Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues Danny O'Keefe Written by Danny O'Keefe
Peak chart position # 9 in 1972
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's a waste of 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
Ya know my heart keeps tellin' me 'You're not a kid at thirty-three' 'Ya play around, ya lose your wife' 'Ya play too long, you lose your life'
I got my pills to 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 Good time Charlie's got the blues Good time Charlie's got the blues Good time Charlie's got the blues