Charlie Freak-Walter Becker

[ti:Charlie Freak] [ar:Walter Becker] [al:Old Regime] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Charlie Freak - Walter Becker [00:13.33]Charlie freak had but one [00:15.94]Thing to call his own [00:19.14] [00:20.71]Three weight ounce pure [00:22.53]Golden ring no precious stone [00:26.80] [00:27.99]Five nights without a bite [00:31.45]No place to lay his head [00:35.09]And if nobody takes him in [00:38.80]Hell soon be dead [00:41.88] [00:46.83]On the street he spied my face [00:49.89]I heard him hail [00:52.73] [00:54.19]In our plot of frozen [00:56.75]Space he told his tale [01:00.25] [01:01.86]Poor man he showed his hand [01:04.79]So righteous was his need [01:08.47]And me so wise I bought his prize [01:12.10]For chicken feed [01:15.25] [01:24.10]New found cash soon begs to [01:26.38]Smash a state of mind [01:30.13] [01:31.21]Close inspection fast revealed [01:34.46]His favorite kind [01:37.33] [01:38.81]Poor kid he overdid [01:41.92]Embraced the spreading haze [01:45.60]And while he sighed his body died [01:49.34]In fifteen ways [01:52.34] [01:57.02]When I heard I grabbed a cab to [02:00.43]Where he lay [02:02.71] [02:04.24]Round his arm the plastic tag [02:07.34]Read D O A [02:10.21] [02:11.96]Yes Jack [02:13.09]I gave it back [02:14.88]The ring I could not own [02:18.71]Now come my friend [02:20.55]I'll take your hand [02:22.42]And lead you home