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Note on a Windshield - Mary Chapin Carpenter



     
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I circled twice then pulled in by the shopping carts
In a cold steady rain coming down in the parking lot
I saw him leave his truck running and duck into the store
I just sat there thinking I'd seen him beforeThere was something so familiar about him
In the eyes of someone who hasn't forgotten
The shape of a chance as it catches the light
In the millions of rain drops falling that nightSo I dug in my bag for a pen and some paper
Found an envelope, tore it in half
I wrote down some words with my name and my number
And then I took a big breathThere's nothing holding us down
I'm not made of stone or of steel
I slipped it beneath the wiper blades
Just a note on a windshieldWhen you find yourself out of things to believe in
Apart and adrift, no point and no reason
Is there nothing to fear because there's nothing to lose?
If it were a choice which one would you choose?There's time you can trust and time that you question
Time you ignore and time you don't mention
Time that you wish you could get back somehow

When see you how fast its flying by nowThere's nothing holding us down
I'm not made of stone or of steel
Will the wind blow you away
Like a note on a windshieldThere's nothing holding us down
And no words for the way that you feel
You just watch the rain pour
On a note on a windshieldSome days I still think I could be someone else
Those are the days I feel lost to myself
Mistaking a stranger, misplacing a heart
How to put back together what's been taken apartI didn't want to leave but I didn't want to linger
Fatalist, optimist, magical thinker
You only hold on until you let go
Turning the key, I pulled away slowThere's nothing holding us down
As my hands were turning the wheel
The rain washed words away
From a note on a windshield
There's nothing holding us down
When there's nothing left to reveal
We are light, we are weightless and brave Like a note on a windshield
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Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey) is a highly successful country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. According to Songfacts, Carpenter had a fairly privileged upper middle class upbringing. Her father was at least partly responsible for her embarking on a musical career. The song "House of Cards" was inspired by the divorce of her parents when she was sixteen.

One of her most widely known singles is "Passionate Kisses" (written by fellow singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams), a song with a rock flavor musically and lyrics listing simple desires such as "a comfortable bed", "food to fill me up", and "time to think". Another big hit was "Down At The Twist And Shout", which she performed in January 1997 at Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans.

A number of Mary Chapin Carpenter's songs speak to women, urging them on through hard times or troubled relationships. In "He Thinks He'll Keep Her", co-composed by Carpenter and Don Schlitz, the singer makes the case for strength and self-respect. Another common theme in her music is that of taking life at your own pace, rather than rampant goal-driven materialism, such as "The Long Way Home" from her 2001 album Time*Sex*Love, which pokes fun at a man who "retire(s) at thirty to his big-ass house next to the putting green." The album has a relatively different feel musically, incorporating elaborate orchestra melodies, but with her characteristic lyrical depth.

Her album Between Here And Gone, was released in 2004.

Carpenter's most recent album, The Calling, released on March 6, 2007 by Rounder records' rock/pop imprint Zoë, features commentary about contemporary politics, a reaction to the impact of Hurricane Katrina on a track entitled "Houston," and an incendiary track entitled "On With The Song", dedicated to the Dixie Chicks, and addressing the visceral reaction to the trio.

In less than three months after its release, The Calling sold more than 100,000 copies in the US.

Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards: Best Female Country Vocal Performance for 1991 through 1994, and also Best Country Album for 1994.


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