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 said this town will waste your time
Guess they're right - it's wasting mine

Chorus:
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
You play around you lose your wife,
You play too long, you lose your life

Got my pills to ease the pain,
Can't find a thing to stop the rain
I'd love t'try and settle down,
But everybody's leavin' town

Chorus:

Some gotta win, some gotta lose
Good Time Charlie's got the blues
Good Time Charlie's got the blues