Charlie Anyboy-The Blenders

[ti:Charlie Anyboy] [ar:The Blenders] [al:Self-Titled] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Charlie Anyboy - The Blenders [00:16.28]Saturday morning's paper before me [00:20.95]All is laid out in black and white [00:25.53]One little story lost on the last page [00:30.23]Told of a Charlie Anyboy [00:34.16] [00:34.98]Charlie was only nine in the story [00:39.05] [00:39.61]Lived in suburban Anywhere [00:42.90] [00:44.18]Parents ignored him oh but adored him [00:48.83]So read the life of Anyboy [00:53.51] [00:59.91]Late winter morning outside they're playing [01:04.52]Break from the daily write 'n read [01:09.24]Charlie was off from the others with Billy [01:13.69]Friends since the start of second grade [01:17.65] [01:18.73]Billy showed Charlie a toy that was heavy [01:23.22]One he hoped daddy would not see [01:27.91]Neither had seen one quite of this caliber [01:32.63]Only in cop shows on TV [01:36.47]What a frozen day for the boys to play [01:41.29]Such a stillness in the air [01:45.78]And the sun didn't shine on that kid barely nine [01:50.28]Was he chosen [01:53.67]It's not fair [01:56.60] [02:02.66]Twelve o'clock sound rang out in the playground [02:06.93]Telling the kids to run inside [02:11.69]Everyone scattered which way didn't matter [02:15.96]As Charlie stumbled and fell behind [02:20.93]Charlie lay silent peace was beside him [02:25.69]Children looked on in disbelief [02:29.58] [02:30.28]They hadn't seen such a sight of this caliber [02:34.81]Only in cop shows on TV [02:38.13] [02:39.04]What a frozen day for the boys to play [02:43.65]Such a stillness in the air [02:48.28]And the sun didn't shine on that kid barely nine [02:52.66]Was he chosen [02:54.42] [02:55.78]It's not fair [02:58.10]How my heart is filled with a permanent chill [03:01.94]As I think of Charlie lying there [03:06.67]Someone's son barely nine [03:08.96]How it could have been mine [03:11.24]I'm so tired of the same cold stories [03:18.51] [03:20.46]I don't think Mother Nature intended [03:24.73]For Charlie to leave the world today [03:29.68]I don't think Mother Nature intended [03:34.09]For Charlie to leave the world this way