Sorry Charlie
Sorry Charlie: A Heartfelt Tale of Resilience and Motherly Love
Lyrics
Sorry Charlie - Sorry Charlie
Expression of apology to Charlie
Hair full of cow licks out of control
Describes Charlie's hair as messy and uncontrollable
His mother used Vitalis super super hold
Charlie's mother used strong hair product (Vitalis super super hold)
It's true kids can be so cruel
Acknowledges the cruelty of children
Loogies in his coat, and Charlie never knew
Charlie was treated unfairly, with spit in his coat, and he was unaware
He was a full-time mama's boy in second hand clothes
Charlie is portrayed as a mama's boy in second-hand clothing
I heard a little schoolgirl punched him in the nose
Charlie faced physical aggression from a schoolgirl
Well that Mary just ran away
A girl named Mary ran away
And Charlie walked home alone another day
Charlie walked home alone after Mary's departure
CHORUS
Repetition of the apology
I just can't believe it
Expresses disbelief at Charlie's situation
These wounds are never healing
Suggests that Charlie's wounds won't heal
Took him to a dark place
Charlie is taken to a dark place emotionally
I seen the look on his mother's face
Observer sees the impact on Charlie's mother's face
Sorry Charlie for all your pain and your misery
Reiterates apology to Charlie for pain and misery
But your Mother loved you
Acknowledges Charlie's mother's love
More than any other Mother could do
Highlights the depth of Charlie's mother's love
Sorry Charlie - Sorry Charlie
Repetition of the apology
One cold day on the street where I lived
Describes a specific incident on the street where the narrator lived
Yard work and I was muddy like a pig
Narrator was doing yard work and got muddy
I heard the laughter and turned for the scorn
Narrator heard laughter and scorn directed at Charlie
Charlie with a girl, he up and threw a coin
Charlie threw a coin after being scorned
Well I had compassion and I'd had enough
Narrator felt compassion and decided to teach Charlie a lesson
So I taught the kid a lesson 'cause he wasn't very tough
Charlie was not tough, so he was taught a lesson
In a trash can he let out a cry
Charlie cried in a trash can after the incident
His Mother took his side with fire in her eyes
Charlie's mother supported him with intensity
CHORUS
Repetition of the chorus expressing disbelief and empathy for Charlie
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