All Harry Chapin Lyrics (en) Total 115
Harry Chapin - Somethin's Brewin' in Gainesville{Jim:} Somebody said "Nothin ever happens, down home 'round here." Somebody said "Nothin ever mattered, that ever happened here."
Harry Chapin - Why Should People Stay the SameYou were chasing him down Braodway on that white-hot July 'Cause he thought he'd got a message from some holy man on high He said his chance had finally come; he'd done it on
Harry Chapin - Short StoriesHave 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
Harry Chapin - Northwest 222I'm a strummin' fool out in the sticks For the glory and the bread And you're wise enough to let me sing This music in my head And if there's any way to get
Harry Chapin - W.O.L.D.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
Harry Chapin - A Better Place to BeIt 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 whisky She was a big old
Harry Chapin - Legends of the Lost and FoundWe are the lovers, we are bound to one another By a bond that is invisible yet stronger still than time And we're locked into the motion that moves beneath the ocean Rolling toward
Harry Chapin - I Don't Want to Be PresidentJust after I was born, my father said to everyone That I would be the President one day You're a natural politician, boy, get it in your head And you know that it might just turn
Harry Chapin - AnthemShe wasn't very pretty She wasn't very smart But everything she said to him came strait from her heart Write a song about me Sing a song that's of my day
Harry Chapin - Six String OrchestraThe very day I purchased it I christened my guitar As my monophonic symphony Six string orchestrar In my room I'd practice late They'd leave me alone My
Harry Chapin - Dance Band on the TitanicDance 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
Harry Chapin - I Wanna Learn a Love SongI 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
Harry Chapin - Could You Put Your Light On, PleaseShe 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
Harry Chapin - The Parade's Still Passing ByI got the news today That you refused to play Cause you never made number one But it's not just the words It's the deeds that are heard When all is said and done
Harry Chapin - Stranger with the MelodiesIt was my first night in that rooming house In the last room down the hall I heard a hoarse voice and an old guitar Coming through the paper thin walls A crazy nonsense nursery
Harry Chapin - Cat's In The Cradle [Live]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
Harry Chapin - BabysitterWhen I rearrange the pieces of the puzzle of my past I sigh at the heartaches, relive the laughs And I think about the moments that have left their mark And the too few faces that
Harry Chapin - Shooting StarHe 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
Harry Chapin - Love Is Just Another WordTime, 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
Harry Chapin - If You Want to FeelOh 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
Harry Chapin - One Light in a Dark ValleyOne 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
Harry Chapin - Halfway to HeavenThere's no tick tock on your electric clock But still your life runs down There's no tick tock on your electric clock But still your life runs down I'm
Harry Chapin - Basic Protest SongSo you're 13 and there's a silent scream out there And you can hear it Just your basic protest song Now you're 16 and there's a danger in the air And you can
Harry Chapin - The Mayor of Candor LiedIn the little town of Candor, in the last year of my youth I learned the final lesson of the levels to the truth My father was a farmer he'd go tilling in the ground My mother was
Harry Chapin - What Made America Famous?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
Harry Chapin - Same Sad SingerThey just told me take a pause Here between the takes at the studio And you came into my mind It's kind of funny, for you were the cause Of me being here on the radio And
Harry Chapin - Dreams Go ByThere you stand in your dungarees Lookin all grown up and so very pleased When you write your poems they have so much to say When you speak your dreams it takes my breath away Ya
Harry Chapin - A Quiet Little Love AffairWhen I met America, I didn't know her name But it seems she was something special even then I knew it just the same Yes, I loved the things she stood for Help the
Harry Chapin - Laugh ManDid 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
Harry Chapin - November RainsWhen November rains It rides the cool wind You need somebody holding you tight When November rains You need somebody caring You want somebody sharing your night
Harry Chapin
Harry Chapin (December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter whose legacy is built not only on his unique style of folk music, but also on the vast humanitarian influence he had.
Chapin was born in New York, New York. He later joined the Brooklyn Boys Choir where he met John Wallace (“Big” John Wallace on stage), who would be his collaborator throughout his entire career. As a teenager, Chapin played the trumpet before moving to the guitar. He often played music with his brothers, Tom and Steve, who like Wallace would become his future bandmates.
After high school, Chapin did a brief stint at the United States Air Force Academy – later alluded to in his hit song, “Taxi” – and tried to get into the documentary film scene, directing Legendary Champions in 1968. However, in 1971, he turned his focus fully to music.
