Walking Through Fire Mary Chapin Carpenter

your heart Fueling it with bitterness and doubt That's a blaze 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've got me walking

Bells Are Ringing Mary Chapin Carpenter

No presents, no candy, no trees, no stockings hung by the fire. No parties, no family to greet, no angel's heavenly chiors. Bells are ringing, all over the world.

The Dreaming Road Mary Chapin Carpenter

The stars are out tonight, the breeze is warm and light As I'm walking right back to you Along the dreaming road, the only way to go When I'm travelling by our code that north is true Once upon a time

Rhythm Of The Blues Mary Chapin Carpenter

but 'til it does I choose To listen to the rain, it's the rhythm of the blues I walk along these streets of home that once belonged to us And now, baby, I walk alone and I am lost I guess I'm only walking

I Can See It Now Mary Chapin Carpenter

I Can See It Now (Mary Chapin Carpenter) I can see it now, walking by myself And suddenly you're there walking with somebody else I can see it now, what's right up ahead A scene I've played a

A Keeper For Every Flame Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 heart Sometimes it's a fire

Fading Away Mary Chapin Carpenter

once more To the places I knew them to be long before They merged with your laugh They locked with your eyes I have almost regained them Along with my stride You are turning to nothing like ash off a fire

Come Darkness, Come Light Mary Chapin Carpenter

(BRIDGE) COME RUNNING, COME WALKING SLOW COME WEARY ON YOUR BROKEN ROAD COME SEE HIM, SHED YOUR HEAVY LOAD ALLELUJAH THERES A HUMBLE STABLE AND A LIGHT WITHIN THERES AN ANGEL HOVERING AND THREE WISE MEN

Learning The World Mary Chapin Carpenter

just as before But the first time was childhood And now you are grown Broken wide open, cut to the bone And all that you used to know is of no use at all The same eyes you’ve always had have you walking

Outside Looking In Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 them walking

Don't Need Much To Be Happy Mary Chapin Carpenter

Don't need much to be happy Four walls and a roof overhead Books and food in my belly Cool sheets upon the bed A fire that warms up December The sound of a thaw in the eaves Sometimes it's hard to

Come On Come On (Live Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

the first time, some can't forget the last Some just select what they want to from the past It's a song you danced to in high school, it's a moon you tried to bring down On a four in the morning drive through

Old Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

the kind that seeps in It isn’t cold, love, it’s never brittle or thin It’s the long kiss, it’s the curl of a sigh Down a hallway, in the middle of the night I want old love, the kind that can see Through

Naked To The Eye Mary Chapin Carpenter

Naked To The Eye (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Been walking these streets, been deciding what's true Been hands in my pockets, coat collar up, thinking `bout you I've been talking to myself, giving fate

Mrs. Hemingway Mary Chapin Carpenter

loved you and you loved me Two steamer trunks in the carriage Safe arrival we cabled back home It was just a few days before Christmas We filled our stockings with wishes And walked for hours Arm and arm through

New Years Day Mary Chapin Carpenter

you played guitar Like a boxer punches with his fist And taken or just lost to me It’s better now to say I dwell in possibility On New Year’s Day And this is what it looked like When we started walking

Grow Old With Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

is done God bless our love God bless our love Spending our lives together Man and wife together World without end World without end Grow old along with me Whatever fate decrees We will see it through

Jubilee Mary Chapin Carpenter

I can tell by the way you're walking, That 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

The More Things Change Mary Chapin Carpenter

all have our way of closing the door But it takes some time to get up when you fall But I'm the same sweet girl you couldn't get enough of Way back when you pledged your love And you'd drive to find me through

I Take My Chances Mary Chapin Carpenter

I Take My Chances (Mary-Chapin Carpenter/Don Schlitz) I took a walk in the rain one day on the wrong side of the tracks I stood on the rails till I saw that train Just to see how my heart would

Beautiful Racket (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

Wondering what might have been Old regrets and chances missed Borne away on some lambent wind Job`s ok, so it doesn`t inspire Thoughts of leaving it all behind You used to have dreams of settin` the world on fire

Beautiful Racket Mary Chapin Carpenter

might have been Old regrets and chances missed Borne away on some lambent wind The job's okay, so it doesn't inspire Thoughts of leaving it all behind You used to have dreams of settin' the world on fire

Jericho Mary Chapin Carpenter

You can’t see me yet Seeing takes a long long time From the outside in Measuring each shift and sigh But as you let your eyes adjust To the darkness deep within Sifting through the ash and dust We are

Another Home Mary Chapin Carpenter

on So I let go, I had to let go There’s another home somewhere That I close my eyes to see I will find you there You will know it’s me By my shield and sword By my soldier’s heart We made it through

