Charlene

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Charlene, Charlene Your laugh was undeniable, Charlene But you were unreliable Like the weather in the fall And when the leaves go golden I don't think of you at all This ain't about your laugh Or how you'd throw your head back freely When you gave most of you to me, Charlene [Verse 2] Charlene, Charlene There's a southern contradiction At your core Your daddy raised tobacco And your daddy praised the Lord He'd take your breath away from you Exhaling Jеsus' name The nights that he would whispеr In your ear and through your shame Cigarettes and crucifixes all became the same Or so it seems, Charlene [Verse 3] Charlene, Charlene There's a whiskey lipstick paper cup You never threw away You were never one to waste What could be used another day You knew it was no overdose You took just what you needed "A job well done just once" you said "Should never be repeated Not for free" you said to me, Charlene [Verse 4] Charlene, Charlene They couldn't find your pulse Or self esteem They shouted "Clear" but you had left them Like the frantic third-place team They left their rubber gloves Like you were coming back to clean That's something you would do So you could tell your friends in heaven How you made it on the scene, Charlene [Verse 5] Charlene, Charlene Your laugh was undeniable, Charlene But you were unreliable Like the weather in the fall And when the leaves go golden I don't think of you at all This ain't about your laugh Or how you'd throw your head back freely When you gave most of you to me, Charlene