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This a ballad about a homeless man.
songwriter country americana folk rock country rock roots rock rockabilly singer
Lead guitars, Rythym guitars, Bass, Drums and vocals, harmonies.
I am an Independent Recording Artist from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I use professional musicians when I perform .
Song Info
Genre
Country • Alternative Country
Charts
Peak #140
Peak in subgenre #25
Author
Doug Jones/Ann Liesten/Lonnie Ratliff
Rights
SOCAN/BMI
Uploaded
August 13, 2011
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.3 MB • 128 kbps • 3:38
Story behind the song
This is a song about a homeless man who like many others are the forgotten among society. Charlie Stone is one of them.
Lyrics
Charlie Stone On a windy street corner lives a guy named Charlie Stone; Beggin’ change from strangers who look at him with scorn Charlie Stone's just a shadow now of the man he used to be But for the grace of God he could be you or me Charlie once was rock solid … a pillar of this town No one knows how his story goes … or what brought the big man down Could have been the whiskey … could have been a broken love We drop some change in Charlie's cup … and thank the Lord it ain't us Charlie Stone’s almost gone he's fadin' fast Chicago winds are blownin’ away all of Charlie's past The good life's gone that Charlie knew … it's gone, gone, gone And the "Windy City" soon will take … what's left of Charlie Stone Could’ve been a brother lost or been a brother saved Could’ve have been the saviour in disguise I just know he was all alone ... and I know Charlie Stone’s goin’ And the Windy City winds … will say goodbye Riff Don't it make you kind of wonder .. how you managed to escape Whether accident of nature .. or a simple quirk of fate But Charlie sits in sad remembrance, of better days gone by, And curses life for what it’s become and hangs his head and cries. Outro
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