Charlie Anyboy-The Blenders

[ti:Charlie Anyboy] [ar:The Blenders] [al:Now and then] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Charlie Anyboy - The Blenders [00:15.74]Saturday morning's paper before me [00:20.25]All is laid out in black and white [00:24.20] [00:24.92]One little story lost on the last page [00:29.69]Told of a Charlie Anyboy [00:33.56] [00:34.34]Charlie was only nine in the story [00:39.09]Lived in suburban Anywhere [00:43.15] [00:43.66]Parents ignored him oh but adored him [00:48.29]So read the life of Anyboy [00:52.41] [00:59.44]Late winter's morning outside they're playing [01:04.08]Break from the daily write 'n read [01:07.81] [01:08.69]Charlie was off from the others with Billy [01:13.25]Friends since the start of second grade [01:17.39] [01:18.16]Billy showed Charlie a toy that was heavy [01:22.71]One he hoped daddy would not see [01:27.47]Neither had seen one quite of this caliber [01:32.01]Only in cop shows on TV [01:35.71]What a frozen day for the boys to play [01:40.48]Such a stillness in the air [01:45.20]And the sun didn't shine on that kid barely nine [01:49.74]Was he chosen [01:53.18]It's not fair [01:55.42] [02:01.74]Twelve o'clock sound rang out in the playground [02:06.49]Telling the kids to run inside [02:10.23] [02:10.97]Everyone scattered which way didn't matter [02:15.33]As Charlie stumbled and fell behind [02:19.69] [02:20.48]Charlie lay silent peace was beside him [02:24.81] [02:25.42]Children looked on in disbelief [02:28.56] [02:29.66]They hadn't seen such a sight of this caliber [02:34.34]Only in cop shows on TV [02:38.19]What a frozen day for the boys to play [02:42.80]Such a stillness in the air [02:47.49]And the sun didn't shine on that kid barely nine [02:52.06]Was he chosen [02:55.51]It's not fair [02:56.72]How my heart is filled with a permanent chill [03:01.40]As I think of Charlie lying there [03:06.20]Someone's son barely nine [03:08.39]How it could have been mine [03:10.77]I'm so tired of the same cold stories [03:18.72] [03:19.93]I don't think Mother Nature intended [03:24.13]For Charlie to leave the world today [03:28.27] [03:29.16]I don't think Mother Nature intended [03:33.45]For Charlie to leave the world this way