Stop Singing These Sad Songs - Lyrics - Harry Chapin

Harry Forster Chapin was an American singer-songwriter best known for his folk rock songs including "Taxi," "W*O*L*D," "Sniper", "Flowers Are Red," and the No. 1 hit "Cat's in the Cradle." Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who fought to end world hunger; he was a key participant in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger in 1977. In 1987, Chapin was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his humanitarian work.

Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times I have heard that cold hard truth so many time before Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times, baby 'Cause I don't want to hear them old heart breaking sad songs anymore Ah, don't you listen to my lyrics 'Cause they don't make much sense And if they rhyme every other line It's only coincidence Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times I have heard that cold hard truth so many time before Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times, baby 'Cause I don't want to hear them old heart breaking sad songs anymore I'll help you with your burden, babe I'll help you lug your load, lady I'll skip up a smile each and every mile As you're skipping down the road Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times I have heard that cold hard truth so many time before Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times, baby 'Cause I don't want to hear them old heart breaking sad songs anymore Well, hold it now and feel it I don't want to hear them old heart breaking sad songs anymore Now baby, I don't want to them sad songs any, One more time for time for the kids in the hospital, I don't want to hear these sad songs anymore