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

 (whistling to end