everybody s gone away said they re movin to la there s not a soul i know around everybody s leavin town some caught a freight some caught a plane find the sunshine leave the rain they say this town ll waste your mind must be right cause it s wastin mine some got to win some got to lose good time charlie s got the blues my heart keeps telling me there ain t no kid at thirty three play around you lose your wife you play too long you lose your life i got my pills to ease the pain can t find a thing to ease the rain sometimes i d like to try and settle down but everybody s leavin town some got to win some got to lose good time charlie s got the blues