His first solo album was Heads and Tales, which featured “Taxi.” Afterwards, both Elektra Records and Columbia wanted to sign Harry to their label, with Elektra winning out by giving Chapin the largest new artist recording contract in history.
Chapin released Sniper and Other Love Songs in 1972 and Short Stories in 1973 to less acclaim than his first album. It was his fourth album, however, Verities and Balderdash, that spawned his biggest song and only #1 hit, the wistfully ironic “Cat’s in the Cradle.”
As shown in his youth, he continued to explore other show business avenues. He wrote a musical called The Night That Made America Famous, based on the song of the same name, and the music for the show Cotton Patch Gospel. He served on the board of many Long Island arts associations, including the Long Island Philharmonic. He also continued to release albums, although none received the fame that “Cats in the Cradle” did.
In 1975, Chapin and radio host Bill Ayres founded World Hunger Year (now WhyHunger). Many of his concerts from that point on were benefit concerts, supporting WHY as well as other causes. He often did over 200 concerts a year. He also fought for hunger outside of his musical career, lobbying in Washington D.C. and serving on various committees.
In 1981, Chapin was driving on the Long Island Expressway when he put his hazard lights on for unknown reasons. He then swerved across two lanes before ending up in front of a tractor-trailer. The truck hit the back of his car, causing the fuel tank to explode. However, once at the hospital, his cause of death was determined to be cardiac arrest; whether it occurred before or after the crash is unknown.
Chapin’s legacy as a humanitarian grew after his death. Ken Kragen, Chapin’s manager in the years after the creation of WHY, organized USA for Africa and Hands Across America. The Harry Chapin Award is given to those who fight against hunger, and the Harry Chapin Memorial Run/Walk Against Hunger is held in Croton-on-Hudson annually. His widow, Sandy, runs the Harry Chapin Foundation, which raises money for charity and community programs around the United States.
On December 7, 1987, Chapin was honored posthumously for his philanthropic work with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress gives.
Chapin was born in New York, New York. He later joined the Brooklyn Boys Choir where he met John Wallace (“Big” John Wallace on stage), who would be his collaborator throughout his entire career. As a teenager, Chapin played the trumpet before moving to the guitar. He often played music with his brothers, Tom and Steve, who like Wallace would become his future bandmates.
After high school, Chapin did a brief stint at the United States Air Force Academy – later alluded to in his hit song, “Taxi” – and tried to get into the documentary film scene, directing Legendary Champions in 1968. However, in 1971, he turned his focus fully to music.
His first solo album was Heads and Tales, which featured “Taxi.” Afterwards, both Elektra Records and Columbia wanted to sign Harry to their label, with Elektra winning out by giving Chapin the largest new artist recording contract in history.
Chapin released Sniper and Other Love Songs in 1972 and Short Stories in 1973 to less acclaim than his first album. It was his fourth album, however, Verities and Balderdash, that spawned his biggest song and only #1 hit, the wistfully ironic “Cat’s in the Cradle.”
As shown in his youth, he continued to explore other show business avenues. He wrote a musical called The Night That Made America Famous, based on the song of the same name, and the music for the show Cotton Patch Gospel. He served on the board of many Long Island arts associations, including the Long Island Philharmonic. He also continued to release albums, although none received the fame that “Cats in the Cradle” did.
In 1975, Chapin and radio host Bill Ayres founded World Hunger Year (now WhyHunger). Many of his concerts from that point on were benefit concerts, supporting WHY as well as other causes. He often did over 200 concerts a year. He also fought for hunger outside of his musical career, lobbying in Washington D.C. and serving on various committees.
In 1981, Chapin was driving on the Long Island Expressway when he put his hazard lights on for unknown reasons. He then swerved across two lanes before ending up in front of a tractor-trailer. The truck hit the back of his car, causing the fuel tank to explode. However, once at the hospital, his cause of death was determined to be cardiac arrest; whether it occurred before or after the crash is unknown.
Chapin’s legacy as a humanitarian grew after his death. Ken Kragen, Chapin’s manager in the years after the creation of WHY, organized USA for Africa and Hands Across America. The Harry Chapin Award is given to those who fight against hunger, and the Harry Chapin Memorial Run/Walk Against Hunger is held in Croton-on-Hudson annually. His widow, Sandy, runs the Harry Chapin Foundation, which raises money for charity and community programs around the United States.
On December 7, 1987, Chapin was honored posthumously for his philanthropic work with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress gives.