You Are The Only Song
Performer(s): 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