Lyrics:

[Verse 1: Paul Kelly]
Side by side
We walk along
To the end of Gertrude Street
Then we topple in muster foraquart of wine

Thickor thin
Right or wrong
In the coldor in the heat
We cross over Smith Street to the end of the line

[Chorus 1: Courtney Barnett & Paul Kelly]
And we laugh and sing
And do anything
To take away the pain
Trying to keep it down as it first went round
In Charcoal Lane

[Verse 2: Courtney Barnett]
Spinning yarns
And telling jokes
Now the wine is tasting good
As its getting closer and closer to its end

Have a sip
And roll some smokes
Wed smoke Tailor mades if we could
Oh, we just make do with some city street blend

[Chorus 2: Courtney Barnett & Paul Kelly]
And wed all chuck in
And wed start to grin
When we had enough to do it again
But if things got tight then wed have to bite
For Charcoal Lane

[Verse 3: Courtney Barnett & Paul Kelly]
Up Gertrude Street
We walk once more
With just a few cents short
And we stop at The Builders to see who we could see

And we barter around
Until we score
A flagon of McWilliams port
Enough to take away our misery

[Chorus 3: Courtney Barnett & Paul Kelly]
And wed all get drunk
Oh so drunk
And maybe a little insane
And wed stagger home
All alone
And the next day wed do it again

Have a reviver in Charcoal Lane
Im a survivor of Charcoal Lane