Sing 'Em Good My Friend

He was selling an old guitar and I bought it I saw her smiling picture in his wallet He said, "I call her baby, but her Christian name is Charlotte" Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do She spends her days downtown hooked up to some machine They say time can heal, but time can't heal everything The Lord's gonna take her home real soon, flying on angel's wings Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do I'm gonna cry right now and that's OK We're all gonna die someday You won't remember a single word I'm trying to say Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do It's all a grand illusion when you think you're in control She's all I got left, I'm selling everything I own There's no good in a goodbye, it's the beginning of the end I left some songs in the guitar Sing 'em good, my friend (Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do) oh, yeah (Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do) This old guitar and case has been in a million bars Been a fool's disciple, miss dance recitals and the birth of every child Honestly, honesty never goes out of style So sing the pain, my friend (Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do) oh So the world sees her as just desperate, grey and old All I see is my true love, my heart, my life, my soul At least for one more night, I got a beautiful wrinkled hand to hold Sing the truth, my friend (Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do) I'm gonna cry right now and that's OK We're all gonna die someday You won't remember a single word I'm trying to say (Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do) It's all a grand illusion when you think you're in control She's all I got left, I'm selling everything I own There's no good in a goodbye, it's the beginning of the end I left some songs in this guitar Sing 'em good, my friend I'm gonna sing the pain away I'm gonna sing the truth, and then again I'm gonna sing 'em good for my old friend Well, I cried when I got in that truck, so I put on my shades Looked up at the crimson sky as the sun began to fade And for the first time in a long time, I swear, I think I prayed I'm gonna sing the pain away I'm gonna sing the truth, and then again I'm gonna sing 'em good for my old friend Yeah, my old friend