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Charlie​’​s Gone Home

from When Two Lovers Meet by Sarah McQuaid

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I wrote this song a long time ago – it’s a teenage song, basically, all about that sense of loss and letdown you get when the party’s over – but I thought its folkiness fitted well with the traditional material.

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Charlie’s gone home now
I drove him downtown and dropped him off at the station
I’m sweeping the floors now
Changing the sheets and organizing the kitchen
And the house is so quiet, it feels so strange
Only one hour and everything’s changed
It seems so empty
I feel so alone
It was a party that lasted a week and a half
We played music together and we drank and we laughed
And now it’s over
’Cause Charlie’s gone home

He came here one evening
I wasn’t expecting such a happy surprise
With his jokes and his teasing
He had me laughing so hard there were tears in my eyes
And Charlie’s got a whole lot of stories to tell
He has an endless supply and he tells them so well
He’s had a wild life
He likes to ramble and to roam
He’s been filling my head up with the things that he’s seen
The scrapes he’s got into and the places he’s been
But now they’re fading
’Cause Charlie's gone home

When Charlie is with me, my life is on hold
He takes all my time, things get out of control
And I should be relieved that I’m finally able to breathe again

Charlie’s gone home now
I drove him downtown and dropped him off at the station
I’m sweeping the floors now
Changing the sheets and organizing the kitchen
And the house is so quiet, it feels so strange
Only one hour and everything’s changed
It seems so empty
I feel so alone
It was a party that lasted a week and a half
We played music together and we drank and we laughed
And now it’s over
’Cause Charlie’s gone home

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from When Two Lovers Meet, released February 1, 1997
Words & Music by Sarah McQuaid
Sarah – guitar, vocals
Trevor Hutchinson – double bass
Colm McCaughey – fiddle

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Sarah McQuaid Penzance, UK

“One of the most instantly recognisable voices in current music … Shades of Joni Mitchell in a jam with Karen Carpenter and Lana Del Rey.” —Neil March, Trust The Doc

“Captivating, unorthodox songwriting … layered satin vocals ... enthralling, harrowing arrangements … a gateway into a true innovator’s soul.” —PopMatters

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