Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues

When I walk by this carving on Second Avenue outside the Trail West store, I'm reminded of Danny O'Keefe's song "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues."

I don't know why... he has this far away look; maybe perhaps of the sadness just around the corner of the building of the homeless people camped out underneath the bridge.



Here's the song:



GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES
(Danny O'Keefe)

Elvis Presley - 1973
Also recorded by: Charlie McCoy; Jerry Lee Lewis; B. J. Thomas; Willie Nelson; Charlie Rich;
Leon Russell; Joe Simon; Dwight Yoakam; Chris Hillman.

Everybody's gone away
Said they're movin to L.A.
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 were a waste of time
I guess they're right, it's wasting mine

Some gotta win, some gotta lose
Good time Charlie's got the blues
Good time Charlie's got the blues

You know my heart keeps tellin' me
You're not a kid at thirty-three
Play around you'll lose your wife
You play too hard you'll lose your life

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