by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
It was an early morning bar room And the place just opened up And the little man come in so fast and started at his cup And the broad who served the whiskey She was a big ol' friendly girl And she tri
by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
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. When daddy sings,
by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
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" I said
by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
She moved so well 'cause she was a dancer, She went sliding through my questions, gliding 'round the answer. Whatever it was, she knew it was holy, And each time I tried to hold her her smile came s
by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
Did you ever hear the one about... Oh, God I love myself When i've got it on i know I'll live forever babe All my fears are gone Then suddenly I'm dying They turned the laugh track off I'm drowning
by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
Of course I picked a rainy night To try to find our past The street lights all were flickering The leaves were falling fast I walked down the winding road Looked up through the trees And I saw the co
by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
Caroline Comes from the rain Glistening and shivering She laughs as she shakes off the weather Caroline Whispers her words Saying she'll always love me At least when we are together Caroline Starts cl
by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
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
by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
It is an early Monday morning. The sun is becoming bright on the land. No one is watching as he comes a walking. Two bulky suitcases hang from his hands. He heads towards the tower that stands in the
by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
Turning on my pillow, thinking kind of strange. The color is of midnight in this room. The cars outside are coughing and it's kind of hard to sleep and there's neon out the window, not the moon. And
by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
It was the town that made America famous. The churches full and the kids all gone to hell. Six traffic lights and seven cops and all the streets kept clean. The supermarket and the drug store and the
by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
I would not be so stoned If my Mary were here I don't think I'd have phoned you If my Mary were here I'm a sad sack Sir Galahad Who's sword's around his knees With a Grail no longer holy And a prayer
by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
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
by Harry Chapin on album Harry Chapin Classics
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,