Once in Royal David's City Mary Chapin Carpenter

Once in royal David's city stood a lowly cattle shed Where a mother laid her baby in a manger for His bed Mary was that mother mild Jesus Christ her little Child He came down to earth from heaven, who

Party Doll Mary Chapin Carpenter

days I뭠l drink to your crazy ways Through a whisky haze Face the music, face the truth Chases that fleet sweet bird of youth Grow up sweetly, grow up strong Hear the heartbeat in my song Now my

On a Quiet Christmas Morn Mary Chapin Carpenter

I walked out in the silent world, no engines roared, no sirens whined The teasing boys chased squealing girls, no noisy school bells chimed No one raced off to work through the din of honking horns There

Wherever You Are Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm lookin' for a strong and steady heart For a love that won't fall apart At the first sign of trouble, near or far And I'm lookin' through eyes that have shed some tears And I'm lookin' for that one

Someone Else's Prayer Mary Chapin Carpenter

Stephen's Green Oh I turned and tossed with my Irish dreams And when the morning shone through the burned off mist I could sense you still just as close as this Just as close as lips brush against a cheek

Alone But Not Lonely Mary Chapin Carpenter

you ever reach out with arms open wide Do you ever jump in closing your eyes Or are you one of the fortunate kind Alone but not lonely Everyday on the street I study their faces The ones who rush on through

Halley Came To Jackson Mary Chapin Carpenter

the baby mother said amen When Halley came to visit in 1910 Now back then Jackson was a real small town And it’s not every night a comet comes around It was almost eighty years since its last time through

Chasing What's Already Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter

chasing whats already gone You grow up tall and you grow up tough Trying to never admit not feeling good enough Until you find your passion and you find your way Just trying to make it unscathed through

Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter

On a four in the morning drive through the streets of town. Come on, come on, it's getting late now. Come on, come on, take my hand. Come on, come on, you just have to whisper.

Elysium (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

know how I got here this time I was only just following orders Listening to the voice in my mind Saying steer clear of margins and borders So I wasn`t thinking of where we would go On a cold afternoon through

Stones In The Road Mary Chapin Carpenter

Stones In The Road (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

Hero In Your Own Hometown Mary Chapin Carpenter

Hero In Your Own Hometown (Mary Chapin Carpenter) We were born during the boom times, played house down in the bomb shelter Suffered through the wonder years, and silence at the dinner hour But

Transcendental Reunion Mary Chapin Carpenter

line Where does every one come from As we shuffle on forward As we wait for inspection Don’t be holding that line up At the end lies redemption Oh Oh Hey Hey Ah Ah Now I’m stamped and I’m waved through

Hometown Girl Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Downtown Train Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

This Shirt Mary Chapin Carpenter

This Shirt (Mary Chapin Carpenter) This shirt is old and faded All the color's washed away I've had it now for more damn years Than I can count anyway I wear it beneath my jacket With the collar

What To Keep And What To Throw Away Mary Chapin Carpenter

prayers for good measure When you think you’ve lost all feeling Now walk into the guest room The last place he was sleeping See the outline on the pillow Smooth it without weeping One last final walk through

Goodnight America (Album Version) Mary Chapin Carpenter

a prayer to float Should all at once the San Jacinto surge beyond its banks Like Noah reaching higher ground I`d offer up my thanks `Cause I`m a stranger here, no one you would know I`m just passing through

Goodnight America Mary Chapin Carpenter

say a prayer to float Should all at once the Sanasito surge beyond it's banks Like Noah reaching higher ground I'd offer up my thanks Cause I'm a stranger here No one you would know I'm just passing through

Only A Dream Mary Chapin Carpenter

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 screen I'd crawl in your

This Is Love Mary Chapin Carpenter

calling out your name, And I thought, this is the kind of pain from which we don't recover But I'm standing here now with my heart held out to you You would have thought a miracle was all that got us through

Down At The Twist And Shout Mary Chapin Carpenter

Down At The Twist And Shout (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) Chorus: Saturday night and the moon is out I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat When it lifts

The Bug Mary Chapin Carpenter

The Bug (Mark Knopfler) Well it's a strange old game you learn it slow One step forward and it's back you go You're standing on the throttle You're standing on the brake In the groove 'til you ma...

How Do Mary Chapin Carpenter

How Do (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Well that's a real nice jacket son It looks like it cost you too And that car you're driving Hey does that belong to you Well you don't look familiar Are you new

Dreamland Mary Chapin Carpenter

Dreamland (Mary Chapin Carpenter) Sun goes down and says goodnight Pull your covers up real tight By your bed we뭠l leave a light To guide you off to dreamland Your pillows soft your bed is warm

Shut Up And Kiss Me Mary Chapin Carpenter

Shut Up And Kiss Me (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