Simple Charlie

by Barrett Tagliarino

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Simple Charlie had a heart of gold
he lived alone with an old tom cat
Charlie couldn't read; had no tv
just a radio, and even with that
sometimes Simple Charlie
couldn't keep up anymore

Little Sophie by his door
he said, "now where's your mom and dad?"
"mama told me wait," she cried.
"It's been all day.
There was a new man, and he got real mad
when poor Little Sophie
couldn't keep up anymore."

Charlie said, "Then let's go find her!
But first come in out of the weather."
Hot soup inside her
Purring tom beside her
tattered easy chair felt like a feather bed
then her sleepy eyelids
wouldn't stay up anymore.

When the sun came up
they looked for her mama's room
A shop owner showed them the way
But only strangers were there
of her mama, not a hair
So Charlie and Sophie kept on walking
all day, all day

For a while, at least, she'd have to stay
and kids need school, Charlie knows
Little Sophie taught Simple Charlie to read
he stole a thing or two
when she wore out her clothes
and old Simple Charlie
couldn't patch them anymore

Then DCFS came
knocking at the door
and said she was not his relation
how little Sophie did cry
as they pulled her from his side
He could still see her off at the station

Charlie knew in his heart of gold
he might as well try to stop the rain
Better she forget him
but maybe just not right then
and so he ran along right beside the train
until Simple Charlie
couldn't keep up anymore

Simple Charlie had a heart of gold

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released October 25, 2017
Bass - Alexis Sklarevski
Drums - Beto Hale
Tracking Engineer - Sal Ojeda

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