CHARLIE’S GONE HOME
Words and music by Sarah McQuaid
Recorded on When Two Lovers Meet (1997), The St Buryan Sessions (2021)
Charlie’s gone home now
I drove him downtown and dropped him off at the station
I’m sweeping the floors now
Changing the sheets and organizing the kitchen
And the house is so quiet, it feels so strange
Only one hour and everything’s changed
It seems so empty
I feel so alone
It was a party that lasted a week and a half
We played music together and we drank and we laughed
And now it’s over
’Cause Charlie’s gone home
He came here one evening
I wasn’t expecting such a happy surprise
With his jokes and his teasing
He had me laughing so hard there were tears in my eyes
And Charlie’s got a whole lot of stories to tell
He has an endless supply and he tells them so well
He’s had a wild life
He likes to ramble and to roam
He’s been filling my head up with the things that he’s seen
The scrapes he’s got into and the places he’s been
But now they’re fading
’Cause Charlie's gone home
When Charlie is with me, my life is on hold
He takes all my time, things get out of control
And I should be relieved that I’m finally able to breathe again
Charlie’s gone home now
I drove him downtown and dropped him off at the station
I’m sweeping the floors now
Changing the sheets and organizing the kitchen
And the house is so quiet, it feels so strange
Only one hour and everything’s changed
It seems so empty
I feel so alone
It was a party that lasted a week and a half
We played music together and we drank and we laughed
And now it’s over
’Cause Charlie’s gone home
