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Artist: Split Enz
Canonical path: /split-enz/charley
Related lyric paths: 6
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Charley
Read Charley lyrics by Split Enz on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Charley
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Wake up Charlie, rise and shine
Pour the tea, I'll draw the blind
Sunlight halo, you look wonderful
Darling Charlie, pale and deathly still
For heaven's sake, wake up Charlie
Was a full moon last night
I was full of bravado.
Dead drunk, dead sure, one of us had to go
Raised my head in anger, hurt you again
Dust to dust, and fire to ashes you can
Thank me for nothing now Charlie
I was eaten up with jealousy
Bones to pick and rumours to feed
How my heart bleeds, love's a big mistake
Mercy Charlie oh for pity's sake
Forgive me, speak to me, Charlie
Wake up Charlie rise and shine
Pour the tea, I'll draw the blind
Sunlight halo you look wonderful
Darling Charlie, pale and deathly still
For heaven's sake, wake up Charlie
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Split Enz performs "Charley", and this lyric page sits inside the Split Enz catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to 129 and 6 Months In A Leaky Boat with a short reason for opening each page next.
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