Charlie's Song Lyrics - Other Ways Of Speaking - Russell Crowe

(Crowe) 

One of these streets 

The city of dreams 

Wakes anticipating 

In the doorway I lean 

On the corner of 44th & 9th 

Ain't nothing to be seen 

But this is where Lennie lives 

The pain gets worse 

But I ignore it 

It don't really hurt if there ain't a pill for it 

I see so many blackbirds 

The end of it all 

My luck's a baby sister 

You gotta be responsible 

You listen to her talking 'bout the colour of her hair 

You gotta notice sooner or later 

If it starts wearing thin 

Charlie told me that he didn't understand 

How I could do anything but sing with the band 

I said Charlie 

I still wear the scars from letting my emotions ride 

Touring bar to bar 

Something had to stop me 

Something had to make me keep it in 

I'm cheered by the thought 

Of so much thinking 

Sad song singers 

Never depress me 

So much to say she'd buy 

Ten stories a day 

He'd like wine with the west wind 

If you are going that way 

Everything new carries it's threat 

I work myself open 

I'm so deep in debt 

I've stopped working 

I'm waiting for the chains 

Perspectives your cloud baby 

Here comes the rain