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When we were young, we pledged allegiance
Every morning of our lives
The classroom rang with children's voices
Under teacher's watchful eyeWe learned about the world around us
At our desks and at dinnertime
Reminded of the starving children
We cleaned our plates with guilty mindsAnd the stones in the road
Shone like diamonds in the dust
And then a voice called to us
To make our way back homeWhen I was ten, my father held me
On his shoulders above the crowd
To see a train draped in mourning
Pass slowly through our townHis widow kneeled with all their children
At the sacred burial ground
And the TV glowed that long hot summer
With all the cities burning downAnd the stones in the road
Flew out beneath our bicycle tires
Worlds removed from all those fires

As we raced each other homeAnd now we drink our coffee on the run
We climb that ladder rung by rung
We are the daughters and the sons
And here's the line that's missingThe starving children have been replaced
By souls out on the street
We give a dollar when we pass
And hope our eyes don't meetWe pencil in, we cancel out
We crave the corner suite
We kiss your ass, we make you hold
We doctor the receiptAnd the stones in the road
They fly out from beneath our wheels
Another day, another deal
Before we get back homeStones in the road
Leave a mark from whence they came
A thousand points of light or shame
Baby, I don't know

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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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