Unprepared - Charlene Lyrics

Met her at the park
Under the old oak tree
She asked me what my name was
I said what do you mean
I didn't know her age
But she looked so very pretty
And she said my name is Charlene
Her hair was bright as the sun
But her eyes they were dark and mean
She ripped out my heart with a rage I'd never seen
The text said this ain't working and it made me wanna scream
It ended with Charlene
If all these boys and girls
Could find their true love
Maybe they'd stop acting like they are above
Terror and misfortune make this world so mean
I couldn't live without Charlene

Charlene why'd you do this to me
I'm bleeding from everywhere you see
Charlene I'm just another casualty
Charlene Charlene

I mourned for months
It seemed like forever
But I knew eventually
Things would get better
This wasn't the romance
You see on the silver screen
This one was with Charlene
She said she'd want me back
After the dust died down
Flipped me inside out
My head was spinning round
She couldn't see the truth
Her record less than clean
Cuz she, well she's
Charlene
I did want her back
But didn't want the pain
To all come flowing back
Into my heart again
This would make her spout
Some words most obscene
I guess that's just
Charlene

Charlene why'd you do this to me
I'm bleeding from everywhere you see
Charlene I'm just another casualty
Charlene Charlene

So now I've told my story
It wasn't very long
But if it didn't happen
We wouldn't have this song
Please heed my warning
Lest you be like me
A victim of
Charlene

Charlene why'd you do this to me
I'm bleeding from everywhere you see
Charlene I'm just another casualty
Charlene Charlene