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Get On With It
Get On With It
by Harry Chapin
It seems like two months 'Though I met her tonight Something just told me It would work out alright So I asked her to act out What was there in our heads No need for games, babe, Let's hop into bed (audience reacts, Harry says, "I figured that'd get ya.") That's when I said "Oh, get on with it Let's get it done Life is made up of moments Let's not miss this one Oh, get on with it Before it's too late We know where we're going There's no, no, no, no need to wait." But that's when she says "Let's take it slowly You don't really know me If we make it holy Maybe it will last What is your hurry You don't need to worry The one thing we know Is that time, time, time goes too fast." Soon it's working so well I got her moving in All the permanent thoughts Already begin You see she is the woman That I want for my wife I say, "Let's set a date, babe, And get on with our life." And that's when I said again "Oh, get on with it Let's get it done Life is made up of moments Let's not miss this one Oh, get on with it Before it's too late We know where we're going There's no, no, no, no need to wait." But once again she says "Let's take it slowly Still you don't know me If we make it holy Maybe it will last What is your hurry You don't need to worry The one thing we know Is that time, time, time goes too fast." I don't know what happened As we moved along But all of a sudden It came out all wrong She said, "It's all over Let's not drag out the end If we split up now Then at least we'll stay friends." And that's when she said "Get on with it You know it's all done We had our moments Don't dwell on this one Oh, get on with it You know it's too late Oh, yes, it's all over There's no, no, no, no need to wait." But that's when I say "Let's take it slowly You know how you know me And once it was holy Don't give up so fast What is your hurry You don't need to worry The one thing we know Is that time, time, time goes too fast."
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"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, 1942-1981.
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The Latest Release
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Sniper & Other Love Songs
[iTunes]
In 1972, Harry released
Sniper & Other Love Songs.
Thirty years would pass before the album would ever reach the CD format. Sniper was finally re-released in June, 2002.
Originally given a working title of Sweet City Suite, the album tells the story of various characters one might run into in
a city. The album features the original studio versions of Chapin classics "A Better Place to Be" and "Circle." But
perhaps more importantly (as those songs are already well-distributed on compilation CDs), the album features seemingly
lost Chapin stories, including "And the Baby Never Cries," "Burning Herself," "Barefoot Boy," and "Woman Child."
Sniper is for the seasoned Chapin fan. New fans would do better to check out
Greatest Stories
Live. But for Chapin fans who have reached the level of the
Dance Band on the Titanic album, this is the next step. Slightly over-produced and having a little of the "forced"
feel that some of Harry's studio albums possess, this album does not capture the powerfully live Harry Chapin. Nonetheless,
it captures Harry's great iconoclastic songwriting--Harry takes the story song to new heights here. But the album works best
for those ready for it; don't buy it until you are ready to appreciate it!
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