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, ooh

[Chorus]

Baby, I'll be

Sitting here waiting on you to come home again

I won't leave

Promise I'll be here to the very end

By your side

To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life

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, 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 day 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 won't leave

Promise I'll be here to the very end

By your side

To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life

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 (Hurts so bad), that she's gone away

I pray she'll come back one day

In my life, oh

[Chorus]

Baby, I'll be

Sitting here waiting on you to come home again

I won't leave

Promise I'll be here to the very end

By your side

To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life

Come on home to me, Charlene