Harry Chapin Quotes
December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981
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All my life's a circle; Sunrise and sundown; Moon rolls thru the nighttime; Till the daybreak comes around.
Circle 
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More Harry Chapin Quotes
And the wind will whip your tousled hair, The sun, the rain, the sweet despair, Great tales of love and strife. And somewhere on your path to glory You will write your story of a life.
Harry Chapin— Story of a Life
I spent a week there one afternoon.
Harry Chapin— About the town of Watertown, New York featured in "A Better Place to Be"
I never really drove a cab, but I do have a hack license in case of emergencies – like no money.
Harry Chapin— "Chapin Takes 'Taxi' Wherever He Can", Rolling Stone [1] (July 6, 1972)
The major thing I'm afraid of is being 65 and saying, 'Gee, I wish I had done this and that, and that.' I want to face old age knowing I've tried all I wanted to try.
Harry Chapin— "Chapin Takes 'Taxi' Wherever He Can", Rolling Stone [2] (July 6, 1972)
Short stories that's all it's ever been Don't you worry 'bout the ending Babe, before we begin I have seen the sun That's behind the rain I have felt the joy That's behind the pain.
Harry Chapin— Short Stories
You know I need a dream Like I need my breath We need to take the life Before we get the death You know I need your love Like I need the light Yes I need the chance Can it be tonight?
Harry Chapin— Short Stories
Sometimes I get this crazy dream And I just take off in my car But you can travel on ten thousand miles And still stay where you are.
Harry Chapin— W*O*L*D
He was a young driver, just out on his second job. And he was carrying the next day's pasty fruits for everyone in that coal-scarred city where children play without despair in backyard slag-piles and folks manage to eat each day about thirty thousand pounds of bananas...
Harry Chapin— 30,000 Pounds of Bananas
And he said "God, make it a dream!" as he rode his last ride down. And he sideswiped nineteen neat parked cars, clipped off thirteen telephone poles, hit two houses, bruised eight trees, and Blue-Crossed seven people. it was then he lost his head, not to mention an arm or two before he stopped.
Harry Chapin— 30,000 Pounds of Bananas
She sings the songs without words Songs that sailors, and blind men, and beggars have heard She knows more of love than the poets can say And her eyes are for something that won't go away.
Harry Chapin— She Sings Songs Without Words
Something's burning somewhere. Does anybody care?
Harry Chapin— What Made America Famous?
But high up on the mountain When the wind is hitting it If you're watching very closely The rock slips a little bit...
Harry Chapin— The Rock
The Mayor of Candor lied When he offered me his only daughter The Mayor of Candor tried To take her off across the water What a thing to do to a young man in love What a thing to do to your daughter.
Harry Chapin— The Mayor of Candor Lied
They put the cold dirt over him and left me on my own And when at last I looked up I saw I was not alone So I said If you're a relative, he had a peaceful end. She said My name is Corey you can say I'm just a friend.
Harry Chapin— Corey's Coming
Hello my Country I once came to tell everyone your story Your passion was my poetry And your past my most potent glory Your promise was my prayer Your hypocrisy my nightmare And your problems fill my present Are we both going somewhere?
Harry Chapin— There Only Was One Choice
Step right up young lady Your two hundred birthdays make you old if not senile And we see the symptoms there in your rigor mortis smile With your old folks eating dog food and your children eating paint While the pirates own the flag and sell us sermons on restraint.
Harry Chapin— There Only Was One Choice
And while blood's the only language that your deaf old ears can hear And still you will not answer with that message coming clear Does it mean there's no more ripples in your tired old glory stream And the buzzards own the carcass of your dream?
Harry Chapin— There Only Was One Choice
Good dreams don't come cheap You've got to pay for them.
Harry Chapin— There Only Was One Choice
Oh, if a man tried To take his time on earth And prove before he died What one man's life could be worth, I wonder what would happen to this world.
Harry Chapin— I Wonder What Would Happen to this World
And I know you're frightened By my laughter But you're not afraid To hold my pain You see I'm never sure Just what you're after, Babe But it seems you only love me When it rains. How come you only love me when it rains?
Harry Chapin— It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains
Why did the little girls grow crippled While the little boys grow strong The boys allowed to come of age The girls just came along The girls were told sing harmonies The boys could all sing songs That's why little girls grew crippled While little boys grew strong.
Harry Chapin— Why Do Little Girls?
Why were the little girls all frightened To be just what they are The boys were told to ask themselves How high how far The girls were told to reach the shelves While the boys were reaching stars That's why little girls were frightened To be just what they are.
Harry Chapin— Why Do Little Girls?
And the look on her face as she opened the door Was like an old joke told by a friend. It'd taken ten more years but she'd found her smile And I watched the corners start to bend.
Harry Chapin— Sequel
She said I've heard you flying high on my radio I answered "It's not all it seems" That's when she laughed and she said, "It's better sometimes When we don't get to touch our dreams."
Harry Chapin— Sequel
