Danny O'Keefe 
 Written by Danny O'Keefe 
  
 Peak chart position # 9 in 1972 
  
  
 Everybody's goin' away 
 Said they're movin' to LA 
 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's a waste of time 
 I guess they're right, it's wastin' mine 
  
 Some gotta win, some gotta lose 
 Good time Charlie's got the blues 
 Good time Charlie's got the blues 
  
 Ya know my heart keeps tellin' me 
 "You're not a kid at thirty-three" 
 "Ya play around, ya lose your wife" 
 "Ya play too long, you lose your life" 
  
 I got my pills to ease the pain 
 Can't find a thing to ease the rain 
 I'd love to try and settle down 
 But everybody's leavin' town 
  
 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 
  
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