YOU ARE THE ONLY SONG

Harry Chapin


Oh, I've sung it all tonight;
Almost ev'ry story that I know.
And now when they turn out those spotlights;
Ya' know, I'm never sure, where I'm s'posed to go.

And I get so hoarse that I can't hit the high notes;
It's just a whisper, way down low.
But when... you sing from the inside;
Ya' know ya' hope that something shows......

And that... is... why....
Yes, you are the only song, the only song I need.
You're my laughter, and you're my lonely song;
You're the harvest; yes you're the seed.
And you're my first and my final song;
For you own me indeed.
Oh yes, oh yes,
Yes, after all is said and done;
You're the one song that I need.

I have sung my songs to silence;
To empty clubs and crowded bars.
I've even sung my songs to standing rooms;
And I'll sing 'em, I'll sing 'em, to the stars.
And all the faces, they all fade together;
The applause, it's gone so fast.
And the story of every darkened stage;
Is that this glory, this glory will not last.

And that... is... why....
Yes after all is said and done,
You're the one song that I need.