Charlene

[Verse 1] Woke up this morning, found a letter that she wrote She said she's tired that I'm always on the road Too hard to swallow being alone She needs someone at night that she can hold She must have told me a thousand times or more Silent cries I used to ignore God knows I love her Didn't mean to hurt her [Chorus] Baby I'll be Sitting here waiting on you to come home again (Waiting on you, babe) I won't leave Promise I'll be here to the very end (And I'll be here) By your side To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life (Yeah) Come on home to me Charlene [Verse 2] She knows I really love this old music thing Since I was a child, it's been my dream I can support her, treat her and spoil her You know, buy her the finer things But I forgot about loving her Damn the money, diamonds, and pearls What about the hard days she had with the baby? All she need is for me to love her [Chorus] Baby I'll be Sitting here waiting on you to come home again (I'll be waiting) I won't leave Promise I'll be here to the very end (Said I promise I'll be here) By your side (Oh no, no) To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life (Hey) Come on home to me Charlene [Bridge] Promise I can't live without her (Can't live without her) God knows I need her loving And it hurts so bad that's she gone away, oh (And it hurts, hurt me so bad) I pray, she'll come back one day (She'll come home one day) In my life, oh (In my life) [Chorus] Baby I'll be (Baby I'll be) Sitting here waiting on you to come home again (Sitting here waiting, baby) I won't leave (I won't leave, no) Promise I'll be here to the very end (I'll be with you for life) By your side To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life (Say I won't go nowhere, oh) Come on home to me Charlene (Come on home to me, baby, oh) [Outro] Sometimes I cry Charlene, if you're listening, would you call on me? 'Cause my heart is aching without you Call me, see about me