1. _ 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 different with you or without
But one thing's certain
Only the names have changed
And i think of you sometime baby
When an old friend gives a call
And to hear us talk
You'd think i felt nothing at all
'cause nothing remains
That used to be yours
We all have our way of closing the door
But it takes some time to et 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 the pouring rain
Now i hear all about your running around
Man you're a legend all over town
The more things change the more they remain the same
Sometimes i wonder if you've ever heard
The sound of a broken heart
It ain't real pretty
It ain't the thing that nice folks talk about
And the hardest thing you'll ever have to do
Is face the one who's done it to you
His eyes like an angel's they're so devout
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 the pouring rain
Now i hear all about your running around
Man you're a legend all over town
The more things change the more they remain the same
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2. _ Can't Take Love for Granted
When I spoke what was on my mind
I wasn't thinking of your heart
I wasn't thinking bout the things I said
That landed us so far apart
And now my world is ending baby
With a chance remark
No, you can't take love for granted
You look at me with your wounded eyes
And I look back with fear
There used to be such faith between us, now, darlin'
Now it's just not here
And the door was slammed hours ago
But it's still ringing in my ears
No, you can't take love for granted
It was a funny way to show I love you
A funny way to care
It's a funny thing to be without you
As empty as your stare
You can't take love for granted
It's got its own free will
It's got a mind of its own when it wants one, baby
And looks that can kill
One day you're in heaven darling
The next you feel like hell
No, you can't take love for granted
You can speak what's on your mind
If you've got a gambler's heart
You can be the truth incarnate
You can shoot straight in the dark
You can pull the moon down baby
With a lasso made of stars
But no, you can't take love for granted
No, you can't take love for granted no
Baby, don't take love for granted
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3. _ 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 c'mon along
I want to dance i need romance baby
Right now right now
I want to dance i need romance baby
Right now right now
Oh don't let me down child don't you mess around
Let's think of something to do and let's do it
Let's think of somewhere to go let's go
And when you put your lovin' arms around me
Oh you know how i love you so
I need a thrill say you will baby
Right now right now
I need a thrill say you will baby
Right now right now
Oh don't let me down child don't you mess around
C'mon along c'mon along
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4. _ Halley Came To Jackson
(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 away when i get too near
Saying love's too simple to analyze
So why do i feel confused
Why do i feel so used
Like a worn-out thought you threw away
It wasn't what you said
It's what you didn't say
Where are the windows where are the doors
I haven't the key to your heart anymore
I haven't a clue to what's gone wrong
Because you look at me sometimes as if i weren't there
You say you're listening but you never hear
The strains of silence have grown so strong
I never wanted to doubt you
But i'd be better off without you
I'm no good at looking the other way
It wasn't what you said
It's what you didn't say
So look at me one last time
With eyes that still know how to shine
Hold me like you won't let go
But you let go anyway
No one belongs where they're not wanted
You're just a ghost and my heart is haunted
When i said goodbye
You didn't even beg to stay
It wasn't what you said
It's what you didn't say
No baby it wasn't what you said
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5. _ 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 there
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6. _ 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 much too thin
Her sisters ask about her beaus
Her dad inquires how's business been
She's 33 this time around
She's always been real good at listening
Her sense of humor never lets her down
Except sometimes there's something missing
Hey middle ground
A place between up and down
She could be safe and sound
Oh to know middle ground
For years she's been on her guard
She's kind of tense around the shoulders
She wonders why she works so hard
She counts the days |
7. _ 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 adventures for the stout of heart
And the lure of the open spaces
There's two lanes running down this road
And whichever side you're on
Accounts for where you want to go
Or what you're running from
Back when darkness overtook me
On a blind man's curve
I relied upon the moon
I relied upon the moon
I relied upon the moon and st. christopher
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8. _ 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 talk about how long it's really been
I'm going out tonight with perfume on my wrist
I need to find someone to show me what i've missed
And when i see that someone sitting there
Gonna tell your memory i don't care
If he offers something more than just a kiss
Underneath the moon so bright
I wanna fall tonight
Beneath a spell
Underneath the sky so clear
I wanna find someone waiting there
Who used to know me well
I'm going out tonight without a chaperone
I'm going to leave that meddling heart of mine at home
Cause it don't like crowds or closing time
Neon blues or pick-up lines
It makes me spend my friday nights alone
Underneath the moon so bright
Underneath the sky so clear
I'm going to tell myself that someone i adore
Is the one i'm with ain't that what friends are for
'cause my empty arms are open wide
I'm long on spite and short on pride
And the old way isn't working anymore
I'm going out tonight to find myself a friend
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9. _ 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 me up i'm gonna find my feet
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
When i hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
Gonna dance to a band from a-lou'sian' tonight
Well i never have wandered down to new orleans
Never have drifted down a bayou stream
But i heard that music on the radio
And i swore some day i was gonna go
Down highway 10 past lafayette
To baton rouge and i won't forget
To send you a card with my regrets
'cause i'm never gonna come back home
(repeat chorus)
They got a alligator stew and a crawfish pie
A golf storm blowin' into town tonight
Livin on the delta's quite a show
They got hurricane parties every time it blows
And here up north it's a cold cold rain
And there ain't no cure for my blues today
Except when the paper says: beausoleil is coming into town
Baby let's go down
(repeat chorus)
Bring your mama, bring your papa, bring your sister too
They got lots of music and lots of room
When they play you a waltz from 1910
You gonna feel a little bit young again
Well you learned to dance with your rock'n'roll
You learned to swing with a do-si-do
But you learn to love at the fais-so-do
When you hear a little jolie blon
(repeat chorus)
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10. _ 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 away when i get too near
Saying love's too simple to analyze
So why do i feel confused
Why do i feel so used
Like a worn-out thought you threw away
It wasn't what you said
It's what you didn't say
Where are the windows where are the doors
I haven't the key to your heart anymore
I haven't a clue to what's gone wrong
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11. _ 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 hair would catch the light
And you just sat there getting tight
On double shots of rum
You don't care what people say
They're gonna do it anyway
You don't hear what you don't use
It's always been the same old news
You don't beg and you don't plead
Or miss a thing that you don't need
She knew by the way you kissed her
When she's gone, you won't miss her
Morning comes on an old cat's paw
And when the sun hits the wall
The light's as bright was it ever was
After or before
And you wince as waking pounds your head
And you drag your arm across the bed
And the tangled sheets and the twisted spread
Fall onto the floor
And the kitchen table finds you silent
If you had a thought now you can't find it
You take a long draw on your smoke
And taste your coffee growing cold
She didn't beg and she didn't plead
She knew exactly how to leave
The way she knew when you kissed her
When she's gone you won't miss her
She didn't beg and she didn't plead
She knew exactly when to leave
They way she knew as you kissed her
When she's gone you won't miss her
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