Hey Charlie
I'm pregnant
Living on 9th Street
Right above
a dirty bookstore
Off Euclid Avenue
and stopped taking dope
and I quit
drinking whiskey
My old man
plays trombone
and works out
at the track
He says that
he loves me
Even though
it's not his baby
he says that
he'll raise him up
Like he would
his own son
He gave me a ring
that was worn
by his mother
And he takes me
out dancing
every Saturday night
Hey Charlie
I think about you
every time I pass
a fillin' station
On account of
all the grease
you used to wear
in your hair
And I still have
that record
of Little Anthony
& The Imperials
But someone stole
my record player
how do you
like that?
Hey Charlie I almost
went crazy
after Mario got busted
I went back to Omaha
to live with my folks
But everyone
I used to know
was either dead
or in prison
So I came back
to Minneapolis
this time I think
I'm gonna stay
Hey Charlie
I think I'm happy
for the first time
since my accident
I wish I had
all the money
we used
to spend on dope
I'd buy me
a used car lot
and I wouldn't sell
any of them
I'd just
drive a different car
every day
depending on
how I feel
Hey Charlie
for christsake
do you want to know
the truth of it?
I don't have a husband
he don't play
the trombone
I need to borrow money
to pay this lawyer
Charlie hey
I'll be eligible
for parole
come Valentines day