Song Lyrics Harry Chapin - Dirt Gets Under The Fingernails    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> H>> Harry Chapin Singer Lyrics [Harry Chapin other resources]>> Dirt Gets Under The Fingernails Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Harry Chapin Music Title/Track: Dirt Gets Under The Fingernails Theme ID: 6511 Album: N/A Now he was a man who worked with his hands Only in a motor he found peace He could make an engine sing like a bird He could find his only lind of release When he was up to the elbows in the grease. She dreamed of a time for painting As she was cleaning up his stains from the rug She'd play all day with their children And try to meet him with a welcome and hug As he came shuffling through the house with a shrug I tell you dirt gets under the fingernails And hate gets under the skin But a dream got a way of getting down to the bone and the heart of a body that it's in. While he was making magic with his piston machines She was cleaning up the mess he'd left behind. She was trying to make it through to the end of the day With a little empty time And do the painting that meant peace of mind. I tell you dirt gets under the fingernails And hate gets under the skin But a dream got a way of getting down to the bone and the heart of a body that it's in. Well one day she didn't bother 'bout making his bed. She hurried all the children out the door. And she let the bills and the marketing go. And she went and almost bought out an art supply store. It just so happened that day he got to thinking. Of the grease that always covered up his skin. So he left the garage a little early He got a shave and a manicure and trim Came out clean as a plaster maniquin. He came home in a hurry But he almost didn't recognize the place. It looked like it'd been hit by a hurricane. There was canvas filling every open space. And she had paint all over her face. I tell you d Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Greyhound, Halfway To Heaven, I Do It For You, Jane, I Dont Want To Be President, I Dont Want to Be President, I Finally Found It, Sandy, I Miss America, I Wanna Learn A Love Song, I Wonder What Would Happen to Him, I Wonder What Would Happen To This World, If My Mary Were Here, If You Want To Feel, It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains, Jenny, Last of the Protest Singers, Last Stand, Laugh Man, Legends of the Lost and Found, Let Time Go Lightly, Love Is Just Another Word, Mail Order Annie, Manhood, Mercenaries, Mismatch, Mr. Tanner, My Old Lady, Northwest 222, November Rains, Odd Job Man, Old College Avenue, Old Folkie, On The Road To Kingdom Come, One Light In A Dark Valley, Paint A Picture Of Yourself (Michael), Poor Damned Fool, Pretzel Man, Remember When the Music, Roll Down The River, Salt And Pepper, Sandy, Saturday Morning, Sequel, She Is Always Seventeen, She Sings Songs Without Words, Shooting Star, Short Stories, Silly Little Girl, Six String Orchestra, Sniper, Somebody Said, Other Harry Chapin song Lyrics 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas Lyrics A Better Place To Be Lyrics A Lot of Lonely People Tonight Lyrics A Quiet Little Love Affair Lyrics All My Lifes A Circle Lyrics And The Baby Never Cries Lyrics Anthem Lyrics Any Old Kind Of Day Lyrics Babysitter Lyrics Barefoot Boy Lyrics Basic Protest Song Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Harry Connick Lyrics Jr. Harry Connick Lyrics Harry James Lyrics Harry James Orchestra Lyrics Harry McClintock Lyrics Harry Mills Lyrics Harry Nilsson Lyrics Harry Potter Lyrics Harry Secombe Lyrics Harry Simeone Chorale Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy