Charlie Songtext

von T. Rex

Words & Music by Marc Bolan
Recorded by Marc Bolan, 1967

I'm walking down the highway,
See this cat his name was "Charlie".
He's the kinda guy who always looks the same.
As someone you've seen on a scene or at a party.
Charlie is the kind you know what'll always be,
On his own scene an absolute mystery.

Sometime later an uptown nowhere High Street.
You can just imagine the wild person I'm about to meet.
Standing on a corner laughing at all the people he meets.
Ah, he smiles and politely says "How do you do?"
As you walk away he makes faces after you.

My baby and I, we've been planning a nice cool weekend.
Comes a knock at my door, this guy yells out I'm his friend.
He looks the place over and then tells me that he'll move in.
Charlie is the one that while the neighbours stare,
Biblical beard and his long black flowing hair.