Dar Williams - Charlie Frye lyrics

Oh Charlie Frye Was the most charming guy Ever part of my old truck stop town He was some fashion plate And he told me once he had fate And mount for destiny and renowned Well he caught me awhile But then he'd smiled as dreamers smiled And then he'd be gone Till I say 'Look here sir Take your boots off and stay Or baby you can walk 'em away But I don't want 'em sleeping with me.' Well our love was hardly blessed And he finally confessed There had been another girl In his life He said it was over he thought But now he thought about her a lot And the fourteen happy months She was his wife Oh, and I said It was bad from the start Living with your goddamn heart Take it away I can't stand to hear it moan Send it to Her to care Or baby you can follow it there But I don't want it sleeping with me Well you know It's kind of a lift At the end of the graveyard shift Serving eggs at the dawn of every day You know I'd be lying If I said I wasn't watching The road up ahead I can tell his busted up car from miles away But baby doll He made his choice So he fired his weary voice Saying 'I've come to rest my wounded heart' I'd say 'Hey, your pridesome too Hell, you can have some special on me But I don't want it sleeping by my side Oh Charlie Frye Was the most charming guy Ever part of my old truck stop town He was some fashion plate And he told me once he had fate And mount for destiny and renowned Well he caught me awhile But then he'd smiled as dreamers smiled And then he'd be gone Till I say 'Look here sir Take your boots off and stay Or baby you can walk 'em away But I don't want 'em sleeping with me.'