everybody s gone away said they re movin to l a there s not a soul i know around everybody s leavin town some caught a freight some caught a plane found the sunshine leave the rain they said this town will waste their time i guess they re right it s wasting mine some gotta win some gotta lose good time charlie s got the blues good time charlie s got the blues you know my heart keeps tellin me you re not a kid at thirty three play around you ll lose your wife you play it too long you ll lose your life 