A Lot Like Me

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Mary Chapin Carpenter

Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American folk and country music singer, songwriter and musician. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer. Carpenter's first album, 1987's Hometown Girl, did not produce any singles, although 1989's State of the Heart and 1990's Shooting Straight in the Dark each produced four Top 20 hits on the Billboard country singles charts. more »

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1987

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He was a long, tall stranger from way down south 
Where he'd left his life behind 
He had a big, old Gibson and a pickup truck 
And Shenandoah eyes 
And I remember him sitting in that local bar 
Where I earned my pay each night 
Singing my songs to empty chairs and going home half tight

So the nights rolled by like headlights shining on a lonesome strip of tar 
I kept his word of kindness close to me like a pick on my guitar 
And we talked about the singers and the songs we loved 
And the songs we'd most forgot 
In that run-down bar they'd make last call 
And I'd never want to stop

[Chorus]
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams 
With my cowboy boots and my old six-string 
Hitching my wagon to a star
Dreaming of leaving those local bars 
When I'd get him up at closing time 
For a couple of songs and a chance to shine 
Like the star that he longed to be 
He looked a hell of a lot like me

Well, he'd played a lot of places where the only wages were food and beer for free 
No fancy licks, but he had him a gift for the kinds of songs he'd sing 
But you do what you can to be a satisfied man 
Just to have your peace of mind 
So he gave it all up for a government job where the paychecks come on time

So now he comes to the bar to hear me play guitar 
And to share a drink or two 
And we sit swapping tales of where we've been and what we'd rather do 
There's a wealth of dangers when you're talking to strangers 
And I meet them all the time 
But my heart knew better than my head when I looked into those eyes

[Chorus]

Well, maybe I'll quit when I've got me a kid and a place to call my own 
But tonight there ain't nobody there waiting up for me at home 
It's a helluva way to live from day to day 
Not knowing where you're bound 
But the look in his eyes made me realize 
I was glad for the life I'd found

[Chorus]

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