good time charlie's got the blues

everybody's goin' away

said they're movin' to la

there's not a soul i know around

everybody's leavin' town

some caught a freight some caught a plane

find the sunshine leave the rain

they said this town'll waste your time

i guess they're right it's wastin' mine

some gotta win some gotta lose

good time charlie's got the blues

good time charlie's got the blues

you know my heart keeps telling me

you're not a kid at forty-three

you play around you lose your wife

you play too long you lose your life

i'm hopin' time will ease the pain

can't find a thing to ease the rain

i'd love to try and settle down

but everybody's leavin' town

some gotta win some gotta lose.