money loot So, you walk past the glow Of the flicker-picture shows Where the raincoat men wait For a child to come by And the women in doorways Who have nothing to say 'Cause your

Taxi Harry Chapin

It took a while, but she looked in the mirror, And she glanced at the license for my name. A smile seemed to come to her slowly, It was a sad smile, just the same.

It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains Harry Chapin

Just after I screamed at you-- What the hell is it all about You spilled your coffee Onto my sleeve And you said Don't expect the tears To come from me babe For I've already grieved But that's

Star Tripper Harry Chapin

I have made a little music in some corners of the land I have fused some crystal images from common grains of sand And if I haven't reached the heavens, I've surely learned to fly I've been caught

Woman Child Harry Chapin

What will you tell your teddy bear? I turned you on my solid body my electric Gibson guitar. My clever fingers searched and found exactly where you are. You went too far.

There Only Was One Choice Harry Chapin

learned the music from way down there The real ones learn it somewhere Strum your guitar -- sing it kid Just write about your feelings -- not the things you never did Inexperience -- it once had

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.

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

Someone Keeps Calling My Name Harry Chapin

My name is Jenny and I am four fingers old Mostly I just try to do the things that I am told But when they say that I'm too young a girl to ride a bike I may be just four fingers old but I know what

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!

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

Dogtown Harry Chapin

The men who do the fishing call it Glouster Harbor Sound, But the women left behind, they call the place Dogtown. The men go out for whaling, past the breakers and the fogs.

On the Road to Kingdom Come Harry Chapin

So do what you do!

Stop Singing These Sad Songs Harry Chapin

Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times I have heard that cold hard truth so many time before Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times, baby 'Cause I

If You Want to Feel Harry Chapin

Oh God they got you gun shy You know your skin's as cold as ice Your eyes are double filtered babe You're so afraid to be nice There's no way you're ready To let your defenses down Though I won't

Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails Harry Chapin

house with a shrug I tell you dirt gets under the fingernails And hate gets under the skin But a dream got a way of getting down to the bone and the heart of a body that it's in.

A Better Place To Be Harry Chapin

She said, "I don't want to bother you, Consider it's understood. I know I'm not no beauty queen, But I sure can listen good."