Monday, July 19, 2010

Listen To Your Heart

We went to an absolutely amazing and incredibly moving Mary Chapin Carpenter show last night in Durham.    Here are the lyrics from one of our favorites and a couple of random pictures from Rome and Paris to keep you around until we venture back later this week.   Happy Monday!


The Hard Way, by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Show a little inspiration, show a little spark
And show that things that drew me to you and stole my heart
And tell me something I don't know instead of everything I do
And look at me as if I mean something to you
Our hearts are beating while we sleep, but while we're wide awake
You know the world won't stop, and actions speak louder
Listen to your heart, and what your heart might say
Everything we got, we got the hard way

Show a little passion, baby, show a little style
And show the knack for knowing when and the gift for knowing how
And have a little trust in us when fear obscures the path
You know we got this far, darling, not by luck, but by never turning back
Some will call on destiny, but I just call on faith
That the world won't stop, and actions speak louder
Listen to your heart, to what your heart might say
Everything we got, we got the hard way

Caught up in our little lives, there's not a lot left over
I see what's missing in your eyes; you're searching for that field of clover
So show a little inspiration, show a little spark
Show the world a little light when you show it your heart
We've got two lives, one we're given and the other one we make
And the world won't stop, and actions speak louder
Listen to your heart, and your heart might say
Everything we got, we got the hard (everything we got, we got the hard way)
Everything we got, we got the hard way
(Because the world won't stop) hang on, baby... 



2 comments:

  1. When I was much younger my mom and I used to put Mary Chapin Carpenter on our rather large stereo system, move the table out of our living room and dance around like crazy people! Reading the lyrics brings back so many memories...must download that CD right now (maybe drink a few glasses of wine and once again dance around like a crazy person).

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  2. Janet - Your memory is exactly why I found this concert so amazingly moving. It brought back such a great feeling of time with my mom. Music has such a wonderful way of connecting you with a specific time and place in life. Thanks for sharing this!

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